Acadia University offers BA/BS in Sociology, a bachelor's degree in Sociology programme in Wolfville, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 25,173 per year (CAD 10,986 per year for local students).
This Sociology program covers critical studies in race and ethnic relations, social justice, food, health, gender and sexuality, research methodology and ethics, social theory, development, labour and migration, political economy, criminology and law, and culture. Sample courses include social problems, technology and society, Indigeneity and sociology, Canadian criminal justice, and the sociology of migration and of disability. The degree can be completed as a standard Bachelor of Arts, a double major, or an honours program, with a co-op work-term pathway also available. Classes are kept small to support closer faculty mentorship, and hands-on research and community engagement are emphasized throughout, alongside study-abroad options. Delivery is on campus at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The program suits students interested in understanding human behaviour, communities, and institutions through direct engagement with real-world social issues, and it prepares graduates for roles such as social worker, mental health counsellor, policy analyst, teacher, or social statistician and survey researcher, as well as further study leading toward law or health-related professions.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Sociology 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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