MacEwan University

MacEwan's live degree requirement pages are labelled for the "Fall 2026 or Winter 2027 intake" and publish competitive criteria in two columns, 2025/26 and 2026/27. The admission dates and deadlines page publishes opening dates and program deadlines with no academic-year label at all. No Fall 2027 requirement chart, competitive range, or program deadline is published yet.

Fall applications open October 1 every year, so October 1, 2026 is a reasonable working planning date for Fall 2027—but treat every published range and deadline below as the 2026/27 cycle until MacEwan posts the next chart.

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Commerce admission requirements (2026/27 intake) · Verified August 14, 2026

The 2026-2027 Academic Calendar lists six academic units: Arts and Science, Continuing Education, Fine Arts and Communications, Health and Community Studies, Nursing, and the Triffo School of Business. MacEwan's own marketing pages describe this as "four faculties and two schools."

The business school is formally the Triffo School of Business; the Bachelor of Commerce and its co-op route sit inside it.

MacEwan University: Faculties of the University (2026-2027 Academic Calendar edition) · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan's campus "sprawls through the downtown core, at the centre of municipal ward O-day'min on Treaty 6 territory" at 10700 104 Ave NW. The university points to the Ice District, Jasper Avenue, and the river valley as "a short walk from campus," and notes that 13K+ people live downtown. This is a commuter-scale city campus, not a self-contained suburban one.

MacEwan University: Our home in O-day'min: the downtown Edmonton campus · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan's Institutional Analysis and Planning page describes a Fact Sheet covering enrolments, programs, students, staff, graduates, and facilities, but the landing page itself publishes no inline student, program, or alumni counts. No enrolment number is quoted in this guide because no first-party page verified on this date states one.

Third-party enrolment counts circulate widely for MacEwan; do not repeat them. Open the Fact Sheet resource directly if you need an audited figure.

MacEwan University: Institutional Analysis and Planning fact sheet landing page · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan runs its own admission cycle and takes applications through ApplyAlberta—there is no Ontario-style centralised application centre and no province-wide January deadline. After applying you log into myPortal.MacEwan.ca with credentials sent by the Office of the University Registrar, track the file in myStudentSystem, and monitor the @mymacewan.ca Gmail account, which MacEwan says it is "crucial" to check regularly.

MacEwan University: How to apply and what happens after you apply · Verified August 14, 2026

Applications open October 1 for Fall, February 1 for Winter, and May 1 for Spring/Summer. Current program deadlines: Bachelor of Arts July 31 (Winter November 30); Commerce, all three Communication Studies majors, Design, Music, Science, and most Fine Arts majors June 30; Bachelor of Science in Nursing March 30 with an October 1 Winter intake; Child and Youth Care, Physical Education Transfer, Public Safety and Justice, and both Social Work routes March 30.

The deadlines page carries no academic-year label, so these are the live dates rather than confirmed Fall 2027 dates. The two Psychiatric Nursing exceptions are easy to miss: Edmonton closes March 30 while Ponoka and the post-diploma route close June 30.

MacEwan University: Admission dates and deadlines by program and intake · Verified August 14, 2026

"Unless an earlier closing date is indicated, international applicants must apply by May 1 for Fall intake, October 1 for Winter intake, and January 30 for Spring/Summer intake." Programs with earlier program deadlines—Nursing at March 30, for example—override the May 1 date.

MacEwan University: Admission dates and deadlines by program and intake · Verified August 14, 2026

Interim evaluation documents are due two weeks after applications close—April 15 for programs closing March 30 and July 15 for programs closing June 30—and unofficial documents are accepted at that stage. Final documents are due August 1 for Fall, December 1 for Winter, and April 1 for Spring/Summer. Course-completion deadlines are tighter for competitive programs: Fall high-school courses must finish by June 30 (versus August 31 for first-qualified programs) and post-secondary courses by April 30 (versus August 31).

MacEwan warns that course-completion deadlines can fall after document deadlines and that finishing late "does not guarantee admission into a program/or enrolment into courses as space may be limited."

MacEwan University: Admission dates and deadlines by program and intake · Verified August 14, 2026

Regular admission to MacEwan's degrees requires "a minimum overall average of 65 percent, with no course grade lower than 50 percent" across the five named Grade 12 courses. Mature admission is lower in some degrees—the Bachelor of Science publishes 60 percent with the same 50 percent course floor. MacEwan states plainly that the competitive average "may change as applications are received."

