Admission requirements
High school students
High school students applying to undergraduate programs at UNB must meet the following three sets of requirements in order to be considered for admission:
English language proficiency requirements
Direct entry: International students require an IELTS 6.5 or equivalent for direct entry into most academic programs.
Conditional admission: International students who do not have an English test score, or who still need to improve their English skills, may be accepted into an undergraduate program on the condition that they will complete full-time English Language training at UNB before starting their degree.
Country specific admission requirements
CHINA:Senior Middle Two and Three results as well as a graduation certificate. Students may also be asked to report scores from the National College Entrance Examination grades of 70% or above.
Program specific admission requirements
Required courses
Students must complete six specific high school courses, according to their program of choice. UNB takes the overall average of the high school grades achieved in these six courses calculate the student’s "minimum admission average", which is used to determine admissibility. Required courses, by program, are outlined in the chart below.
Electives
Electives are additional courses that may be used toward your admission average. In the event that you have multiple elective courses that UNB considers acceptable and appropriate for the degree to which you are applying, UNB will choose the elective courses with the highest grades to consider toward your admission average.
UNB groups electives into five groups:
Group 1: Senior Secondary Additional or Advanced Math, Biology, Chemistry, Computer / Information Technology, French, Geography, History, Geology, Law, Political Science, Science, Physics, Sociology, Environmental Studies.
Group 2: Senior Secondary Accounting, Business Studies, Marketing.
Group 3: Senior Secondary Communication, Art, Music, Drama.
Group 4: Senior Secondary Computer Assisted Drafting (CAD), Electronics.
Group 5: Senior Secondary Health or Physical Education
Please note: Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to any program.
| Arts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree Program | Course Requirements | Minimum Admission Average | Campus |
| Bachelor of Arts (BA) |
|
65% | Fredericton & Saint John |
| Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) |
|
65% | Fredericton |
| Concurrent: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Computer Science (BA/BCS) |
|
75 % | Fredericton |
| Concurrent: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (BA/BEd) |
|
65% | Saint John |
| Bachelor of Arts and Science (BAS) |
|
75% (The average marks in Pre-Calculus Math, Chemistry and the best other Science course must be at least 75%.) |
Fredericton |
| Concurrent: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (BA/BSC) |
|
75% (The average marks in Pre-Calculus Math, Chemistry and the best other Science course must be at least 75%.) |
Fredericton |
| Business | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree Program | Course Requirements | Minimum Admission Average | Campus |
| Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) |
|
75% | Fredericton & Saint John |
| Bachelor of Applied Management (BAM) | Applicants must have a two-year post-secondary diploma from a recognized UNB partner college. Additional admission requirements will depend on the institution from which a student graduated. For more information, contact a recruiter. | 70% | Saint John |
| Bachelor of Applied Management in Hospitality and Tourism (BAMHT) | High school applicants:
|
70% | Saint John (Year 2 of this program delivered in St. Andrews) |
| Bachelor of Applied Management in Electronic Commerce (BAMEC) | Applicants must have a two-year post-secondary diploma from a recognized UNB partner college. Additional admission requirements will depend on the institution from which a student graduated. For more information, contact a recruiter. | 70% | Saint John |
| Bachelor of Applied Management in Accounting (BAMAC) | Applicants must have a two-year post-secondary diploma from a recognized UNB partner college. Additional admission requirements will depend on the institution from which a student graduated. For more information, contact a recruiter. (High school applicants may choose to enrol in a BBA program and major in Accounting.) |
70% | Saint John |
| Computer Science | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree Program | Course Requirements | Minimum Admission Average | Campus |
| Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) |
|
75% | Fredericton |
| Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BScCS) |
|
75% | Saint John |
| Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (BscSwE) |
|
75% | Fredericton |
| Bachelor of Information Sciences (BISc) |
|
75% | Saint John |
| Concurrent: Bachelor of Computer Science/Bachelor of Science (BCS/BSc) |
|
75% (The average marks in Pre-Calculus Math, Chemistry and the best other Science course must be at least 75%.) | Fredericton |
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree Program | Course Requirements | Minimum Admission Average | Campus |
| Bachelor of Education (BEd) |
|
CGPA of 2.7 | Fredericton |
| Concurrent: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (BA/BEd) |
|
65% | Saint John |
