An internal laddered pathway allows students who have completed an approved SFU credential or program to progress into a subsequent certificate, diploma, or master’s program and carry forward the units from their previously completed credential.

Admission to the subsequent graduate program as part of a laddered pathway is not guaranteed and students must apply for admission to each credential program separately.

Below is the list of current recognized internal laddered pathways at SFU. Click on the Faculty name to review credentials and programs.

Students may be eligible to receive credit for courses completed as part of a recognized credential at an institution outside SFU under the following conditions:

1. The pathway is officially approved;
2. The courses must have been completed within three years of starting the SFU graduate credential;
3. The minimum grade required must be equivalent to a B;
4. Application for laddering credit must be approved by the graduate program committee and the Dean and Vice-Provost of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, before admission.

Below is the list of current recognized external laddered pathways.

• S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research
  • Completed Credential
    • Graduate Diploma in Visual Computing
  • Program to be Laddered Into
    • Master of Visual Computing