University in Canada
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Laurentian University is a public university in Sudbury, Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It describes itself as Canada's only university with a tricultural mandate, teaching in English and French with a comprehensive approach to Indigenous education. It is located within the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850 territory, on the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek and near Wahnapitae First Nation. It is the first bilingual university officially recognized under the French Language Services Act.
The campus sits among five freshwater lakes, minutes from downtown Sudbury, on close to 700 acres adjoining the Lake Laurentian Conservation Area. Sudbury is a bilingual city with more than 330 lakes, and about 40% of its residents speak both English and French. Between 2014 and 2017 the university invested $226 million in student spaces, including classrooms, laboratories and sports and recreation facilities.
Academic work is organised in five faculties: Arts; Education and Health; Graduate Studies; Management; and Science, Engineering and Architecture. Schools include Engineering and Computer Science, Goodman School of Mines, Harquail School of Earth Sciences, McEwen School of Architecture, Business Administration, Education, Indigenous Relations, Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Social Sciences, Social Work, Speech-Language Pathology and Sports Administration.
Residence life includes University College and single student residences, with upper-year shared and one-bedroom apartment-style buildings. Current high school students who apply before the deadline are guaranteed a place in residence for first and second year. Student services include academic advising, accessibility services, Indigenous Student Affairs, athletics and campus recreation, health and wellbeing, and International Student Services.
International students are supported by the International Recruitment Office (R.D. Parker Building, room P-210). The university cites Ontario Ministry key performance indicators of 92.8% of graduates employed within six months and 97.5% within two years, and about 34 students per professor in first and second year.
Awarded on admission average to undergraduate students in a first degree who pay international fees and carry a full course load. An average of 90% to 100% earns up to $60,000 ($15,000 in first year). An average of 80% to 89.9% earns up to $40,000 ($10,000 in first year). Awards renew for a maximum of three years or until graduation if the average stays at 80% (GPA 7.5) or above, with 30 credits taken in the previous year, 24 of them in Fall/Winter. Students with a prior degree are not eligible. Payments are made in November and February.
Graduate funding includes Graduate Teaching Assistantships and travel grants. The university also offers entrance scholarships, merit awards and needs-based bursaries. Applicants are automatically considered once they complete the application when the Financial Aid office opens it. Essays or extra documents go to [email protected] as PDFs.
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View scholarships for Laurentian University →Applicants need credential-specific and program-specific requirements, including the required high school courses for the chosen program. British pattern: 5 unique GCE/GCSE/IGCSE subjects with at least 2 at A-Level, or 4 AS-Level subjects plus 1 GCSE/IGCSE/O-Level subject, each at grade C (4) or higher. American curriculum: high school diploma with a B average or better. West African (WASSCE/NECO): minimum final grades of C4 or better for most programs. Ghana: WASSCE results verified online via WAEC Direct, minimum average of C4 or higher.
International Baccalaureate: minimum 24 points with the full diploma (six subjects, at least three at Higher Level). Transfer credit up to 18 credits for HL grades of 5 or higher, up to 6 extra credits for SL grade 5 or higher with a diploma score of 28+, maximum 24 credits. Advanced Placement grade 4 or higher may earn up to 12 credits.
Courses are offered in English or French. Exemptions include 3 years of full-time English high school in Canada, 3 years at an English institution in a country where English is dominant, IB English A (Literature or Language and Literature) score of 4 or higher (English B does not qualify), or O-level English grade C or AS/A-level subjects taught in English. Ghana WASSCE applicants are listed as English language exempt.
Accepted English tests: TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with at least 5.0 in Writing and Speaking (for tests from January 1, 2026; 88 overall for earlier tests); IELTS Academic 6.5 overall, no band below 6.0; Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with score 176 or more; CAEL 70 overall, no part below 60; CanTEST 4.5 overall, no part below 4; PTE Academic 60 overall; Duolingo English Test 120 overall.
Choose a program, complete the International Application form and pay the fee, then use the myLaurentian Portal to track the application and upload transcripts and test scores. After an offer, accept it and pay the tuition deposit to receive the Letter of Acceptance and Provincial Attestation Letter needed for the study permit. Conditional offers require official documents. International students in an Ontario high school apply through OUAC. Architectural Studies also requires a portfolio and statement of interest.
Deadlines: September start, application June 15 and documents June 20; January start, application August 15 and documents October 1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (September only) February 1; Bachelor of Architectural Studies (September only) February 14; Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work (September only) March 1.
Domestic deadlines: September intake August 1 and January intake December 1, unless a program deadline applies. International deadlines include January intake October 15 and May intake February 15. Program-specific deadlines include Master of Architecture, Clinical Psychology, Health Administration and Nursing on February 1; Social Work January 15; Master of Human Kinetics June 15; Science Communication March 1. A thesis supervisor is required for some programs.
Main campus, Sudbury, Ontario (935 Ramsey Lake Road). The campus covers close to 700 acres among five lakes and adjoins the Lake Laurentian Conservation Area. It houses the faculties and schools, the R.D. Parker Building, sports and recreation facilities, and University College and single student residences with upper-year apartment-style buildings.
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