Admissions & transfers

Incoming or current SIAT student? Learn how to apply to our undergraduate program.

Admission requirements

Below are further details on application requirements for SIAT as a high school student, a transfer from another SFU program, or a transfer from another college or university. For general information on applying to SFU we recommend reviewing the Undergraduate Admissions pages, or watching the help videos on how to apply to SFU.

High school admission requirements

Incoming students are encouraged to have a strong foundation in mathematics, which is necessary for required math and programming courses within the program.

All applicants must meet:

If you have questions, feel free to contact an advisor.

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Within-SFU transfer requirements

Transferring to a SIAT Major or Joint Major

Students already admitted to another Simon Fraser University program may apply to transfer into the School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT) major after completing:

MACM 101 or MATH 130 or equivalent (MATH 150, 151, 154, or 157)
CMPT 120 or equivalent (CMPT 125, 126, 128, 130, 135 or 166)
Four IAT courses

The transfer process is competitive. Amount of space available for transfers into SIAT varies from term to term. Students with higher Interactive Arts & Technology grade point averages (IAT GPA) and cumulative grade point averages (CGPA) will be selected first. Students with an IAT GPA or CGPA lower than 2.75 are not normally considered. For reference, below is the average IAT GPA and CGPA for successful transfers from the last three intakes:

Fall: 3.13
Spring: 3.13
Summer: 3.11 IAT GPA, 2.98 CGPA

There is one intake of transfers done per semester. Application deadlines are February 1, June 1 and October 1.

If you meet the above criteria and wish to transfer into a SIAT Major or Joint Major, please complete the SIAT Major or Joint Major online application form.

SIAT Major or Joint Major transfer application form

Transferring to a SIAT Minor

SFU students wishing to transfer into the SIAT Minor are required to have completed 18 units of lower division requirements at the time of application, including three lower division IAT courses chosen from the list below:

IAT 100 or IAT 110
IAT 102
IAT 103W
IAT 106
IAT 167
IAT 201
IAT 202
IAT 206W
IAT 222
IAT 233
IAT 235
IAT 265 or IAT 267

Fall: 2.87
Spring: 2.96
Summer: 3.08 IAT GPA, 2.73 CGPA

If you meet the above criteria and wish to transfer into a SIAT Minor, please complete the SIAT Minor online application form.

SIAT Minor transfer application form

External college or university transfer requirements

Students coming from an college or university other than SFU are encouraged to have a strong foundation in mathematics, which is necessary for required math and programming courses within the program.

All transfer applicants coming from a college or university other than SFU must have completed 24 credits of transferrable post-secondary coursework for admission to the university as a transfer student.