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St. Francis Xavier University

St. Francis Xavier University
Box 5000
Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5

Official telephone: (902) 863-3300
Fax number: (902) 867-2329
Website: https://www.stfx.ca/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: Canadian standard year
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 90%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 144 men, 107 women
Full-time faculty: 144 men, 107 women
Part-time faculty: 67

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Anthropology, General
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Canadian Studies
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • History, General
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Mathematics, General
  • Music, General
  • Nursing Science
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Sociology, General
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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