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Nipissing University

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100 College Drive, Box 5002
North Bay, Ontario P1B 8L7
Telephone: 705-474-3450

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Located in North Bay, Ontario, Nipissing’s main campus is situated within a stunning 291 hectares of pristine Canadian Shield forest. Nipissing University is proud to be a primarily undergraduate university with a reputation for excellence in a range of disciplines. Students will find themselves in a high-quality academic environment that is student-focussed and based on innovative approaches to learning, and which provides them with the holistic support they require to excel both academically and personally.

With a plethora of lakes and forests at their doorstep, as well as cutting-edge lab facilities, researchers in biology, geography and environmental science benefit greatly from the university’s location. Students and faculty also enjoy access to the Nipissing University Alcan Research Preserve, a 325 hectare area located 30 minutes from the North Bay campus.

Nipissing is deeply committed to providing an exceptional experience for its students, one that is rooted in the advantages offered by its size and sense of community. Students enjoy an average class size of 31 as well as remarkable access to faculty and opportunities to perform research in undergraduate programs. In 2009, Nipissing University took a significant step forward in the evolution of learning partnerships for First Nations and Aboriginal students with the opening of the Office of Aboriginal Initiatives (OAI). The OAI is responsible for the co-ordination of academic courses, programs, research and learning support as well as for community partnerships and service-learning initiatives.

Nipissing enjoys a long tradition of excellence and innovation. For example, it was the first faculty of education in Ontario to implement laptop computers into the curriculum. Nipissing also has an international teaching practicum, allowing students to practice-teach in international settings such as Kenya, Cameroon, China and the U.K. The institution recently introduced a new health and physical education program, full-time political science program as well as full- and part-time MEd, MA History and MSc in Mathematics.

Nipissing has two satellite campuses, one in Muskoka and one in Brantford. The Muskoka campus offers degrees in culture and the arts, child and family studies and liberal arts. In Brantford, Nipissing offers a concurrent Bachelor of Education program in a unique partnership with Wilfrid Laurier University.

History
Year of foundation: 1992
Former names of the institution: North Bay Normal School (1909-1957); North Bay Teachers’ College (1957-1973; merged with Nipissing in 1973); Nipissing University College (affiliated with Laurentian University; 1967-1992).

Student fees

Canadian student fees  2009 - 2010 *
Undergraduate tuition fees: $4,640 - $4,715
Graduate tuition fees: $6,465

International student fees  2009 - 2010 *
Undergraduate tuition fees: $11,500
Graduate tuition fees: $15,000

* Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for general programs in arts and humanities..

Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.

Student enrolment

2009 rounded preliminary fall enrolment *
Full-time (undergraduates): 3,500
Full-time (graduates): 30
Part-time (undergraduates): 1,100
Part-time (graduates): 170

* Source: Council of Ontario Universities

Programs and degrees

Note: The program information is compiled by AUCC staff in cooperation with staff at member institutions. The programs are classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs 2000. To search for the programs offered by this institution, please consult the Directory of Canadian Universities’ programs database online at http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/search/index_e.html.

Student facilities and services

Personal support services
Aboriginal services and programs, athletic centre, campus shop, counselling services, fitness and wellness programs, transition services, health services, services for students with disabilities, student centre, varsity and intramural athletics and women’s centre.

Academic support services
Aboriginal services and programs, academic skills program, career placement services, transition services, counselling services, peer tutoring program, services for students with disabilities.

First-year student programs
New student orientation program, academic planning, mentorship program, student success course, social activities. Student-organized clubs and socials.

Housing
On-campus: Nipissing offers modern, single, private room accommodations for up to 997 students. Units are shared between four, five or six students (no co-ed units). Fifteen percent of the housing units are townhouse-style and the remaining 85 percent of housing units are suite-style; all residence students receive a private single bedroom. Meal plans are optional since all students in residence have kitchens in their units. Residence programming is both academic and community centred. More than half of the students living in residence are first-year students. Students coming directly from high school are guaranteed residence accommodation providing they meet the deadlines and the specified overall final GPA for full-time admission. All other students are selected on a lottery basis. Annual cost ranges from $4,680 to $5,360.

