BA/BS in Economics is a bachelor's degree in Economics programme taught at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,077 per credit (CAD 911 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Economics
Local tuition: CAD 911 / credit
International tuition: CAD 2,077 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Economics is offered as a Bachelor of Arts field of study at Mount Saint Vincent University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, centred on the study of rational decision-making in the face of scarcity of resources, time, and budgets. The program presents economic reasoning as applicable across business, politics, international relations, poverty and inequality reduction, environmental resource management, development, and health-care management, giving students analytical tools relevant to a wide range of sectors rather than a narrowly technical skill set. The page frames the degree around the breadth of career paths a sound grounding in economics supports, including community and international development, business management and consulting, bank management, political consulting, financial analysis and consulting, entrepreneurship, government research and analysis, NGO management and research, and law. It suits students who want quantitative and analytical decision-making skills applicable across public, private, and non-profit sectors, whether as a stand-alone major or paired with another discipline as part of a broader arts degree at the university.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: This program's own requirements page defers to Mount Saint Vincent University's general admission requirements (sections 2.1.4 and 2.1.6 of the undergraduate calendar) rather than stating its own academic thresholds. Domestic applicants are assessed on their Grade 12 academic courses; for Nova Scotia and comparable Canadian provinces this means at least five university-preparatory Grade 12 courses with an overall average of 70% or higher and no individual grade below 60%, including Grade 12 academic English at 65% or higher, with detailed requirements varying by province. International secondary-school applicants need an average of at least 70% across their five best final-year academic subjects, and transfer applicants need an overall GPA of 2.0. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 86-92 (no section below 21), PTE Academic 59 (no band below 54), CAEL 60 or Duolingo English Test 115 (no subscore below 95).
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to Mount Saint Vincent University, which runs three intakes a year: for January 2027 entry the domestic deadline is December 1, 2026; May 2027 entry closes April 1, 2027; and September 2027 entry closes August 2, 2027, with the Bachelor of Education programme closing earlier, December 7, 2026, for both domestic and international applicants. International applicants face the same three intakes: January 2027 entry closes November 6, 2026 (extended from an earlier September 15, 2026 date); May 2027 entry closes January 4, 2027; and September 2027 entry closes May 3, 2027. Admission is deadline-based, not rolling, though late applications are considered only if space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