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Science admission requirements (2026/27 intake) · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan offers early admission before program requirements are complete. You list every Grade 12 course—completed, in progress, and planned—on the ApplyAlberta application, and the file is evaluated on final Grade 11 and/or Grade 12 grades. Alberta students send a Detailed Academic Report from myPass; applicants outside Alberta submit a Confirmation of High School Registration form. A conditional admission email goes to the myMacEwan Gmail account and the offer is final only once all conditions clear.

MacEwan warns that if it is not told you are upgrading or registered in required courses, "your application may be denied."

MacEwan University: Early admission requirements and the ApplyAlberta route · Verified August 14, 2026

General undergraduate minimums: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 5.5; Duolingo English Test 115; CAEL 70 overall with 60 in each section; PTE Academic 59 overall with 56 in each section; Cambridge English Advanced or Proficiency 180 overall with 165 in each skill; EIKEN Grade 1. TOEFL iBT is 86 overall with 21 in each section for tests before January 21, 2026, and 4.5 overall with 4.5 in each section for tests taken as of January 21, 2026. Alternatives include Alberta ELA 30-1 at 75%, six university English credits at B+, MacEwan's ENGL 086/087 at B-, or three or more years of full-time English-medium education.

"Test scores more than two years old will not be accepted for admission." Named programs can set higher thresholds, so check the program page as well.

MacEwan University: Undergraduate English language proficiency requirements · Verified August 14, 2026

The 2026/27 competitive criteria are "high 80s to mid 90s" for regular and mature admission and a 3.4 to 3.8 GPA for previous post-secondary admission—well above the 65 percent academic floor. Required courses are ELA 30-1, Biology 30, Chemistry 30 or Science 30, Mathematics 30-1, 30-2 or 31, and one Group A, B, C or D course. Applicants offered admission must present a clear Police Information Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search "dated as issued no earlier than 90 days before program commencement," satisfy agency immunization requirements before practice placements, and hold basic life support certification.

MacEwan advises allowing four to six weeks for police-check processing, so start it as soon as an offer arrives rather than at the document deadline.

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Science in Nursing admission requirements · Verified August 14, 2026

Psychiatric Nursing publishes 2026/27 competitive criteria of "high 70s to high 80s" for regular and mature admission at the Edmonton site and 3.2 to 3.6 for previous post-secondary admission. Course requirements match Nursing: ELA 30-1, Biology 30, Chemistry 30 or Science 30, an approved senior mathematics, and one Group A, B, C or D course. The Edmonton intake closes March 30, but the Ponoka site and the post-diploma route both close June 30.

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing admission requirements · Verified August 14, 2026

The 2026/27 competitive range is "high 60s to mid 70s." Regular admission requires ELA 30-1, Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2, and three subjects from Group A, B, C or D, with a 65 percent overall average and no course below 50 percent. The requirements page is explicitly labelled for the "Fall 2026 or Winter 2027 intake."

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Commerce admission requirements (2026/27 intake) · Verified August 14, 2026

The 2026/27 competitive range is "high 60s to high 70s" for both regular and mature admission. Required courses are ELA 30-1, Mathematics 30-1, two of Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Mathematics 31, Physics 30 or an advanced-level Computing Science course, and one further Group A, B, C or D subject. Mathematics 30-1 is compulsory here, unlike Commerce, where Mathematics 30-2 is accepted.

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Science admission requirements (2026/27 intake) · Verified August 14, 2026

Design publishes an unchanged competitive range across two cycles: "low 70s to mid 80s" for regular and mature admission in both 2025/26 and 2026/27, and 2.5 to 3.3 for previous post-secondary admission. Academic requirements are ELA 30-1 or 75% in ELA 30-2 plus four subjects from Group A, B, C or D, at a 65 percent overall average.

Two identical published cycles is a useful stability signal, but MacEwan still states the competitive average "may change as applications are received."

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Design admission requirements and competitive criteria · Verified August 14, 2026

The deadlines chart lists Bachelor of Communication Studies separately for the Journalism major, the Professional Communication major, and the Public Relations major. All three close June 30 for Fall and November 30 for Winter. Choosing the wrong major line on the application is a real risk because each is a distinct admission stream.

MacEwan University: Admission dates and deadlines by program and intake · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan's Music department sits in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications and describes itself as "one of the few music programs in North America that combines studies in jazz and popular music." It offers four majors—composition, general, performance, and recording/production—and students can exit with a diploma after two years. Entry requires ELA 30-1 or 75% in ELA 30-2 plus four Group A, B, C or D subjects at a 65 percent average, and the Fall deadline is June 30.

