Updated on - Jun 03rd, 2022 | 10:01 AM By Venushree Agarwal
St. Francis Xavier is a University in Nova Scotia offering education majorly in the Liberal Arts program. The campus is set in a rural type and accommodates around 3,850 students. The average class size is 24 and almost 1,170 students of StFX gets employed. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs through its different schools of art, science, education etc. The international students can apply to StFX by following the steps mentioned below:
The academics at the university include courses in Business, Anthropology, Arts, Education, Catholic Studies, Celtic Studies, Biology, Development Studies, etc. The admission requirements for undergraduate and graduate programs differ according to the programs.
The application fee for undergraduate courses is 40 CAD. Undergraduate courses offered by Stfx are in Bachelor of Business Administration, Science, Arts and Education.
Eligibility Criteria for International Students
International applicants should pay 100 CAD to apply for graduate courses. Some of the graduate courses require work experience. Post Graduate courses have very limited seats for international students. The courses are offered in Education, Computer science, Earth sciences disciplines.
Eligibility Criteria for International Students
The application should be submitted directly to the university portal. The documents required for the completion of the application should be kept ready. It should be submitted to admit@stfx.ca
Required Documents
How to Apply?
International students should submit the application within the deadlines for January intake. There is a deadline for confirmation of application for international students which is mentioned below.
Intake |
Deadline |
Summer 2022 |
April 01, 2022 (Closed) |
Winter 2022 |
October 06, 2022 |
After receiving admission, international students have to accept the offer of admission which will be confirmed by the university. Form for Residence at StFX will be provided after the confirmation. Study permit to study in Canada must be ensured by the candidates by applying for it with required documents. A COVID-19 readiness plan must be given by the student along with other documents of English language proficiency, transcripts etc.
Processing fee, application fee and visa application fee must be paid to get Visas through this process without applying separately.
StFX has an acceptance rate of 75% being a moderately selective university.