University Transfer – Science

Specific Requirements for the Science Certificate

A. 3 credits in first-year English; and

B. 6 credits of Calculus; and

C. 15 credits in Science; and

D. 6 additional credits of courses in Arts or Science

Courses

Students do not have to declare their intention of completing the University Transfer Science Certificate credential before beginning to take courses. Courses are open to any student who meets the general and specific requirements for the course.

Students will need to meet the admission requirements to the program before courses can be used to complete the University Transfer Science Certificate.

No course will be used to meet more than one of the specific requirements (for example, MATH 1120 as both a Science requirement and as an additional Arts and Science requirement).

Students must complete:

A. English Requirement (3 credits)

B.  Math Requirements (6 credits) 

Students must take:

C. Science Requirements (minimum of 15 credits)

Any course such as, but not limited to, the following:

Institutions have the discretion to not accept MATH 1020 for transfer. Check with receiving institution to ensure transferability.

D. Additional Arts and Science courses (minimum 6 credits)

Any courses from those in list C above or from (but not limited to) the following:

Admission Pathways

Two transfer pathways will be available to students from the VCC University Transfer Science Certificate (UTSC) program into 9 eligible Faculty of Science (FSci) programs at SFU: Assured Admission and Competitive Admission. The required courses for FSci program transfer are outlined below in options A to I.

Assured Admission Pathway

Assured admission from VCC’s UTSC to the a FSci major is based on a CGPA of 2.60 (calculated based on the best attempt for each required course within the certificate program), and an overall GPA of 2.00 on any transferable coursework from all post-secondary institutions attended.

Students who were required to withdraw, or were not in good academic standing upon leaving a former post-secondary institution are not eligible for consideration under the Assured Admission pathway.

All certificate courses must be completed at VCC within 16 months of commencing the UTSC. Any courses in the certificate taken at post-secondary institutions other than VCC may be transferred to VCC and used towards completion of the VCC/SFU pathway certificate, providing those courses transfer independently to SFU and receive the same credit at SFU as does the VCC pathway course.

In addition, students must meet a minimum course load of 12 credits for at least two terms while enrolled in the UTSC program at VCC.

International student eligibility for the assured admission pathway is dependent on the availability of international student seats at SFU within the destination program. 

Competitive Admission Pathway

VCC UTSC students who do not meet the Assured Admission pathway criteria may be eligible to enter FSci programs based on the existing college transfer criteria for SFU admission (24 credits of transferable coursework and meeting the competitive admission GPA requirement for the Faculty of Science set for the specific term of admission), plus program-specific requirements (http://www.sfu.ca/students/admission-requirements/canadian-transfer/college-university.html.html).

Applicants from both pathways must meet the general SFU English language and quantitative admission requirements.

Option A: Bachelor of Science – Biological Sciences second-year transfer to SFU

Students must complete:

ENGL 1100 – University Transfer English 1 (3 credits)

or

ENGL 1101 – English 1101 (3 credits)

MATH 1100 – Calculus 1 (3 credits)

MATH 1200 – Calculus 2 (3 credits)

BIOL 1100 – Biology 1 (4 credits)

BIOL 1200 – Biology 2 (4 credits)

CHEM 1121- Chemistry 1 (4 credits)

CHEM 1223- Chemistry 2 (4 credits)

PHYS 1100 – Physics 1 (4 credits)

PHYS 1200 – Physics 2 (4 credits)

Option B: Bachelor of Science – Chemistry second-year transfer to SFU

Students must complete:

ENGL 1100 – University Transfer English 1 (3 credits)

or

ENGL 1101 – English 1101 (3 credits)

MATH 1100 – Calculus 1 (3 credits)

MATH 1200 – Calculus 2 (3 credits)

CHEM 1121- Chemistry 1 (4 credits)

CHEM 1223- Chemistry 2 (4 credits)

PHYS 1100 – Physics 1 (4 credits)

PHYS 1200 – Physics 2 (4 credits)

Two of:

ECON 1100 – Microeconomics (3 credits)

ECON 1200 – Macroeconomics (3 credits)

PSYC 1100 – Psychology 1 (3 credits)

PSYC 1200 – Psychology 2 (3 credits)

SOCI 1100 – Introductory Sociology (3 credits)

SOCI 1200 – Canadian Society (3 credits)

Option C: Bachelor of Science – Applied Mathematics second-year transfer to SFU

Students must complete:

ENGL 1100 – University Transfer English 1 (3 credits)

or

ENGL 1101 – English 1101 (3 credits)

MATH 1100 – Calculus 1 (3 credits)

MATH 1200 – Calculus 2 (3 credits)

MATH 1120 – Discrete Mathematics (3 credits)

MATH 1221* – Applied Linear Algebra (3 credits)

MATH 2700 – Probability and Statistics for Science and Engineering (3 credits)

CMPT 1010 – Introduction to Computer Programming 1 (3 credits)

CMPT 1020 – Introduction to Computer Programming 2 (3 credits)

PHYS 1100 – Physics 1 (4 credits)

PHYS 1200 – Physics 2 (4 credits)

*For assured admission to SFU a minimum B grade is required

Option D: Bachelor of Science – Mathematics second-year transfer to SFU

Students must complete:

