At Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada, BA/BS in Philosophy is offered as a bachelor's degree in Philosophy & Ethics programme. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,890 per year (CAD 11,350 per year for local students).
Philosophy at Mount Allison University is offered as a Bachelor of Arts major (60 credits) or honours (72 credits), with a minor (24 credits) available alongside any degree. The program centres on close study of philosophical works from the sixth century B.C. to the present, with teaching and research covering ethics, logic, metaphysics, and value theory, Indian and German philosophy, social and political philosophy, feminist philosophy and disability theory, and the philosophy of science, law, biology, music, and art, alongside ancient and medieval philosophy. It links with interdisciplinary programs including Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Health Studies, and Cognitive Science, and offers L.R. Wilson Internships in Public Service. The department's A.H. Johnson Library holds a philosopher's personal collection as a research resource. The program is oriented toward developing critical thinking skills for examining fundamental questions about the world, suiting students drawn to rigorous argument and reflection. Graduates go on to law, teaching, public policy analysis, human rights advocacy, business management, journalism, international development, and graduate study in philosophy, law, or education.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Philosophy 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 Bachelor of Arts major or honours.
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.