MacEwan University: Music department: jazz and popular music majors · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan announced that "the beloved Conservatory of Music will transfer from MacEwan University to Edmonton's Francis Winspear Centre for Music," effective June 30, 2025. The Conservatory served roughly 2,000 students of all ages with more than 100 teachers. Applicants researching MacEwan music should not count Conservatory lessons, spaces, or programming as part of the university offering.

The announcement does not say the degree-granting Music department moved—it did not. The Bachelor of Music remains a MacEwan degree in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications.

MacEwan University: Conservatory of Music transfers to the Francis Winspear Centre for Music · Verified August 14, 2026

Published 2026/27 totals, each including the Residence Life fee of $100 for a 4-month term or $200 for an 8- or 12-month term: two-bedroom suite $3,880 / $6,710 / $9,058; four-bedroom suite $4,116 / $7,105 / $9,600; bachelor suite $4,930 / $8,499 / $11,477. "There is no extra charge for heat, electricity, water or high-speed Internet." The 2025/26 comparison rates are still published alongside—an 8-month two-bedroom rose from $6,400 to $6,710.

MacEwan labels these "subject to change." Use the 2026/27 column as the planning baseline for Fall 2027 and expect a similar year-over-year increase.

MacEwan University: Residence suite costs for 2025/26 and 2026/27 · Verified August 14, 2026

The 2026-27 residence agreement sets a $60 non-refundable application fee due on application and a $400 Confirmation Fee that "will become part of Accommodation Fee Payment"—it is credited toward the residence bill, not an extra cost on top of it. The Residence Life Fee is $100 per term for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027. Other posted fees: room change $120, storage $350, improper check-out $150 plus $50 per day, early move-in or extension $50 per night, and personal content plus liability insurance at $40 per term and a $5 policy fee, with an opt-out on proof of alternate coverage. Early withdrawal is charged at the cost of the entire contract.

MacEwan University: 2026-27 residence agreement: fee schedule and contract periods · Verified August 14, 2026

The agreement sets five contract periods: Fall August 28 to December 19, 2026; Winter January 4 to April 23, 2027; Fall/Winter August 28, 2026 to April 23, 2027; 12-month August 28, 2026 to August 25, 2027; and Spring/Summer April 30 to August 25, 2027. A Fall/Winter contract does not cover the winter break gap between terms in the way a 12-month contract does.

MacEwan University: 2026-27 residence agreement: fee schedule and contract periods · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan publishes priority housing, not a guarantee. First-year students entering the first year of a full-time program qualify for priority assignment in a shared suite only if they apply for an 8-month or 12-month term and submit by April 1. Two-bedroom and four-bedroom suites are the shared suites; of bachelor suites MacEwan says "while it is not impossible for new residents to be assigned a bachelor suite, it is unlikely." You can apply before you have your official acceptance letter, and offers for Fall/Winter or 12-month contracts arrive between April and August. Residence admission "is now limited to students attending MacEwan University."

MacEwan University: Residence application, priority housing, and housing offers · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan's residence cost page lists a fridge with freezer, stove top, microwave, and dining table and chairs as included in the suite, alongside a double bed, bedside table, closet organizer, workstation with desk chair, and window coverings, plus high-efficiency washers and dryers, residence assistants, social and study lounges, and a games room on shared floors. Neither the cost page nor the 2026-27 residence agreement imposes a meal plan, so budget groceries separately rather than a fixed dining charge.

MacEwan University: Residence suite costs for 2025/26 and 2026/27 · Verified August 14, 2026

Not yet published. The comparison page currently shows only the 2025/26 and 2026/27 columns and states that costs are subject to change and that new rates will be posted when available.

Budget with the labelled 2026/27 column and re-check the compare-costs page and the next residence agreement before treating any figure as a Fall 2027 quote.

MacEwan University: Residence suite costs for 2025/26 and 2026/27 · Verified August 14, 2026

"All MacEwan University campuses are accessible by public transit." Campus is a few blocks from both of Edmonton's light rail lines—the Metro Line at MacEwan Station and the Capital Line at Corona Station. The U-Pass is a mandatory service provided by the Students' Association of MacEwan University and covers Edmonton, Strathcona County, St. Albert, Leduc, Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove, and Beaumont transit in each term you are enrolled in classes.

MacEwan University: Public transit, the U-Pass, and LRT access to campus · Verified August 14, 2026

The 2026/27 fee schedule charges a $182.50 U-Pass Fee each Fall, Winter, and Spring/Summer term to every student enrolled in an on-campus program and registered in at least one credit. It provides unlimited use of regular transit services, excluding special events and contracted or charter services, and SAMU administers it.

