The minimum University requirements for admission to a graduate diploma program are as follows: A bachelor's degree from Simon Fraser University, or its equivalent from a recognized institution, A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5/4.33, or a grade point average of at least 2.67/4.33 (B-) based on the last 60 credits of undergraduate courses, provided minimally 24 credits of appropriate course content for the program applied for have been completed within those 60 credits,IELTS overall band score of 7.0 of the academic test with a minimum of 6.5 in each section.Paper-based TOEFL -580 and TWE 5,Internet-based TOEFL 93 with minimum of 20 in each category.
Applicants will be required to meet the minimum University requirements for a Graduate Certificate as per GGR 1.3.2a. In addition, applicants must be fluent speakers of the language (as assessed by a panel of Elders), or be semi-fluent speakers who have completed the Certificate in First Nations Language Proficiency at SFU with a CGPA of at least 2.5. Also admissible are students who have completed a B.A. or B.Ed. and have studied both the language and some linguistics. All applicants must provide a portfolio containing evidence of being a language specialist, providing examples of products created or projects completed, with role or contribution specified.
In this situation, individuals MUST have significant experience and demonstrated expertise in working on the language in the community as a language specialist. This expertise MUST be demonstrated through: a) Academic writing: course papers, conference presentations, journal articles, research reports, proposal submissions, journals, b) Language materials: video and audio tapes, CD's, DVD's, lesson plans, curriculum, translations, transcriptions of taped interviews, stories or other materials produced in the language, transcriptions of taped interviews, reference materials, and c) Professional training: Description of mentorship or research assistantships with linguists, educators, anthropologists, ethnobotanists, workshops and conferences attended. Other pertinent information will be considered.