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Undergraduate: Direct/ Pathway
Rankings & Recognition:
#42 Canada's Best Universities by Reputation
(Maclean's 2025)
Key facts:
- A non-profit university
- Oldest and second-largest accredited co-operative education program in Atlantic Canada
- 4,300 students with 21% of student population from 80 countries
- 40 acres of green space
- Learning by doing: Internships, Co-op, Practicum
- Cutting-edge research opportunities
- Global community: 19 exchange partners; 16 countries; 35,000 global alumni
- Societies of all types
- Student support and services
- Halifax: Canada’s top 10 fastest growing city
MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) has been dedicated to developing socially responsible global citizens both at home and abroad since its founding in 1873. MSVU's research centers provide students with unique learning experiences while also advancing essential research in areas such as food security, healthy aging, Alzheimer's disease, literacy, childhood development, and more. Faculty members and departments provide early access to hands-on research opportunities, allowing graduate and undergraduate students to enhance their education by collaborating with cutting-edge researchers.
MSVU strives to be a place where academics, staff, and students feel supported, respected, challenged, educated, and encouraged to learn and try new things in their work. MSVU is committed to providing a learning environment where students may interact with and learn from their teachers and peers.
MSVU has Atlantic Canada's oldest and second-largest accredited co-operative education program; in fact, students in all Mount programs have the chance to get practical experience as part of their study. Since 1979, the Mount has provided students with chances to apply their classroom learning in the workplace.
$1,000 - $5,000/year
Tuition & Fees: $21,537/year
Room & Board: $11,620/year
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Level |
Undergraduate (Direct Admission) |
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Transcript |
GPA 3.0+ |
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Transcript evaluation |
No |
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English proficiency |
IELTS 6.5+/TOEFL 86+ |
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Standardized test:
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No |
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Special requirements: Portfolio, audition, interview, work experience, etc. |
No |
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Resume |
No |
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Personal statement |
No |
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Recommendation letter |
No |
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Application fee |
$80 |
Undergraduate: ALL PROGRAMS
- Business: Economics, Accounting, Management, Marketing, Strategic Human Resource Management, Community Leadership, Tourism & Hospitality Management.
- Sciences: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry.
- Social Sciences & Education: Child and Youth Study, Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology, Communication, Public Relations.
- Health & Human Services: Gerontology, Dietetics, Nutrition.
Fall intake (September start): May 1
Spring intake (January start): August 1
