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Current and prospective students

Significant admission changes will take effect starting Fall 2025. You should carefully consider the term in which you plan to enroll and review the relevant process to ensure a smooth experience.

All students taking credit courses for degree completion or general interest must apply for admission at UNB.

UNB courses follow the Undergraduate Calendar of Academic Dates for registration deadlines, the last date to add/drop courses, the last date to withdraw without academic penalty, and the last date to withdraw with academic penalty.


See Financial Services for undergraduate and graduate tuition and fees.


If you are registered as a part-time student in degree, certificate, or diploma programs at the UNB Fredericton campus, you're eligible to apply for scholarships and bursaries.

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A student enrolled at UNB is subject to all regulations outlined in the University Wide Academic Regulations of the Undergraduate Calendar.



Other questions

  • Winter term: January to April
  • Summer term: May to August
  • Fall term: September to December

For specific dates, refer to the Undergraduate Calendar.


  • In summer term, both in-person and online courses
  • For fall and winter terms, both term based and open entry online courses

Explore UNB's full list of credit course offerings.


The UNB Course Catalog will indicate the delivery format for each course offering. They will be offered in-person or online using one of these course delivery methods:

  • In-person: This format consists of courses delivered by an instructor with students in attendance in a classroom, lecture hall, auditorium, or laboratory on UNB campuses. This also includes clinical and education practicums. In-person courses will have a building/room assigned.

  • Online open access: This course format consists of self-directed (asynchronous) learning. You will work through the course individually, at your own pace, with interaction directly between you and the instructor as necessary. Students have six months to complete their courses from the start date of the term.

  • Term based: This online course format provides interactive content, weekly readings and assignments, virtual live sessions, and possibly interactive group work with other students. Various forms of assessment are used, so please contact the instructor for further information. Teams or Zoom may be used to supplement the delivery of online term-based courses. However, courses are still housed within the D2L Brightspace platform.

In March, the UNB Course Catalog will be available for the upcoming academic year. Check the catalog regularly as new course offerings continue to be added.


To access the course schedule, view the online UNB Course Catalog. If a course you are looking for is not listed, contact your faculty/department to determine which future term it may be offered.


UNB currently offers the following online course delivery methods:

  • Open access: Consists of online self-directed (asynchronous) learning designed for you to work through individually, at your own pace.

  • Term based: Includes virtual live sessions, interactive content, and weekly readings and assignments.

UNB course offerings for an upcoming term can be found under the UNB Course Timetable.

If a course is available you should confirm with your academic advisor at your home institution to determine if the UNB course will be credited towards your program. A course syllabus can be obtained by contacting the appropriate UNB Faculty/Department.


Contact your faculty/department or academic advisor to determine the credit limit of your program.


All course registrations open in March for the upcoming academic year.


For Summer 2025, all students should follow the information provided under “Admissions”, the first section at the top of this page. After applying you will receive emailed communication on your admissions/registration into your selected course(s).

Starting Fall 2025, all students can register for courses by signing into their MyUNB Intranet and selecting Student Planning & Registration.

Note: Our Online Open Entry Courses registration process is changing. See online open access courses for more information.


See the Undergraduate Calendar of Academic Dates for important enrolment deadline dates.


You may have a credit hour limit preventing you from registering. Contact your academic advisor first for confirmation. Otherwise, you may contact the IT Service Desk for assistance.


For tuition and related fees, see Financial Services for information about how to pay, dates to remember, common questions and more.

For more information, refer to UNB undergraduate tuition & fees or contact Financial Services (stufees@unb.ca).


A $100 technology fee is applied to term based online courses and $150 to online open access courses. For a list of the different types of fees that appear in UNB's tuition and fee schedules, refer to these fee descriptions.


A full list of acceptable payment options is available from Financial Services.

  • Students enrolled in Summer 2025 courses should note that tuition fees must be paid by the first day of classes.
  • Students enrolled in Fall 2025 or Winter 2026 should follow the tuition and fee deadlines found in the Undergraduate Calendar of Academic Dates.

Contact UNB's Financial Aid Office for more information about financial aid.

For scholarship information, contact UNB's Award Office or explore the Part-time Awards.


Consult your faculty/department academic advisor to ensure a course will be counted towards your program.


See the student definitions to learn more about student statuses.


Yes, if you wish to add another online course, this will change your student status to full-time. You will be required to pay full-time UNB tuition and fees.


You will have six months to complete the course; however, you can certainly complete it sooner. You set the pace (student loan recipients, see the following question).


Government student loans require courses to be completed within the traditional academic term (September - December, January - April, May - August).

See Financial Services for more details.


Tuition and fees for all available terms is available from Financial Services.

Students admitted to UNB as a visiting or undergraduate No Degree student will follow the fee structures outlined under the Arts program, Part-time.

Summer term courses are charged part-time tuition fees regardless of the number of courses registered. Exception would apply for programs designed to be full-time for all three terms of study.


While there are no requirements for you to attend a specific virtual class time, there is an instructor assigned to the course who will be available to help answer any questions you have along the way. They may also offer virtual drop-in office hours or will be available for virtual appointments.

Even though there is no class time, many Online Open Access Courses offer video recorded lectures which will guide you through the material.


See the individual course information pages for assignments and examinations. These details would also appear on the course syllabus, once registered for a course.


Students may drop a course by logging into their MyUNB Intranet and selecting Student Planning & Registration. For information on withdrawing from a course prior to Fall 2025, see Online Open Access Courses.

Fully review section D. Dropping Courses of the University Wide Academic Regulations before withdrawing from a course.


Our online support team is here to answer your questions as you progress through your course. We are here to help you, so email us at online@unb.ca.


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