BA/BS in Environmental and Sustainability Studies at Acadia University in Wolfville, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Sustainable Development programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 25,173 per year (CAD 10,986 per year for local students).
Environmental and Sustainability Studies at Acadia University can be completed as a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Community Development, each available with an Honours designation, and students may also pair it with a second major supported by a required minor. The curriculum combines theory with applied learning across environmental philosophy, sustainability leadership, justice and equity, and systems thinking, culminating in a final-year capstone project addressing community sustainability. Early in the program, students take part in a First Year Experience Camp, and the middle years offer research and teaching-assistant opportunities alongside potential study-abroad terms. The program is delivered on Acadia's Wolfville, Nova Scotia campus over four years, with a co-op option available for students seeking work experience. It suits students aiming for environmental and sustainability careers such as climate adaptation specialist, environmental policy analyst, sustainability coordinator, parks management, corporate sustainability officer, environmental educator, or renewable energy project management.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Environmental and Sustainability Studies programme page does not add admission requirements beyond Acadia's general undergraduate criteria, published on the university's admissions pages. For direct entry, Nova Scotia and most Canadian applicants need Grade 12 English plus four additional Grade 12 academic or advanced courses, with a minimum overall average of 70% calculated by the Admissions Office (the university's average entering grade is 86%); applicants from other provinces follow province-specific course lists at the same 70% minimum. All applications require a CAD $40 non-refundable processing fee and transcripts from every institution attended. Applicants whose first language is not English must present IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90 with no subtest below 20 for exams before January 21, 2026, or TOEFL 4.5 overall with no score below 4.5 for exams on or after that date; PTE Academic 61, CAEL 70, Cambridge C1 Advanced 180, Duolingo 115, or three years of English-medium schooling also satisfy the requirement.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Acadia does not publish year-specific application deadlines: its live admissions pages state only that domestic and international undergraduate applicants may apply any time after September 21st, with March 1st as the priority date for entrance-scholarship consideration (decisions by mid-April); no year is attached to either date. Admission is otherwise rolling, with no separate international closing date published. The Bachelor of Education programme has its own cycle, opening October 1st, but as of September 2026 the page still shows the stale 2025-2026 cycle and no current-cycle date has been published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
About Acadia University
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