St. Thomas University

Published. STU's application-steps page carries a heading for "Admission for September 2027" with named deadlines: Bachelor of Arts August 31, 2027, Bachelor of Applied Arts February 15, 2027, Bachelor of Education December 1, 2026, Master of Social Work January 30, 2027, and Bachelor of Social Work January 31, 2027. The same page notes that admission for September 2026 remains open until August 31, 2026.

STU admits directly rather than through OUAC, so there is no province-wide Ontario deadline to reconcile. Costs, awards, and residence dates are still published only for 2026–2027.

St. Thomas University: Application steps and September 2027 admission deadlines · Verified August 15, 2026

STU describes itself as "a primarily undergraduate university dedicated to community and excellence in liberal arts education" located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and states that "our small size is the reason we are able to give each student a big experience." Its mission language centres teaching and learning, a humanistic approach, and experiential education rather than a portfolio of professional faculties.

There is no direct-entry engineering, business, nursing, or science degree at STU. If a student needs one, STU is the wrong shortlist entry regardless of average.

St. Thomas University: About STU: mission, liberal arts identity, and size framing · Verified August 15, 2026

STU's history page reports growth from fewer than 500 students, 22 faculty, and three buildings in 1964 to approximately 1,600 students, 90 full-time faculty, and 10 buildings. Academic and residential buildings named there include George Martin Hall, Harrington Hall, Holy Cross House, Vanier Hall, Edmund Casey Hall, Sir James Dunn Hall, the J.B. O'Keefe Fitness Centre, Brian Mulroney Hall, and Margaret Norrie McCain Hall.

These counts sit on a narrative history page with no stated census year. Treat them as scale indicators, not an audited annual enrolment report.

St. Thomas University: History of STU: UNB federation agreement, campus, and scale · Verified August 15, 2026

A 1962 New Brunswick royal commission recommended that STU enter a federation agreement with the University of New Brunswick and relocate onto UNB's campus; the 1963 agreement provides that STU continues to grant its own degrees in arts and education, sets its own admission regulations, and retains control of the content and administration of its curriculum. STU opened its Fredericton premises on September 2, 1964.

Adjacency is real and practical, not cosmetic: STU's own new-student FAQ locates the Campus Bookstore in the UNB Student Union Building at 21 Pacey Drive and lists "HIL — Harriet Irving Library" in its campus lingo.

St. Thomas University: History of STU: UNB federation agreement, campus, and scale · Verified August 15, 2026

High school graduation by the end of August of the year of application, plus a minimum average of 70% on five successfully completed academic courses, one of which must be English 4U, with four remaining academic electives drawn from STU's published list. Where they exist, AP, IB, enriched, and French Immersion versions of those electives are acceptable substitutes, and other Grade 12 academic courses may be approved by the Admissions Office.

STU states plainly that "fulfilling these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the University." 70% is an eligibility floor, not an offer threshold.

St. Thomas University: Ontario high school admission requirements and approved electives · Verified August 15, 2026

Bachelor of Arts August 31, 2027; Bachelor of Applied Arts February 15, 2027; post-degree Bachelor of Education December 1, 2026; Master of Social Work January 30, 2027; Bachelor of Social Work January 31, 2027. STU states that a completed application, the application fee, and all supporting documents must be received by the Admissions Office by these deadlines.

August 31 is a final date, not a recommended one. Scholarship, residence, and study-permit timelines all run months earlier.

St. Thomas University: Application steps and September 2027 admission deadlines · Verified August 15, 2026

There is no OUAC step. Applicants create a future-student account at STU.ca/signup, start a new application from STU.ca/myaccount, and pay a $55 non-refundable application fee — $40 for applicants from New Brunswick. International applicants may instead apply through The Common Application. Canadian high school applicants upload a transcript to the applicant portal or have the school email admissions@stu.ca; checklists update within 3–5 business days once documents arrive.

St. Thomas University: Application steps and September 2027 admission deadlines · Verified August 15, 2026

The Bachelor of Arts is open to high school, transfer, returning, and adult-learner applicants. The Bachelor of Education requires a bachelor's degree from a recognized university or candidacy for that degree by May 15 of the year of application, and STU states there is no direct entry from high school. The Bachelor of Social Work requires a minimum of 60 credit hours in liberal arts courses from a recognized university, again with no direct entry from high school. The Master of Social Work is restricted to degree holders, and certificate programs carry special admission requirements with no direct high school entry.

