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St. Thomas University

PO Box 4569 Station A
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5G3
Telephone: 506-452-0640

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A liberal arts education is about people. It's about understanding yourself, your society and your world. It's about asking big questions and refusing to settle for easy answers. St. Thomas University is unique in Canada; our sole focus is liberal arts education. We think it is the best way to prepare students for a life as a leader, thinker and global citizen.

Inside and out, St. Thomas University is the ideal liberal arts institution. Our challenging programs are taught by professors directly engaged in student learning. Our smaller average class sizes encourage students to participate in discussions with their peers and professors. Our students graduate with bachelors of arts, applied arts, education or social work.

Student choose from among more than 30 academic disciplines: from traditional fields like philosophy, history and languages, to innovative programs in journalism, human rights, criminology, environment and society, and Native studies. They experience a community that cares, where professors know you by name; benefit from a leading scholarship program, together with affordable tuition; enjoy a campus ranked among the most beautiful in the nation; share in our rich Roman Catholic mission -- its spirit of independent inquiry, its concern for social justice, along with respect for all faith traditions and openness to all people; discover a student body that is actively involved in politics, social and ecological justice, culture, sports, academics, and the arts, with a club, society, or team for any interest; and access library, athletic, and cultural facilities shared with the University of New Brunswick.

History
Year of foundation: 1910

Student fees

Canadian student fees  2009 - 2010 *
Undergraduate tuition fees: $4,570

International student fees  2009 - 2010 *
Undergraduate tuition fees: $10,300

* 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): 2,390
Part-time (undergraduates): 19

* Source: Association of Atlantic 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
Student health centre, residence life, campus ministry, safety programmes, disability services and intramural and recreational sport.

Academic support services
Career planning, employment services, academic advising, writing centre, peer tutoring, international student and English language support and JOBS Programme.

First-year student programs 
Welcome week, peer mentoring program, academic advising.

Housing
On-campus: Approximately 800 students live in five residences offering female-only or co-ed environments. Double and single rooms are available. Annual cost of room and board: $6,300 - $8,750. A mandatory meal plan is included in the price.

Off-campus: Off-campus housing for the Fredericton area may be found at www.frederictonstudenthousing.com.

Student assistance
St. Thomas commits in excess of $1.5 million in scholarships annually to full-time students entering their first year of a degree program directly from high school. In fact, 60 percent of entering students hold a scholarship and one in ten of these recipients holds a renewable award ranging in value from $2,000 to $50,000 over four years. Most non-renewable scholarships are valued at between $500 and $2,000. A renewable student leaders scholarship program has been launched. The university also awards more than 75 in-course scholarships worth up to $6,000 per year, some of which have multiple award holders. A student employment program is also available.

University research

By addressing quality of life issues through research in humanities and social science, the research conducted at St. Thomas University has a direct and immediate effect on the well-being of people in New Brunswick and Canada. St. Thomas has research centres which focus on social justice, human rights, youth at risk and New Brunswick studies. An annual Student Research Fair encourages student research and many students are employed as research assistants. The vast majority of St. Thomas faculty in both the humanities and the social sciences have active research agendas – during the last five years, faculty have been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Health Canada, Justice Canada, Human Resources Development Canada, Canadian Heritage, Province of New Brunswick, and New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, as well as business sources and charitable foundations.

International education

St. Thomas offers academic exchange opportunities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. These exchanges provide the opportunity for students to explore new languages, cultures and customs while earning university credits. St. Thomas has exchange agreements with several universities that allow students to pay regular tuition to St. Thomas while studying abroad: Australian Catholic University – Australia; Hokusei Gakuen University – Sapporo, Japan; Universidad del Norte – Argentina;  Universidad FASTA – Argentina; Universidad Santo Tomas – Chile; Université du Québec – Quebec; University of Malta and University of St. Thomas – Houston, Texas.

While at St. Thomas, international students are permitted to work off-campus for up to 20 hours per week. On-campus employment opportunities at the university are available for all students. Generally, these on campus positions are limited to 20 hours per week ensuring that students’ academic endeavours are not negatively affected.