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If you’re considering a bachelor’s degree or a certificate program, you can apply directly from high school. Already completed post-secondary education at another university or college? Apply to transfer to UNB to complete your degree.
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If you have completed your first degree and are interested in continuing your studies at the masters or doctoral (PhD) level, UNB offers a variety of programs across more than 30 departments and faculties.
If you have completed a first degree or previous university study, UNB offers a JD (Juris Doctor) and MBA/JD program.
Continue your academic journey in the friendliest region of one of the world's greatest countries. If your home institution partners with UNB, or you are nominated and accepted by UNB, you can apply to study at UNB as an exchange student.
If you wish to take courses in person or online but do not wish to apply to a degree/certificate/diploma program, you should apply to the no degree program. If you're taking courses that will be applied towards a program at another institution, you should apply to the visiting student program. Note that you will require a letter of permission from your home institution.
For transcripts to be considered official, they must be sent directly from the institution to the admissions office.
Registrar's Office
Attn: Admissions
Sir Howard Douglas Hall
3 Bailey Drive
Fredericton NB E3B 5A3
Canada
Fax: 506-453-4544
admissions@unb.ca
Office of the Registrar
Attn: Admissions
355 Campus Ring Road
Saint John NB E2K 4M5
Canada
Fax: 506-648-5691
unbsjreg@unb.ca
UNB will accept a “CR” as meeting the minimum grade requirements for individual course prerequisites.
Students who have obtained a “ENR” in any of the prerequisite courses required for admission are advised to retake the course in order to receive a final grade. Final ENR grades cannot be used to meet admission requirements.
Where applicable, students may use a higher-level course (advanced, AP or IB) to meet minimum requirements (e.g. ENGL 121 may be used in place of ENGL 122; or Calculus 120 may be used in place of Pre-Calculus A and B).
Admission requirements for Grade 12 New Brunswick applicants.
UNB will continue to accept AP courses for admission purposes and assess for academic transfer credit.
CollegeBoard is going to administer AP exams online this year. You can take your exams as long as you have access to an electronic device. CollegeBoard has also provided an option for you to write your responses by hand and submit a photo.
CollegeBoard is committed to supporting their students through to exam day with testing date options and free resources.
UNB will continue to accept IB courses for admission purposes and assess for academic transfer credit.
UNB will work with international schools and applicants to accommodate as best we can by accepting the results that were given out by their schools at the end of the 2020 school year in lieu of official final exam results for countries where exams were cancelled (e.g. IGCSE, IGCSE, WASSCE, GCE, etc.)
The International Admissions Office will also consider how students have done in the previous year in relevant courses. UNB will do our best to support a fair and equitable approach and ensure that the situation of each student is considered. Electronic transcripts/marks are being accepted in lieu of traditional copies of official records at this time.
UNB is now accepting the online Duolingo English Test and the CAEL online test to meet our proof of English Language Proficiency.
Those unable to start on their admitted term can enrol for the winter term and may register full-time in courses counting towards their degree. Completion of the degree is expected in four years from a fall start date due to course sequencing. Please contact your academic advisor for course selection inquiries.
If you are an international student, and you are experiencing study permit delays, please contact the admissions office to discuss a deferral. Please note that students should defer their admission if they are unable to arrive by the term start date.
See the undergraduate deferral form for UNB's undergraduate online deferred admission.
English Language programs with Saint John College (Saint John campus) and the Program of Academic English (PAEP, Fredericton campus) are both offering limited options for alternative delivery (AD) learning, on a case-by-case basis.
Students may be able to begin these programs at home. Students may take the Duolingo Test of English Language or CAEL online in order to be placed in the proper level.