MacEwan University: 2026/27 mandatory term fees, SAMU fees, and admission fees · Verified August 14, 2026

The Students' Association of MacEwan University is "a statutory corporation established under section 93 of the Post-secondary Learning Act." Its General Membership, Affiliate, and Ponoka fees fund SAMU-led initiatives, student resources, and advocacy, while the $35.00 per-term Building Levy repays the SAMU Building's mortgage and covers required maintenance. SAMU also administers the U-Pass and the mandatory health and dental insurance plans.

MacEwan notes SAMU fees are set by SAMU and are subject to change, with detail published on samu.ca rather than macewan.ca.

MacEwan University: 2026/27 mandatory term fees, SAMU fees, and admission fees · Verified August 14, 2026

The $107.12 per-term Sport and Wellness Fee "provides students a membership to Sport and Wellness, funding for Recreation programming and Griffins Athletics." It is not applicable to programs offered at a campus outside Edmonton. MacEwan describes the Griffins as "high-performance, competitive university teams," supported by the Griff 1971 Fund for equipment, scholarships, uniforms, and travel.

MacEwan's own domain redirects macewan.ca/griffins off-site, so team lists, conference membership, and schedules are not published on a first-party macewan.ca page and are not repeated here.

MacEwan University: 2026/27 mandatory term fees, SAMU fees, and admission fees · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan's campus life page describes "visiting speakers, student presentations, Griffins games, theatre and musical performances, art exhibits, SAMU events—and so much more," and points students to arts, culture, recreation, and opportunity sections.

MacEwan does not publish a club count on this page. Confirm any specific club is active with SAMU before planning around it.

MacEwan University: Campus life: events, Griffins games, and SAMU programming · Verified August 14, 2026

Board of Governors-approved 2026/27 per-credit rates: $214 for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, and Bachelor of Social Work; $250 for the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing, and Bachelor of Music; and $293 for the Bachelor of Communication Studies and Bachelor of Design. University transfer programming is $191 per credit. A 15-credit term therefore costs $3,210, $3,750, or $4,395 in tuition alone.

MacEwan University: 2026/27 Board-approved tuition rates by program · Verified August 14, 2026

International undergraduate tuition for 2026/27 is $941 per credit, but Fall and Winter terms carry a minimum charge of $8,469 for anything from 1 to 9 credits—so a part-time international term costs the same as a nine-credit one. Charges scale from 10 credits ($9,410) up to 20 credits ($18,820). Spring/Summer terms are billed at $941 per credit from the first credit, and English as an Additional Language is $421 per credit.

The nine-credit floor is the single most-missed line in MacEwan's international budget: dropping to part-time saves no tuition in Fall or Winter.

MacEwan University: 2026/27 Board-approved tuition rates by program · Verified August 14, 2026

Per-term mandatory non-instructional fees for 2026/27: Medical Clinic $10.30, Mental Health $15.00, Registrarial Service $18.90, and Sport and Wellness $107.12. SAMU fees add a General Membership Fee of $13.50 per credit to a maximum of $202.50 per term, a $35.00 Building Levy, and a $182.50 U-Pass fee. Insurance adds $114.75 for health and $93.37 for dental per term, plus MyLegalPlan at $18.00 per academic year and a $3.50 Global Education Fee per term from nine credits.

Health and dental fees are charged to full-time and part-time students alike, with an opt-out for students who hold comparable coverage.

MacEwan University: 2026/27 mandatory term fees, SAMU fees, and admission fees · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan publishes the same figures for 2025/26 and 2026/27: a $110 Application for Admission Fee, a $400 Admissions Confirmation Deposit for domestic applicants, and a $1,000 Admission Confirmation Deposit for international applicants. Both deposits are applied towards tuition rather than charged on top of it. The Outbound Exchange Student Application Fee is $100.

MacEwan University: 2026/27 mandatory term fees, SAMU fees, and admission fees · Verified August 14, 2026

Four automatic domestic tiers by admission average—Chancellor's 95-100%, President's 90-94.99%, Provost's 85-89.99%, Dean's 80-84.99%. You are considered automatically if you apply for admission by the scholarship deadline (Fall March 1, Winter July 1), are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person, and are entering a degree program directly from high school. Fall awards are disbursed in two equal instalments; you must hold 12 credits in each of Fall and Winter by the September add/drop deadline, and complete 12 Fall credits with a minimum 2.0 GPA to receive the Winter instalment. The award renews automatically in years 2 to 4 on the required GPA and course load.

