BA/BS in Indigenous Studies at Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Social & Cultural Studies programme. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,890 per year (CAD 11,350 per year for local students).
Indigenous Studies at Mount Allison University is an interdisciplinary program offered as a Bachelor of Arts major or honours, with additional options for a minor in Indigenous Studies, a certificate in Studies of Indigenous History, and a certificate in Mi'kmaq Studies. Drawing on the Mi'kmaw concept of Two-Eyed Seeing, the program brings together traditional and contemporary forms of Indigenous knowledge to study Indigenous culture, history, politics, law, and community. Course topics include Indigenous worldviews, colonization and decolonization, survivance, traditional ecological knowledge, health and well-being, treaties, and the Mi'kmaw language. The program is based in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq, and operates within the Centre for Indigenous and Critical Canadian Studies, with partnerships involving First Nations communities and Elders shaping its teaching and research. It suits students interested in community engagement, education, policy work, and research connected to Indigenous issues, preparing graduates for positions with public and private organizations across New Brunswick, the Maritimes, Canada, and beyond that look for expertise in Indigenous affairs.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Indigenous Studies page states no admission requirements of its own and defers to Mount Allison's general admissions process (admission-requirements page). Mount Allison reviews the whole applicant: decisions weigh academic record, leadership, commitment, and potential for growth, varying by degree, education level, and country; routes are published for high-school, transfer, CEGEP, IB, Cambridge GCE, mature (22+), and home-schooled applicants. As English is the language of instruction, applicants may be asked to prove proficiency with one of: IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0); TOEFL iBT 90 with at least 20 per section (before Jan. 21, 2026) or the redesigned TOEFL at 4.5 overall, 4.5 Writing, 4.0 elsewhere (from that date); PTE Academic 60 (no score below 51); CAEL CE 70 (no part below 60); Cambridge English B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 (no band below 169); or Duolingo 110 (Comprehension 125, Literacy 120, Conversation 110, Production 95). Three years of English-medium Canadian secondary schooling or 30+ post-secondary English credit hours can also satisfy this; applicants just short of it may get conditional admission via the English Summer Pathway Program. It is offered as a minor combinable with any Mount Allison degree.
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.
