Offered by Yukon University in Whitehorse, Canada, BA/BS in Indigenous Governance is a bachelor's degree in Indigenous Focus programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered in a hybrid format. Tuition for international students is CAD 400 per credit (CAD 152 per credit for local students).
This Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Governance at Yukon University is a three-year, 90-credit degree based at the Whitehorse (Ayamdigut) campus, with some courses offered in Dawson City or online, and can be completed full-time or part-time. The program examines Indigenous self-determination and self-government from an Indigenous perspective, situating northern governance issues within broader Canadian and international legislation and policy, and covers coursework in organizational wellness, human resources, public policy, intergovernmental relations, conflict resolution, and community economic development. Students complete either a land-based experiential course or a service-learning course, and finish with a capstone project that integrates their theoretical learning. The program suits students interested in governance, policy, and leadership in an Indigenous and northern context. Graduates are prepared for management and leadership positions in Indigenous governments, as well as in municipal and territorial governments and non-profit organizations working on governance and policy issues affecting the North.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires English Studies 12 at a minimum of 65%, or, for applicants without that credential, five years of manager-level work experience. All students must complete the Yukon First Nations Core Competency requirement, described on a linked page, before graduating. The programme page sets no language-test table of its own; Yukon University's general admission requirements, which this Bachelor of Arts follows as a degree programme, set international applicants' English standard at IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 87 with no section below 20, Duolingo English Test 120, or PTE Academic 59. Intake is offered in September and January.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Yukon University's Canadian and permanent-resident applicants face no fixed intake-wide closing date: Fall 2026 applications are now closed, and applications for Winter (January) 2027 and Fall (September) 2027 open on 1 October 2026, staying open on a rolling basis until each intake fills. International applicants follow a firmer published 2027 cycle with set open and close dates: Winter 2027 runs 2 February 2026 to 3 August 2026 (deferral deadline 7 December 2026), Spring 2027 runs 3 August 2026 to 1 December 2026 (deferral 1 April 2027), and Fall 2027 runs 1 October 2026 to 1 April 2027 (deferral 1 August 2027). A few limited-entry programs, including Practical Nurse, Bachelor of Social Work and YNTEP, set their own single annual deadline instead of following this general cycle; all other programs admit on a rolling basis. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