Students entering directly from high school with dual credit courses are told to contact awards@macewan.ca to confirm eligibility.

MacEwan University: Chancellor's Scholarship Series entrance scholarship criteria · Verified August 14, 2026

In the Faculty of Nursing, only students who meet the Chancellor's Scholarship requirements receive the offer at time of admission; President's and Provost's awards are decided after the program starts, by next-highest averages, up to a combined total of 60 awards across the three tiers for that faculty. In the Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications, students may also be selected on an outstanding audition and/or portfolio, with the academic criteria still applying. If your admission average changes, MacEwan adjusts the scholarship and re-notifies you before the term starts.

MacEwan University: Chancellor's Scholarship Series entrance scholarship criteria · Verified August 14, 2026

International students entering a degree program are placed in the same four tiers using either an admission average or an admission grade point average: Chancellor's 95-100% or AGPA above 3.99, President's 90-94.99% or 3.90-3.99, Provost's 85-89.99% or 3.70-3.89, Dean's 80-84.99% or 3.50-3.69, on the same March 1 and July 1 deadlines. Funding is finite: "if there are more qualified students than funds available, scholarships are awarded beginning with the highest averages until funds are exhausted." Starting in Fall 2026, international students must apply to be considered for the Chancellor's Continuing Scholarship Series.

MacEwan University: Chancellor's Scholarship Series entrance scholarship criteria · Verified August 14, 2026

Not quoted here. MacEwan's entrance scholarship page publishes the tiers, criteria, disbursement rules, and renewal conditions but no award amounts; the dollar values live on individual award detail pages that did not return a value when verified. Plan on the tier you qualify for and confirm the amount from your award notification email.

Third-party sites quote specific Chancellor's, President's, Provost's and Dean's amounts. None was confirmable from a first-party MacEwan page on this date, so no figure is published in this guide.

MacEwan University: Chancellor's Scholarship Series entrance scholarship criteria · Verified August 14, 2026

Not yet published. The Academic Calendar's tuition page is on its 2026-2027 Edition and states the rates are for the 2026/27 academic year as approved by the MacEwan University Board of Governors. Use the domestic and international estimators with your exact program and credit load rather than extrapolating a rate.

Budget with the labelled 2026/27 schedule and re-check the calendar before treating any figure as a Fall 2027 quote.

MacEwan University: 2026/27 Board-approved tuition rates by program · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan's university co-operative education route sits in the Bachelor of Commerce and covers Accounting, Human Resources Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, Legal Studies in Business, and Supply Chain Management. Accounting majors may apply during their first or second year; all other majors apply in their first semester at MacEwan. Admission is not guaranteed to all qualified applicants, and MacEwan states the placements are "not entry level roles."

This is an internal, quota-limited application after you start—not a direct-entry co-op stream you can choose from high school.

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Commerce co-operative education · Verified August 14, 2026

Every applicant needs "a minimum of 650 hours of paid work experience within the past three years." Accounting students must complete ACCT 311, ACCT 322, and FNCE 301 with a 3.00 GPA before being eligible for a work term. The route adds four Co-operative Education courses to the degree.

The 650-hour requirement is the gate most high-school applicants overlook—part-time paid work during Grade 11 and 12 counts toward it.

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Commerce co-operative education · Verified August 14, 2026

"You will be charged a fee of $537 for each co-op course." With four co-op courses in the route, that is the incremental co-op charge on top of regular degree tuition.

Fee amounts change with the fee schedule; confirm the figure for the year you enter co-op.

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Commerce co-operative education · Verified August 14, 2026

Communication Studies students take a required 3-credit professional field placement of 180 to 250 hours, with the exact hours varying by major and program-of-study year, usually at the end of third year. Eligibility requires 84 completed credits including BCSC 306: Ethical Practice and Portfolio with a minimum grade of C-, attendance at a field placement information session, and a completed Field Placement Description form. International students on an out-of-country or vulnerable-population placement have extra permit and IRCC panel-physician medical requirements.

MacEwan University: Bachelor of Communication Studies professional field placement · Verified August 14, 2026

MacEwan publishes four categories of experiential learning: student research, experiential coursework, Work-Integrated Learning, and Education Abroad. Its public pages describe the purpose—connecting "what you study in class with real-world, hands-on experience"—without publishing program counts, placement lengths, or paid-versus-unpaid breakdowns.

No MacEwan work-integrated learning participation rate or employment outcome figure is published on these pages, so none is quoted here. Ask the program's academic advisor for program-level placement detail.

MacEwan University: Experiential learning categories across MacEwan programs · Verified August 14, 2026