- Level
- 4-Year Bachelor Degree
- CIP code
- 24.0101
- Duration
- 4 year bachelor degree
- Open intakes
-
Off-shoreJan 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-01-01
Program overview
A four year arts degree with majors available across humanities and social sciences, covering breadth requirements, critical reasoning and writing before specialisation in later years.
Bachelor of Arts is the broadest entry point at MacEwan, asking 65 percent and letting you defer the choice of major, which suits applicants who are certain about Canada but not yet about the subject. MacEwan teaches its arts programmes in comparatively small groups for a public university, so seminar discussion carries more weight here than lecture attendance does.
Bachelor of Arts is taught at MacEwan University in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, a public undergraduate university and a designated learning institution. Because Bachelor of Arts is a degree it is exempt from the Canadian field of study requirement, so completing Bachelor of Arts supports a Post-Graduation Work Permit of up to three years without the subject being tested against an eligibility list. An Alberta attestation letter is required with the study permit application for Bachelor of Arts, and the university issues it with the letter of acceptance.
The academic bar for Bachelor of Arts is Grade 12 or Class 12 with 65 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for Bachelor of Arts is recorded at CAD 22,770 a year with a CAD 110 application fee. No scholarship is recorded against Bachelor of Arts. Bachelor of Arts lists five entry windows across September and January to 2028. Apply Study Visa manages the Bachelor of Arts application, the deposit, the letter of acceptance and the Canadian study permit as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Grade 12 or Class 12 at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 86 with at least 21 in every section; PTE Academic 59 with 56 in every component; or the Duolingo English Test at 115.
- Application and deposit: An application fee of CAD 110 applies, the same on all 38 programmes. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Work permit: Bachelor of Arts is a degree at a public university, so it is exempt from the field of study test and supports a Post-Graduation Work Permit of up to three years. No spousal open work permit arises, because that needs a master programme of 16 months or longer and MacEwan awards none. An Alberta attestation letter is required with the study permit application.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa handles the Alberta attestation letter, the study permit application and the biometrics appointment with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Communications Officer: organisational and public sector roles
- Administrative Coordinator: across sectors
- Human Resources Assistant: organisational settings
- Policy Assistant: government and advocacy
- Research Assistant: academic and applied projects
- Graduate Study: depending on the major chosen
Reality check: an undeclared arts degree needs a deliberate specialism attached to it, so use the first two years to choose a major rather than to postpone the decision.
About MacEwan University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.6
- World rank
- #708
- Established
- 1971
- Reference No.
- O19092022262
