BA/BS in Environmental Geoscience at Acadia University in Wolfville, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences & Geology programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 25,173 per year (CAD 10,986 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Earth Sciences & Geology
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 10,986 / year
International tuition: CAD 25,173 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Environmental Geoscience at Acadia University combines geology and environmental science to study how rock, soil, and water shape landscapes and drive environmental processes, supported by coursework in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. Courses include mineralogy, field school, structural geology, hydrogeology, glacial geology, and environmental impact assessment. The degree is available as a Major, Honours, Double Major, or Minor, with a co-op option, and can lead into Acadia's two-year research-based MSc programs in Environmental Science, Geology, or Applied Geomatics. Teaching combines small classes with hands-on lab and fieldwork, and study-abroad terms are available alongside co-op placements, all delivered on Acadia's main campus in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The program states that its geoscience degrees meet Nova Scotia's provincial legislative requirements for Professional Registration, a recognition that applies Canada-wide. It suits students aiming for careers as environmental consultants, hydrogeologists, geochemists, or GIS specialists, or research roles in government, academia, or industry.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: For IB Diploma applicants, Environmental Geoscience requires IB Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations, SL or HL) and IB Chemistry, each with a grade of 4 or better, in addition to the general IB Diploma requirement of an overall score of 24 or better including IB English. No minimum overall average, standardized test, or application deadline specific to this program is stated on the page.
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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