Simon Fraser Computer Science
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Location
School Of Computing Science
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia
Canada V5A 1S6
Contacts
Website: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/future.html
Phone: 778-782-3042
Admissions e-mail:
- Graduate admissions: csgrada@sfu.ca
- Graduate program enquiries: gradpgm@cs.sfu.ca
Program Information
- Master of Science (M.Sc.)
- Thesis program
- Professional M.Sc. in Computer Science
- Big Data stream
- Visual Computing stream
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- M.Sc. requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computing Science or a related field
- Professional M.Sc.: Applicants are expected to have strong programming skills (Java, Python, C++)
- Ph.D. requirements
- Master's degree or the equivalent in Computing Science or a related field
- Exceptional cases: Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computing Science or a related field
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GPA
- M.Sc.:
- Minimum CGPA of 3.0 (4.33 scale) or equivalent; or
- Minimum GPA of 3.33 (4.33 scale) over the last 60 credits of undergraduate courses
- Ph.D.
- Minimum CGPA of 3.5 (4.0 scale) or equivalent (when applying with B.Sc. Degree)
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Supporting Documents
- Online application
- Application fee of $90 CDN (students with Canadian transcripts) or $125 CDN (students with international transcripts).
- Unofficial university transcript(s)
- Supporting documents:
- CV or resume;
- Statement of purpose that outlines your proposed research plans
- Electronic copies of your transcript(s).
- Proof of English Proficiency (if applicable)
- IELTS: minimum 7.0 with 6.5+ in each section
- TOEFL: IBT minimum 93 with 20+ in each section, PBT minimum 580 with TWE of 5.0+
- GRE - is not required for applications to the School of Computing Science
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Timeline
- February 1: Application deadline for the Fall Semester
- August 1: Application deadline for the Winter semester
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Tuition 2018-2019
- Full-time program fee per term: $1,871.33 (there are three terms per year)
- Continuing fee per term: $935.67
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Funding
- Ph.D. students in good standing will be supported for a minimum of four years (at least $22,000 per year).
- M.Sc. Thesis students in good standing will be supported for a minimum of 5 semesters (at least $20,000 per year).
- Professional M.Sc. students are not funded by the School through graduate fellowships/RAs
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