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September 2027
Burnaby Campus
8888 University Drive,
Burnaby,
British Columbia,
V5A 1S6, West Coast, Canada
Normally, students must have completed an MA thesis in order to be admitted to a PhD program at SFU. Students who have an exceptional record of publication may be admitted to the PhD program without an MA thesis.
English Language Requirements:
Internet-based TOEFL: 93 with minimum of 20 in each category
Paper-based TOEFL: 580 and TWE 5
IELTS (academic): overall band score of 7.0 of the academic (NOT general) test with a minimum of 6.5 in each section
CAEL: overall 70; minimum 60 in each section
Pearson Academic (PTE): overall 65; minimum 60 in all of their sections
Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced - minimum score of 193; C2 Proficiency - minimum score of 200
Duolingo English Test (DET): Provisionally through the Fall 2026 admission cycle - Duolingo English Test (DET) 130 overall with a minimum of 120 in each section.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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