Off-campus: The North Bay community offers housing alternatives for individuals wishing to live off-campus. Nipissing provides online resources and information to help students find the accommodation that is right for them at www.offcampusrez.on.ca.

Student assistance
Undergraduate: Nipissing University spends in excess of $1.7 million annually on scholarships, bursaries and awards. In September 2008, approximately 33 percent of entering students received a scholarship. Ontario secondary school applicants are guaranteed entrance scholarships based on their best six 4U and 4M grades as follows: grades between 79.5 percent and 84.4 percent - $1,250; grades between 84.5 percent and 89.4 percent - $2,250; an average of 89.5 percent or higher – free tuition first year, renewable at $3,000 per year thereafter. Current high school applicants from other Canadian provinces, students applying for admission directly from the first year of a CEGEP program and international students are also eligible for scholarship consideration. In 2009, 100 Schulich scholarships worth $5,000 each were introduced for students entering or currently registered in a Bachelor of Science program with a focus on education (BSc with concurrent Bachelor of Education or BSc with Orientation to Teaching) who demonstrated strong academic achievement, community volunteerism and financial need. Bursaries and awards ranging from $500 to $10,000 are available to full and part time students experiencing financial need. Applications for all entrance need-based awards can be found on the Nipissing University student financial service website: www.nipissingu.ca/studentfinancialservices/. For the month of October, an online application is made available for students to apply for in-course awards and bursaries. Approximately 1,400 students receive either scholarships or need-based funding annually.  

University research

Excellence defines our research and student/faculty interaction. An ideal balance between teaching and research has resulted in a substantial increase in research grants and graduate scholarships. Many students conduct undergraduate research with the direct supervision of faculty.

Nipissing is conducting research in the following areas: animal ecology, analytical and environmental chemistry, aquatic ecotoxicology, continuum theory and dynamical systems, dimension theory and continuous selections, extension dimension and C*-algebras, genetics and molecular biology of aging, geomatics, mathematics and education, neural plasticity, neuroscience, plant ecology, plant growth, and satellite imaging. The Criminal Justice Program studies neighbourhood policing, mental illness among provincial inmates and Aboriginal youth suicide. In 2009, Nipissing opened a new state-of-the-art academic research wing.

Research activities are carried out in various research centres and institutes: the Central Analytical Facility, the Institute for Applied Social Research, the Institute for Community Studies and Oral History, the Nipissing University Mathematics Education, Research and Information Centre (Numeric), the Northern Canadian Centre for Research in Education and the Arts, and the Northern Centre for Research on Aging and Communication. Nipissing plans to establish a Canada Research Chair within the Watershed Analysis Centre linked to the Alcan Research Preserve. Nipissing currently has a CRC in Environmental History, a FedNor-NOHFC Chair in the management of forest renewable bioproducts and an institutional chair in literacy within the Faculty of Education.

Nipissing has developed a Critical Inquiry Initiative focussing on integrating research, internationalization and community service learning into our undergraduate programs.

International education

Nipissing University has 15 active bilateral exchanges in Australia, Barbados, China, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S., and belongs to two consortia exchange programs.

Nipissing's Faculty of Education has seven teacher practicum placement agreements involving approximately 150 students in Cameroon, China, Jamaica, Kenya, Italy and the U.K.

Nipissing has created a memorandum of understanding with one of their partners involving 25 students per year in an academic and cultural summer study program. Their international work-study program provides work on campus, where international students learn valuable skills to augment their future off-campus work ventures.

The international student mentoring program provides one-on-one support and activities to integrate our foreign students into the Canadian student campus life.

Contact
Karen Strang
International Services and Programs Administrator
Telephone: 705-474-3450, ext. 4105
E-mail: nuglobal@nipissingu.ca
Website: www.nipissingu.ca/international/intl_partners.asp