At Acadia University in Wolfville, Canada, BA/BS in Philosophy is offered as a bachelor's degree in Philosophy & Ethics 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:Philosophy & Ethics
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
This Philosophy program develops skills in analysis, argumentation, and clear expression through the study of fundamental questions about ethics, existence, rights, and free will. It leads to a Bachelor of Arts, with an honours option available for students aiming to strengthen their qualifications for graduate study. First-year students must complete six credit-hours of introductory-level Philosophy, alongside 24 credit-hours of electives drawn from any discipline, which can include Arts Core requirements, giving the degree a flexible structure beyond that initial requirement. The department offers teaching and research assistantships along with prizes and awards for students in the program. Delivery is on campus at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The program suits students who want to build transferable reasoning and writing skills applicable across many fields rather than a single vocational path, and it prepares graduates for further study or careers in areas such as law, government, journalism, medicine, public relations, policy analysis, and teaching, where argument construction and critical analysis are central to the work.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Philosophy 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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