University in Canada
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Brock University is a public comprehensive university in St. Catharines, in Ontario's Niagara region, at the foot of and atop the Niagara Escarpment. It describes itself as small enough to be intimate and big enough to be world-class, with more than 19,000 students, more than 100,000 graduates and about 600 faculty members, including 13 Canada Research Chairs and twelve 3M National Teaching Fellowship winners. The city is about an hour from Toronto and just across the border from Buffalo.
Teaching is organised in seven faculties: Applied Health Sciences, the Goodman School of Business, Education, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, Social Sciences, and Graduate Studies. Degrees emphasise career preparation, with co-op and service-learning options in many programs. Programs range from Kinesiology, Nursing, Public Health and Sport Management to Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, Integrated Engineering, Applied Grape and Wine Science, Dramatic Arts, Game Design, Psychology and Economics, and include concurrent Bachelor of Education programs and several international double degrees.
Research is organised through institutes such as the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), the Canada-Caribbean Institute, the Lifespan Development Research Institute, the Social Justice Research Institute and the Niagara Community Observatory, together with faculty-based centres.
Student life includes clubs, intramural athletics and the Brock Badgers varsity teams. Housing Services offers on-campus residence open to students in any year of study, Brock Suites on east campus for upper-year and graduate students, spring and summer housing and short-term stays. Brock International supports degree-seeking international students, who join a community drawn from Canada and more than 110 countries, through immigration support, pre-arrival and transition assistance, help with UHIP and community events. An Intensive English Language Program (IELP) is available for applicants who meet all admission requirements except the English score.
Open to incoming students from anywhere in the world entering their first undergraduate program in the Fall term with no previous post-secondary experience. No application is required. The award is an academic distinction based on final admission average and includes a renewable component partially offsetting tuition. The minimum average is 80% for international students and for domestic students entering in 2025 or before, and 85% for domestic 2026-entry students. Averages are calculated to the nearest tenth of a percent without rounding; value can change if the final average changes, and below the minimum the award is lost. U.S.A. applicants qualify for domestic amounts. For Ontario applicants the average uses the top six Grade 12U/12M credits; for other curricula it is determined by Admissions. Awards are subject to annual Board of Trustees approval. Details: brocku.ca/safa/2026-future-students.
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View scholarships for Brock University →Applicants are assessed on their most recent academic studies against program-specific senior-level prerequisite subjects and a competitive admission average; averages are approximate and may change with the applicant pool, and meeting them does not guarantee admission. Brock makes an offer to one program only, so applicants list their top choice first; offers are conditional on final grades meeting the average and prerequisites. Applicants who miss a program's criteria are considered for an alternate program where possible.
Required subjects must be completed at the Grade 12 university-preparatory level, or the highest level of secondary study available in the final year; substitutions from earlier grades are not accepted and course outlines may be requested. International applicants must present the credential required for degree-level entry in their home country. All incoming grades are converted to Brock equivalents.
IB diploma applicants are considered on subject grades converted to Brock grades, not the overall diploma score. Up to 3.0 transfer credits may be awarded for HL exams at grade 5 or higher. Equivalents: ENG4U with English A or B (SL/HL); MCV4U/MHF4U/MDM4U with Mathematics (SL/HL); SBI4U with Biology; SCH4U with Chemistry; SPH4U with Physics.
Applicants whose first language is not English may submit IELTS Academic (overall 6.5, no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT (overall 88, no band below 21), Duolingo English Test (110), CAEL (overall 70, no band below 60), PTE (58), C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (176), Level 5 of Brock's IELP, or the IB diploma with English A. Three years of full-time non-ESL study in English with strong grades may support an exemption request. Co-op Accounting (BAcc) requires IELTS 7.0 (no band below 6.5), TOEFL iBT 100, Duolingo 120 or CAE/CPE 185. Applicants with qualifications from listed countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Gambia, Liberia, Uganda and Zambia, are exempt. Results can be uploaded to the my.brocku.ca portal, and online tests (IELTS, TOEFL at Home, Duolingo, CAEL Online, PTE Online) are accepted.
Previous study at an approved institution may earn transfer credit, subject to program limits and minimum grades; unreported studies receive none, and Mature, Open Studies and Fresh Start students are not eligible. Other applicant types include mature (non-matriculated), homeschooled, certificate, visiting (Letter of Permission), auditor and PLAR applicants.
For Fall 2027 entry the application deadline is January 15, 2027 (Ontario secondary school applicants apply through OUAC and must accept an offer by June 1, 2027). Portfolio or statement-of-interest programs (Visual Arts, Game Design, Game Programming, Accelerated Mathematics Studies) are due February 1, 2027; Dramatic Arts requires the DART Invitational and Music requires auditions from February to May. Other applicants (auditors, Letter of Permission, mature part-time, upgrading, open studies, certificate) apply by August 1 (Fall), December 1 (Winter) or April 1 (Spring). Applicants not at an Ontario high school must submit documents listed in their my.brocku.ca portal. Application fees are non-refundable.
Main campus, St. Catharines. 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, atop the Niagara Escarpment around the Schmon Tower; lecture halls, research labs, residences, recreation and dining facilities, and an international centre and fine arts complex.
Housing. Residence for students in any year of study; Brock Suites on east campus (upper-year and graduate students, 8-month contracts); spring/summer housing; short-term stays of 1 to 6 nights.
Campus tours of about an hour and a half start at the Recruitment and Liaison Office, and an interactive map and virtual tour are available.
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