ENGL 1100 – University Transfer English 1 (3 credits)

or

ENGL 1101 – English 1101 (3 credits)

MATH 1100 – Calculus 1 (3 credits)

MATH 1200 – Calculus 2 (3 credits)

MATH 1120 – Discrete Mathematics (3 credits)

MATH 1221* – Applied Linear Algebra (3 credits)

MATH 2700 – Probability and Statistics for Science and Engineering (3 credits)

CMPT 1010 – Introduction to Computer Programming 1 (3 credits)

CMPT 1020 – Introduction to Computer Programming 2 (3 credits)

Two of:

ECON 1100 – Microeconomics (3 credits)

ECON 1200 – Macroeconomics (3 credits)

PSYC 1100 – Psychology 1 (3 credits)

PSYC 1200 – Psychology 2 (3 credits)

SOCI 1100 – Introductory Sociology (3 credits)

SOCI 1200 – Canadian Society (3 credits)

*For assured admission to SFU a minimum B grade is required

Option E: Bachelor of Science – Molecular Biology and Biochemistry second-year transfer to SFU

Students must complete:

ENGL 1100 – University Transfer English 1 (3 credits)

or

ENGL 1101 – English 1101 (3 credits)

MATH 1100 – Calculus 1 (3 credits)

MATH 1200 – Calculus 2 (3 credits)

BIOL 1100 – Biology 1 (4 credits)

BIOL 1200 – Biology 2 (4 credits)

CHEM 1121- Chemistry 1 (4 credits)

CHEM 1223- Chemistry 2 (4 credits)

PHYS 1100 – Physics 1 (4 credits)

PHYS 1200 – Physics 2 (4 credits)

Option F: Bachelor of Science – Physics second-year transfer to SFU

Students must complete:

ENGL 1100 – University Transfer English 1 (3 credits)

or               

ENGL 1101 – English 1101 (3 credits)

MATH 1100 – Calculus 1 (3 credits)

MATH 1200 – Calculus 2 (3 credits)

MATH 1221 – Applied Linear Algebra (3 credits)

CHEM 1121- Chemistry 1 (4 credits)

CHEM 1223- Chemistry 2 (4 credits)

CMPT 1010 – Introduction to Computer Programming 1 (3 credits)

CMPT 1020 – Introduction to Computer Programming 2 (3 credits)

PHYS 1100 – Physics 1 (4 credits)

PHYS 1200 – Physics 2 (4 credits)

Option G: Bachelor of Science – Applied Physics second-year transfer to SFU

Students must complete:

ENGL 1100 – University Transfer English 1 (3 credits)

or               

ENGL 1101 – English 1101 (3 credits)

MATH 1100 – Calculus 1 (3 credits)

MATH 1200 – Calculus 2 (3 credits)

MATH 1221 – Applied Linear Algebra (3 credits)

CHEM 1121- Chemistry 1 (4 credits)

CHEM 1223- Chemistry 2 (4 credits)

CMPT 1010 – Introduction to Computer Programming 1 (3 credits)

CMPT 1020 – Introduction to Computer Programming 2 (3 credits)

PHYS 1100 – Physics 1 (4 credits)

PHYS 1200 – Physics 2 (4 credits)

Option H: Bachelor of Science – Biological Physics second-year transfer to SFU

Students must complete:

ENGL 1100 – University Transfer English 1 (3 credits)

or

ENGL 1101 – English 1101 (3 credits)

MATH 1100 – Calculus 1 (3 credits)

MATH 1200 – Calculus 2 (3 credits)

BIOL 1100 – Biology 1 (4 credits)

BIOL 1200 – Biology 2 (4 credits)

CHEM 1121- Chemistry 1 (4 credits)

CHEM 1223- Chemistry 2 (4 credits)

PHYS 1100 – Physics 1 (4 credits)

PHYS 1200 – Physics 2 (4 credits)

Option I: Bachelor of Science – Statistics second-year transfer to SFU

Students must complete:

ENGL 1100 – University Transfer English 1 (3 credits)

or

ENGL 1101 – English 1101 (3 credits)

MATH 1100 – Calculus 1 (3 credits)

MATH 1200 – Calculus 2 (3 credits)

MATH 2700 – Probability and Statistics for Science and Engineering (3 credits)

MATH 1221 – Applied Linear Algebra (3 credits)

MATH 2251 – Calculus III (3 credits)

CMPT 1010 – Introduction to Computer Programming 1 (3 credits)

CMPT 1020 – Introduction to Computer Programming 2 (3 credits)

Two of:

ECON 1100 – Microeconomics (3 credits)

ECON 1200 – Macroeconomics (3 credits)

PSYC 1100 – Psychology 1 (3 credits)

PSYC 1200 – Psychology 2 (3 credits)

SOCI 1100 – Introductory Sociology (3 credits)

SOCI 1200 – Canadian Society (3 credits)

MATH 1120 – Discrete Mathematics (3 credits)

CHEM 1121- Chemistry 1 (4 credits)

CHEM 1223- Chemistry 2 (4 credits)

PHYS 1100 – Physics 1 (4 credits)

PHYS 1200 – Physics 2 (4 credits)