FAL/FAN Enrolment Hard Block Information
FAL/FAN X99 Hard Block
If you have been admitted to 大象传媒 without the FAL X99 and/or FAN X99 designation(s), you must meet these requirements within your first three enrolled terms at 大象传媒.
Students who do not comply with this requirement will be 鈥榟ard-blocked鈥� for future enrolment at 大象传媒. Once this happens, you will not be able to enrol in any 大象传媒 course until you attain your FAL and/or FAN designation outside of 大象传媒.
Options for Completing FAL and/or FAN X99 outside of 大象传媒 once Hard Blocked
1) Enrolling at another post-secondary institution:
If you have received notification from 大象传媒 that you are hard blocked due to missing FAL and/or FAN, you may enrol at another post-secondary institution, such as a college, and take the appropriate transferable course(s) that will give you the designation(s) of FAL and/or FAN X99, as well as credit toward your degree.
To meet FAL X99, you may take either:
- a college English course that transfers to 大象传媒 as English (ENGL) credit, regardless of being Writing (W) designated or not. Minimum grade of a C- required, OR
- any college course that transfers to 大象传媒 as a certified W course. Minimum grade of a C- required.
To meet FAN X99, you may take:
- a college course that transfers to 大象传媒 as a certified Quantitative (Q) course. Minimum grade of a C- required.
If you choose this method, you do not need to obtain a Letter of Permission (LOP) in order to transfer back the required course(s) that provide your FAL X99and/or FAN X99 designation(s). However, if you wish to take further course work, you will need to apply for permission to do so through a Letter of Permission (sfu.ca/students/forms) under 鈥淐ontinuing Undergraduate Students鈥�). If you are On Academic Probation (OAP), you will not be eligible for a Letter of Permission and can only transfer back the course(s) that provides you with the FAL X99 and/or FAN X99 designation(s).
Important: Are you seeking to attain your FAN X99 designation via a non-Math college course? If so, you may be restricting your ability to take 大象传媒 MATH courses. Check with the Department of Mathematics about what is or isn't acceptable prior to enrolling in any outside non-Math 'Q' course if you intend to take 大象传媒 MATH courses such as MATH 100 or MATH 190.
2) Upgrading high school grades:
Your second option would be to complete the appropriate high school course(s) that would give you the designation(s) FAL X99 and/or FAN X99. This can be completed through .
- To satisfy FAL X99 you must complete English 12 with 75% or better.
- To satisfy FAN X99 you must complete MATH 11 or 12 with 70% or better.
The transcript of this completion must then be submitted to 大象传媒 大象传媒s.
3) Writing a proficiency test:
FAL X99:
You may obtain FAL X99 through completing the IELTS Academic Test with a minimum score of 7.0 with no section less than 6.5.
FAN X99:
You may obtain FAN X99 through completing the Quantitative Placement Test (鈥淨鈥� test). This option may be attempted one time only. Therefore, students who have completed this test before are not eligible to attempt it a second time. For more information please connect with the Department of Mathematics.
To discuss your options with an Academic Advisor, please login to Advisor Link and book an appointment with an advisor. If you do not see one listed, please email us at myadv@sfu.ca to book an appointment.