University in Canada
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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Brandon University (BU) is a public university in Brandon, Manitoba, on a single campus at 270 18th Street. Teaching is organised in the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health Studies, the School of Music and the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Undergraduate degrees include Arts, Science, Business Administration, Education, Physical Education Studies, Fine Arts, Music, Environmental Science, and Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing pathways, with pre-professional programmes of one to four years and certificate programmes. Programme partnerships with Assiniboine College are also offered.
The institution grew out of the Brandon Academy, opened by S. J. McKee and his wife Laura McKee on 19 November 1890, which became Brandon College in 1899. The campus is anchored by Clark Hall (the original building) and includes the A. E. McKenzie Building, the John R. Brodie Science Centre, the Education Building, the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building, the Dr. James and Lucille Brown Health Studies Complex, the John E. Robbins Library and the Healthy Living Centre.
Graduate programmes are the Master of Education, Master of Music, Master of Psychiatric Nursing, Master of Arts (Rural Development), Graduate Diploma in Rural Development and Master of Science (Environmental and Life Sciences). Research centres include the Rural Development Institute, the BU CARES Research Centre and the Centre for Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health.
Student life centres on the Brandon University Students' Union, the Bobcats varsity teams, the Indigenous Peoples Centre, the Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art, the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium and food services. Three residence halls, Darrach Hall (men inclusive), Flora Cowan Hall (women inclusive) and McMaster Hall (all genders), are connected to Harvest Hall and the Students' Union Centre.
Over 200 international students from more than 30 countries attend classes at BU. The Office of International Activities in McMaster Hall assists with pre-arrival, community resources and exchange programmes, and the English for Academic Purposes programme prepares students for university-level English. Applicants submit documents country by country, and an alternate admission pathway exists for refugees and other displaced persons.
Awarded automatically to students entering directly from an accredited Canadian high school (one gap year without post-secondary study permitted), based on an average of five Grade 11 or 12 courses (English, Mathematics and three approved 30S/40S courses). Tier I 95% or more: $2,000; Tier II 92.5%: $1,700; Tier III 90%: $1,400; Tier IV 87.5%: $1,100; Tier V 85%: $800. Applicants who apply before 28 June are assessed on Grade 11 grades and reassessed on Grade 12; amounts are never reduced. Recipients must register for at least 12 credit hours in each of Fall and Winter. Details.
Full IB Diploma scholarships: score 43-44 $2,800; 40-42 $2,500; 37-39 $2,200; 34-36 $1,900; 31-33 $1,600; 28-30 $1,300; 26-27 $1,100 (the higher of the IB or BoG amount is paid). Individual IB courses add $250 (HL 7), $200 (HL 6 or SL 7), $150 (HL 5) and $100 (SL 6). AP scores add $250 for a 5 and $175 for a 4. Results are due to Admissions by 31 August. IB and AP.
Students with a Grade 11 or 12 average of at least 85% who apply and submit their transcript by 1 March are considered automatically for specific entrance scholarships; a limited number of applied-for scholarships require an online application by 15 March. Details.
Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents entering directly from high school with demonstrated financial need; scholarship-bursaries also require an 85% average. The application deadline is 1 June, made through the financial awards application after admission. Entrance bursaries.
Continuing, graduating and graduate scholarships and bursaries, student athlete awards and Louis Riel Institute Bursaries for Métis students (deadline 1 June) are available. Graduate scholarships need a minimum GPA of 3.00. A single yearly application, typically opening in October, covers all awards: how to apply. Scholarships and Awards Office: [email protected], 204-727-9737. All awards.
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View scholarships for Brandon University →Manitoba high school students and graduates (no M, I or E designated courses) receive a conditional offer on receipt of the application, non-refundable fee and interim transcript. Other provinces: Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Prince Edward Island require a minimum 60% average on five Grade 12 university-preparatory subjects including English; British Columbia and Yukon 60% including English 12 and 3 other university-preparatory subjects; New Brunswick 60% on six subjects including English; Newfoundland 60% on ten university-preparatory credits including English; Ontario 60% on six Grade 12 U/M courses including English; Quebec first-year CEGEP with 60% on at least 12 academic courses; Saskatchewan 60% on five 30-level university-preparatory subjects including English 30.
Programme prerequisites include Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S and Mathematics 40S for Biology and Environmental Science; Accounting 30S or 40S plus Mathematics 40S for Business Administration; Mathematics 40S (Pre-Calculus) for Computer Science and Mathematics; Physics 40S, Pre-Calculus and Chemistry 40S for Physics; Biology 40S and Mathematics 40S for Pre-Nursing and Pre-Psychiatric Nursing; and an audition with theory and aural tests for Music.
An IB Diploma with at least 24 points and three Higher Level courses is treated as equivalent to Manitoba high school graduation. A minimum of 4 on each Higher Level course is needed for possible transfer credit. International applicants need a minimum of five academic subjects in the final year or senior exit exam with an overall average of C or higher. British-patterned (GCE) applicants need at least 2 A-levels and 3 O-levels with a C average; two AS levels can replace one A-level. WASSCE applicants need C5 or higher in at least five subjects including English and Mathematics. Final-year students need a principal's letter confirming graduation before the start of university, and non-English documents need certified translations.
Twelve routes satisfy the requirement, including three years of secondary study in English, Grade 12 English with 70% (Manitoba 40S equivalent), IB HL English at 4 or above, AP English at 4 or above, and a recognised school exam grade (WASSCE C4 in English Language, KCSE B, GCE A-level C, CAPE C, BGCSE C). Test scores: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each band; TOEFL 86 overall with 20 per section (tests to 20 January 2026) or 4.5 overall with 4.0 per section (from 21 January 2026); Duolingo English Test 120 overall with 105 per component; PTE Academic 58; CAEL 60; Cambridge C1 Advanced 176 (170 per component). Results must be no more than two years old. Successful completion of BU's English for Academic Purposes Tier 4 also qualifies.
Applicants with any previous post-secondary study must apply as transfer students and are not assessed on high school alone. Transcripts are reviewed for transfer credit after acceptance, which can take 12 weeks or longer; a Course Transfer Database lists previously evaluated courses. Home-schooled students with a Manitoba Education-approved Grade 12 curriculum are eligible. Adult learners over 21 and Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition are available. An alternate admission pathway exists for refugees and other displaced persons.
Graduate applicants apply through the central Admissions Office and a departmental application. Master of Education deadlines: international 15 December (central) and 15 January (M.Ed.); Canadian 25 February and 15 March. Master of Music: 1 February. Master of Psychiatric Nursing: 15 February (Canadian). Rural Development: 15 March (Canadian, September), 31 August (January), 15 December (international). Master of Science (Environmental and Life Sciences): 15 May (Canadian) and 1 March (international).
The application portal opens on 1 October. Domestic undergraduate deadlines: Fall (September) 15 August; Winter (January) 1 December; Pre-Psychiatric Nursing at the Winnipeg site 14 June; Bachelor of Education (After Degree) 1 March. International undergraduate deadlines: Fall 1 April; Winter 1 August; Bachelor of Education (After Degree) 15 December. The application deadline and document deadline are the same date, and late applications roll to the next term. The application fee is $70 CAD for domestic students ($80 from 1 October 2026) and $140 CAD for international students, non-refundable. After applying, the Admissions Office emails the list of documents required. Applications are made through the online portal at webapp.brandonu.ca/pls/admission; contact [email protected] or 204-727-7356.
Brandon University has one campus at 270 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, on Treaty 1 and Treaty 2 lands. Pre-Psychiatric Nursing is also offered at a Winnipeg site.
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