STU

Important Dates

If you have any questions, there are a number of ways to receive assistance:

Applications, application fee and supporting documents must be received in the Admissions Office by the following dates:

High School Applicants

For September 2012
High school applicants are encouraged to submit their applications and supporting documents by March 31, 2012, but applications will be considered until August 31, 2012.

Students wishing to be considered for competitive scholarships must submit their admission and scholarship applications (including transcripts and supporting documents) to the Admissions Office by March 1, 2012. Students are eligible for the guaranteed scholarships up until September.

For January 2012
Applications to the Bachelor of Arts programme will be considered until December 2011.

Continuous Admissions Policy
St. Thomas University processes applications for the Bachelor of Arts programme on a continuing basis until August 31. We will begin accepting applications from well-qualified candidates for September 2012 in October 2011. Grade 12 students who have achieved an average of 80% or higher on five Grade 11 academic courses, including English literature, and whose Grade 12 programmes satisfy the university’s subject distribution requirements, will receive conditional offers of admission during the first semester of their senior year.

Applicants who wish to be considered under this policy may, beginning in October, submit their high school transcript showing Grade 11 (junior year) final grades, as well as first- and second-term Grade 12 (senior year) courses directly to the Admissions Office by December 3, 2011.

High school students who apply after December 3, 2011, or whose admission averages do not meet the above criteria should arrange for a high school transcript showing Grade 12 first-semester results (or Grade 12 mid-year results for non-semestered schools) to be sent to the Admissions Office as soon as it is available. Qualified candidates will be offered conditional acceptance when these results are received.

All applicants who wish to be considered for scholarships (including the guaranteed scholarships) must submit a transcript showing their Grade 12 first-semester results (or Grade 12 mid-year  results for non-semestered schools) to the Admissions Office. For major scholarships, transcripts must be received by March 1, 2012.

In all cases, students must complete their high school graduation requirements and submit transcripts of their final results (including verification of graduation) to the Admissions Office as soon as they are available.

Post-degree Programme Applicants

Bachelor of Education - January 15, 2012
Bachelor of Social Work - January 31, 2012

International Applicants

International applicants are encouraged to complete and submit applications and supporting documents by June 1 for September admission and October 1 for January admission. While applications will be accepted beyond those dates, students who apply later risk having insufficient time to obtain student visas and other authorization. Please note that processing times at embassies can take up to three months.

2011 Important Dates
October 3 Last day to apply for November 1 graduation
October 10 Thanksgiving Day - University closed
October 14 Deadline to opt out of Health Plan
October 28 Last day to withdraw from first-semester courses without academic penalty
October 28 Last day for partial refunds of first-semester fees
November 1 Deadline to declare major
November 11 Remembrance Day – University closed
November 15 Last day to apply for Spring Convocation
November 25 Last day to hold class tests in first semester
December 7     Last day of classes for first semester
December 8-11 Reading days - no classes
December 12 Christmas examinations begin
2012 Important Dates
January 3 University opens
January 9 Classes resume
January 16 Last day to add courses
January 16 Last day to withdraw from full-year courses without academic penalty
January 16 Application deadline for Bachelor of Education programme
January 27 Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas, patron saint of the University
January 27 T-Ring Ceremony
January 31 Last day to apply for March 1 graduation
January 31 Application deadline for the Bachelor of Social Work programme
February 17 Last day to withdraw from second-semester courses without academic penalty
February 17 Last day for partial refunds of second-semester fees
March 5-9 Mid-term break – no classes
March 17 Student Research and Ideas Fair
March 30 Last day to hold class tests in second semester
April 6-9 Easter – University closed
April 11 Last day of classes in second semester
April 12-15 Reading days – no classes
April 16 Final examinations begin
April 23 Final examinations end
April 30 Intersession begins
May 13 Baccalaureate Mass – 9:30 am
May 13 Spring Convocation – 2:00 pm
May 21 Victoria Day – University closed
June 21 Intersession ends
July 1 Canada Day – University closed July 2
July 3 Summer Session begins
July 11 Summer Convocation – 7:00 pm
August 6 New Brunswick Day – University closed
August 10 Summer Session ends