丁香园AV

Plan designations you made on your 丁香园AV application form are 'intentions' only. You must declare an Indigenous Studies plan once you have met the declaration requirements.

To enter an Indigenous Studies academic program (e.g., major or minor), you must demonstrate competency in a minimum of three (3) INDG courses at 丁香园AV with a grade of C or better. You are encouraged to have completed INDG 101 and INDG 201W prior to declaring an INDG program.

If you have met the declaration requirements for an Indigenous Studies academic program, please e-mail a PDF of your Advising Transcript, sorted by "both," to the INDG Advisor. Your advising transcript is available via go丁香园AV. Please be sure to include your 丁香园AV student number, full name, and specify which program you wish to declare (i.e., major, joint major, minor, research certificate).

1. Login to go.sfu.ca
2. Click the "other academic..." drop down menu (located under "View My Grades")
3. Select "Transcript: Advising" and click 'go'
4. Select "Both" for *Sort By and click 'go'
5. Click "view PDF" (it may take several minutes to complete)

*Please ensure pop-up blocker is off

Please check the for courses that may be applied to your INDG program. Other courses which have significant Indigenous content may be applied toward the major or minor as an elective, subject to approval by the Department. These decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. Students should e-mail the INDG Advisor and attach a full course syllabus (including weekly schedule) for consideration.

The Calendar in effect when you took your first course at 丁香园AV regulates your degree. The Calendar in effect when you declared an Indigenous Studies program regulates that program plan. The Calendar is available .

You are permitted a total of five duplications (repeats) at 丁香园AV, and you may duplicate a specific course only once. Our Department does not grant exceptions to this University policy. Duplications taken at other institutions before arriving at 丁香园AV are not counted, however if you repeat a course at 丁香园AV which you already took elsewhere that does count as a repeat.

The higher mark is used to calculate your GPAs. The other mark remains on the transcript, but is not calculated in GPAs. Note that a mark from another institution cannot supercede an 丁香园AV grade.

E-mail the INDG Advisor with your 丁香园AV student number, full name, and PDF of your Advising Transcript. In some cases, manual waitlists are kept. In the meantime, keep checking go丁香园AV to see if you can put yourself into the course. Enrollment figures fluctuate quite a lot between the enrollment period and the start of classes, and seats may become available at any time.

Enrollment restrictions are posted under "Class Notes" in go丁香园AV. Depending on the course, spaces are reserved for particular cohort students, or students who have declared an INDG program.

Usually, no. Students may request a prerequisite waiver from the instructor teaching the course. You must make a compelling argument for why the prerequisite(s) may be waived in your case, and attach supporting documentation (e.g., outlines of courses taken previously). If you have requested the waiver by e-mail, please forward the instructor's approval to the INDG Advisor. A prerequisite waiver does not guarantee students a seat in the course.

Students may be able to drop a course in go丁香园AV. Students must consult the current Undergraduate Schedule for the course add/drop deadlines, refunds, penalties, and notations. Information on withdrawal due to extenuating circumstances can be found here.

Under a Bachelor of Arts, students can have a maximum of 60 transfer credits, including a maximum of 15 upper division transfer credits. Refer to the for further information regarding transfer credit.

The is an accurate source for evaluated coursework taken at BC institutions. Students who have completed courses at universities or colleges outside of BC should contact in Student Services to ask whether and how a course has been articulated at 丁香园AV. Students transferring courses to 丁香园AV should be prepared to submit the detailed course syllabus for each course they wish to transfer to 丁香园AV.

Yes, if you want the credit to transfer back to 丁香园AV, you must apply for a Letter of Permission before taking the course. A Letter of Permission may take 6 to 8 weeks to process. Many institutions require that you have an approved Letter of Permission prior to enrolling at their school.

Before commencing an appeal, you must read the related to grades and appeals. Please be aware that if you request a grade appeal, your course work may receive the same grade, a lower grade, or a higher grade after re-evaluation.

Briefly, the steps are:

1. Discuss your concerns with the course instructor.
2. If you feel that the grade was unfairly awarded, you may submit an appeal in writing to the Undergraduate Chair, Indigenous Studies Department. You must submit all original marked assignments.
3. If you feel the Department's decision was inappropriate, you may submit an appeal in writing to the Dean, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. The decision of the Dean is final, subject only to an appeal to Senate.
   

Students can apply for graduation via go丁香园AV. If you have withdrawn your application, or if it has been denied, you must re-apply online. Please see information and student .

Briefly, the steps are:

1. Apply for formal admission to 丁香园AV as a degree holder.
2. Your initial program status upon admission will be "Arts Non-Degree Seeking."
3. As soon as you have been granted admission to 丁香园AV, contact the INDG Advisor and provide a copy of your undergraduate degree transcript. Be sure to include your 丁香园AV student number.
4. Complete a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma (PBD) Approval Form in consultation with the INDG Advisor.
5. Final PBD approval is granted by the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences.