INFORMATION FOR INCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS
FALL 2014 AND WINTER 2015
Contact
Information
Ms. Pascale Schicks
iro@unb.ca
Phone: 1 506 453 4816
Fax:
1 506 453 5005
http://www.unb.ca/exchange
International Relations Office
26 Bailey Drive, Rm 106
PO Box 4400
Fredericton, NB
Canada E3B 5A3
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Important
application
Information
Please download the application form here: http://www.unb.ca/exchange
Undergraduate students Please e-mail your application package:
http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/ir
o/visitingstudents/apply/undergra
duate.html
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Graduate students
http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/ir
o/visitingstudents/apply/graduate
.html
Please mail your application package:
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Deadlines
Letter of
Acceptance
Term
Fall
Winter
Summer
Completed application form sent by your home coordinator.
Most recent transcript
List of courses in which you are currently enrolled (if not included on
transcript)
Copy of the ID page of your passport
One page essay on why you would like to study
Proof of English language competency
A completed application form
Two official copies of you academic transcript from each previous
undergraduate and graduate program. Note: "Official" copies must be in a
sealed envelope, signed on the reverse by your institution
Proof of English language competency required for non-native English
speakers (Official test scores are required, see
http://www.unb.ca/gradstudies/admissions/international.html for the
list of test scores accepted)
Additional documentation required by your faculty. Depending on the
faculty you are applying to, you may need to send additional
documentation such as a Statement of Interest, results from Graduate
Management Admission Test (GMAT), results from a Graduate Record
Examination (GRE), a biography, etc. see
http://www.unb.ca/gradstudies/admissions/documentation.html for
details
Nomination deadline
March 1
July 1
November 1
Application deadline
April 1
September 1
January 1
After receipt of a completed application package, UNB Fredericton will issue an electronic letter of
acceptance. Your UNB student number and email log-in information will be provided as well as
information about how to access the UNB portal.
IMMIGRATION INFORMATION
Study Permit
and Entry visa
for Canada
You may need a study permit and /or Entry Visa for your stay. Please visit www.cic.gc.ca for
information and application forms, or check with the nearest Canadian Embassy in your home
country.
ARRIVAL INFORMATION
Important
Dates
http://www.unb.ca/secretariat/students/undergraduatedatesmain.html
Fall Semester Dates
Preferred arrival date:
Late August
Orientation:
Early September, usually 4 days
Classes start and finish:
Early September- early December
Exams start and finish:
2 weeks in December
Winter Semester Dates
Classes start and finish:
Early January – Early April
Winter term break:
First week of March
Exams start and finish:
2 weeks in April
HOUSING INFORMATION
On-campus
Residences
Off-Campus
Housing
Cost of Living
The ranges are
meant for
guidance only.
Suite, Special Single, Single, Special Double, Double, Multiple rooms and off-campus housing (see
http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/residence/ for more information). For on-campus housing, please
apply online through your e-services (https://my.unb.ca) as soon as possible after you have received
your letter of acceptance.
Off-campus facilities also available, the UNB student union can help you with your search, see
http://www.unbsu.ca/housing/. They also publish an Off-Campus Handbook:
http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/studentservices/_resources/pdfs/sas/offcampushandbook.pdf. The
handbook covers things such as finding a place to live and your rights and responsibilities. If you are
planning to live off campus, we recommend that you find temporary accommodations for your first
few nights and that you do not sign a lease without having actually visited the place.
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Rent & Food: $4,072 - $6,788 per term in residence, for detailed Residence fees see:
http://www.unb.ca/financialservices/students/residencefees/fredericton.html
Books, equipment & supplies: $500- $750
Local Travel: $300
Miscellaneous: (Clothing, Laundry, Entertainment, - etc): $500
Mandatory International Health insurance: $302 per term, see
http://www.unb.ca/financialservices/students/healthinsurance.html
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Online time
table
Course
Registration
Online time table:
www.unb.ca/schedules/timetable
Undergraduate students:
www.unb.ca/calendar/undergraduate/
Graduate students:
www.unb.ca/gradschl/calendar/
You must take at least 4 courses to maintain full time status. You are allowed to take up to 6 courses
in one term.
In order to register in the course, you must first activate your UNB E-Services.
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Go to https://my.unb.ca. Please click on “Activate your UNB IT Services”.
You will need both your UNB student number and your UNB login information (issued with your letter of
acceptance).
Take care to read the instructions about the password requirement carefully – it’s quite specific.
Once you have activated your E-Services, you will have access to the UNB portal and a lot of information which
you can look through.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Medical
Insurance
Important
Websites
Please note that you must purchase UNB’s International Health Insurance. It is a mandatory policy
that all international students must purchase regardless of what other health coverage that you may
have from your home country. For more information see:
http://www.unb.ca/financialservices/students/healthinsurance.html
Additionally, all fee paying students are, also, automatically enrolled in the student health and
dental. See http://www.unbsu.ca/content/239162 for coverage and opting-out information.
The mandatory UNB’s International Health Insurance and the student health and dental are different
plans.
International Relations Office Facebook page: www.facebook.com/unbfiro
Fredericton: www.city.fredericton.nb.ca
Saint John: www.tourismsaintjohn.com
New Brunswick: http://tourismnewbrunswick.ca/