Offered by Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada, BA/BS in Cognitive Science is a bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science programme. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,890 per year (CAD 11,350 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Cognitive Science
Local tuition: CAD 11,350 / year
International tuition: CAD 22,890 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Cognitive Science at Mount Allison University is the scientific study of the mind and its processes, drawing primarily on psychology, computer science, and philosophy, with additional perspectives from neuroscience, linguistics, and mathematics; the university describes it as a one-of-a-kind offering in Atlantic Canada. Students can pursue either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science, each available as a major or an honours degree. Early coursework introduces cognitive processes, biopsychology, systems programming, and philosophy of science, while third and fourth year add specialized courses in linguistics, sensation and perception, behavioural neuroscience, philosophy of mind, and artificial intelligence, layered onto a core that combines psychology and computer science with complementary coursework in philosophy, mathematics, and other sciences depending on the track chosen. Delivery is on-campus at the Sackville, New Brunswick campus, with undergraduate research opportunities through faculty mentorship, summer research awards, and access to dedicated psychology labs, plus independent study options in upper years. The program suits students interested in how the mind works across disciplines, and it leads toward careers in artificial intelligence, software development, cognitive neuroscience, or further graduate study in neuroscience-related fields.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Cognitive Science's programme page sets no academic prerequisites of its own for a Bachelor of Arts and defers to Mount Allison's general admission requirements. There, decisions weigh the whole applicant — academic record, leadership, level of commitment, and potential for personal growth — with the specific courses and grades required varying by the applicant's province or country and prior education. Applicants whose language of instruction was not English must meet Mount Allison's English proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90 with at least 20 in each of Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing (PTE Academic 60 with no score below 51, CAEL CE 70 with no part below 60, Cambridge English B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 with no band below 169, and Duolingo English Test 110 are also accepted). Three years of Canadian secondary schooling, or 30+ credit hours at an English-medium post-secondary institution, can also satisfy it; applicants short only on language may receive conditional admission through the university's English Summer Pathway Program.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Mount Allison uses rolling admission with no fixed general deadline: for the 2027-28 (Fall 2027) intake, early admission based on final Grade 11 marks opens 1 October 2026, general admission with mid-year Grade 12 transcripts opens in February 2027, and 1 March 2027 is the deadline to submit all application documents for admission and scholarship consideration. The deadline to accept an offer and pay the registration deposit is 1 May 2027. Bachelor of Music applicants must submit their application package by 1 February 2027, and Fine Arts (BFA/BA) applicants must submit their portfolio by 15 February 2027. International applicants follow the same published dates; Mount Allison does not publish a separate international deadline, so admission remains rolling until programs are full. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
