BA/BS in Political Science at Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Politics & International Relations 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:Politics & International Relations
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
Political Science at Mount Allison University is offered as a Bachelor of Arts major (60 credits) or honours (72 credits), with a minor (24 credits) available in any degree. The curriculum is built around four subfields — Canadian politics, comparative politics, international politics, and political theory — giving students a foundation across all four while combining empirical, practical, and theoretical approaches. It studies how power, the state, and government operate, examines the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and considers the scope and the limits of collective political action, with specialized courses addressing Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Students can complement the program through related courses in Canadian studies, international relations, history, and philosophy. It suits students interested in how political systems and power operate and in engaging with questions of policy and governance. Graduates pursue careers including legislative assistant, public policy analyst, intelligence analyst, emergency preparedness roles, foreign service, urban planning, and human rights work, as well as graduate or professional study in law and political science.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Political Science 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
Start Date:September
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.
