Entry into UTP Stage II generally requires the successful completion of Year 12 of secondary school or its equivalent with overall and individual subject requirements depending on program. Specific minimum academic requirements are listed below*. Admissions assessments are based on an applicant’s complete academic record.
Entry into UTP Stage I generally requires the successful completion of Year 11 or its equivalent with overall and individual subject requirements depending on program. Specific academic requirements are listed below.
*Meeting minimum admissions requirements as listed below does not guarantee admission. This information is a guide only and is subject to change without notice.
UTP Stage II: Environment provides first-year courses and the foundation for progression to the second year of SFU’s Faculty of Environment. With growing awareness of Environmental issues around the World, a degree from the Faculty of the Environment will provide multiple career options in Canada and around the World.
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REQUIRED COURSES
ARCH100, Ancient Peoples and Places
GEOG100, Our World: Introducing Human Geography
GEOG104, Climate Change, Water, and Society
INDG101, Introduction to Indigenous Studies (formerly FNST101)
PHIL105, Critical Thinking (Formerly PHIL001)
REM100, Global Change
Choose one course from the following list:
ARCH131, Human Origins
EVSC100, Introduction to Environmental Science
Choose one Writing course from the following list:
ENGL112, Literature Now (Formerly ENGL101)
ENGL113, Literature and Performance
ENGL115, Literature and Culture (Formerly ENGL105)
PSYC109, Brain, Mind and Society
WL101, Writing in World Literature
AVAILABLE WRITING COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS
WL102 will be counted as W designation if student took it between Fall 2016 to Summer 2017.
ENGL105 will be counted as W designation if student took it before Fall 2016.
ENGL101 will be counted as W designation if student took it before Fall 2016.
These courses are no longer offered at FIC.
ELECTIVE COURSES
Choose one Breadth-Humanities course from the following list:
CA135, Introduction to Cinema (Formerly FPA135)
ENGL112, Literature Now (Formerly ENGL101)
ENGL113, Literature and Performance
ENGL115, Literature and Culture (Formerly ENGL105)
ENSC100, Engineering, Science and Society
HIST102, Canada Since Confederation
HIST204, The Social History of Canada
IAT110, Visual Communication Design
INDG101, Introduction to Indigenous Studies (formerly FNST101)
IS101, Global Challenges of the 21st Century: An Introduction to International Studies
WL201, East/West
Entry to second year of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Environment
Entry into second year of the Bachelor of Arts (BA), or the Bachelor of Environment (BEnv). The Faculty of Environment offer majors in the following areas (and many are also offered as minor options)
Certificates
Alongside obtaining a degree, students are also able to obtain certificates in the following areas:
You must complete a minimum of 30 units at FIC with an overall GPA of 2.5 and with a grade of C- or better in all courses upon completion of UTP Stage II, in order to be guaranteed admission to the Faculty of Environment.
Potential career paths
Aboriginal liaison
Avalanche specialist
Cartographer
Ecotourism operator
Fisheries manager
Food safety inspector
Forensic investigator
Forester
Geoscientist
GIS programmer
Health and safety inspector
Heritage consultant
Land use planner
Landscape architect
Meteorologist
Museum curator
Park ranger
Real estate developer
Urban planner
Water quality inspector
