Simon Fraser University
History & Location of School
Courses Offered
Course Fees

History & Location of School
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public university in British Columbia established in 1965. The university was named after Simon Fraser, a North West Company fur trader and explorer. Simon Fraser University was founded upon the recommendation by a 1958 report entitled Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future, by Dr. J.B. Macdonald, who recommended the creation of a new university in the Lower Mainland. Simon Fraser University has its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and two satellite campuses located in Vancouver’s Downtown at Harbour Centre, and in Surrey.
Addresses:
- Simon Fraser University Burnaby Mountain Campus
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. Canada. V5A 1S6
Phone: 778.782.3111 - Simon Fraser University Vancouver Campus
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C. Canada. V6B 5K3
Phone: 778.782.5000 - Simon Fraser University Surrey Campus
250 - 13450 – 102nd Avenue
Surrey, B.C. Canada. V3T 0A3
Phone: 778.782.7400
Courses Offered
Simon Fraser University is ranked 1st in Canada’s top Comprehensive Universities in 2008’s Macleans Magazine, ranked 62nd in the world and 4th in Canada in 2009 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.
Undergraduate and graduate programs operate on a year-round tri-semester schedule. Simon Fraser University offers:
- Undergraduate Studies
- Graduate Studies
- Continuing Studies
- Distance Education
Simon Fraser University has the following programs :
- Applied Sciences
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Business Administration
- Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Environment
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Science
Course Fees
TUITION FEES (undergraduate - international) for 2008/2009
Normal and Course Challenge: $487.60/unit
Co-op Practicum: $652.30/term practicum
200/300/400-level Business courses: $539.00/unit
200/300/400-level Engineering Science courses: $503.00/unit
300/400-level Computing Science courses: $495.30/unit
Audit: $243.80/unit
Other Fees:
Student Activity Fee: $61.39/term
U-Pass: $104.36/term
Student Services Fee (SSF) and Recreation-Athletics Fee (RAF): Varies