St. Thomas University: Admission requirements by program and direct-entry limits · Verified August 15, 2026

Applicants whose primary language is not English may present TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB, CAEL, Cambridge English Qualifications, the Duolingo English Test, or PTE Academic, sent directly by the testing centre; STU's ETS institution code is 0803. To take five regular academic courses the published scores are TOEFL iBT 89 (paper 573), MELAB 80, IELTS 6.5, CAEL 60, Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency, Duolingo 115, and PTE 62+. A lower band — TOEFL iBT 61, MELAB 69, IELTS 5.0, CAEL 40/50, Cambridge B2 First, Duolingo 90, PTE 50–61 — makes an academically admissible applicant eligible for the ESL program instead.

The score requirement may be waived for applicants who graduate from a New Brunswick high school with 70% or higher in English 122 or 121; STU reserves the right to reassess English on arrival and may require credit-bearing English Language Support courses.

St. Thomas University: International admissions, English proficiency, and country criteria · Verified August 15, 2026

International applicants must show academic strength in a college or university preparatory high school program with subject distribution and standing comparable to Canadian applicants, and STU also weighs achievement and class rank. STU encourages applications and supporting documents by June 1 for September admission and October 1 for January admission, warning that later applicants risk insufficient time for study permits and that embassy processing can take up to three months.

June 1 is guidance, not the deadline — the published Bachelor of Arts deadline for September 2027 remains August 31, 2027. Applying to the guidance date is the safer plan.

St. Thomas University: International admissions, English proficiency, and country criteria · Verified August 15, 2026

Both pages agree that AP grades of 4 or 5, higher-level IB subject grades of 5, 6, or 7, and GCE Advanced Level final grades of C or higher earn transfer credit. They disagree on the AP cap: the Canadian high school requirements page groups AP with IB diploma and GCE students at a maximum of 30 credit hours on a 120 credit-hour degree, while the international admissions page states AP students are eligible for a maximum of 18 credit hours and reserves 30 for IB diploma and GCE Advanced Level students.

Do not plan a shortened degree on the 30-credit reading. Get the AP maximum confirmed in writing by admissions@stu.ca before declining a course or a year, and note STU's own advice to check with graduate and professional schools about how non-university credit affects later applications.

St. Thomas University: Canadian high school requirements and AP/IB/GCE transfer credit · Verified August 15, 2026

Admitted Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Arts students reply to the offer in the applicant portal and pay a non-refundable $100 CAD admission confirmation deposit by credit card, which is applied to tuition. The same next-steps sequence covers submitting a residence preference profile, applying for scholarships and bursaries, first-year course registration in the spring, sending final transcripts, and contacting Student Accessibility Services before June 30 where accommodations are needed.

The live next-steps page still shows the September 2026 intake's March 1, 2026 award deadline, so read its dates as last cycle's and its process as current.

St. Thomas University: Next steps for accepted students: deposit, residence, awards · Verified August 15, 2026

A four-year, 120 credit-hour liberal arts degree. STU states the degree "will start to take shape once you declare your major at the end of your second year," that students may major in more than one subject, that minors carry fewer courses than majors, and that honours — applied for in upper years for students considering graduate school — demands more courses including advanced-level work and often a thesis. Interdisciplinary minors are earned by taking suggested courses from several disciplines around a common theme.

Late major declaration is the design, not a delay. Applicants who need a locked first-year professional cohort should compare that against a direct-entry program elsewhere.

St. Thomas University: Bachelor of Arts structure, departments, and subject inventory · Verified August 15, 2026

Social sciences: Anthropology, Business and Social Entrepreneurship, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics, Gerontology, International Relations, Law Politics and Society, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Sustainability and Environmental Studies, and Women's Studies and Gender Studies. Humanities: Catholic Studies, Communications and Public Policy, Digital Media and Creative Arts, Disability Aging and Human Rights, English Language and Literature, English as a Second Language, Fine Arts, French, Great Books, History, Human Rights, Interdisciplinary Studies, the Interdisciplinary Major in Humanities, Irish Studies, Journalism, Native Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, and Spanish and Latin American Studies. Additional course options include Education, Social Work, Italian, Japanese, Maliseet, Latin, and Mathematics.

Departmental listing is not the same as major, minor, honours, and certificate availability in a given year. Confirm the exact credential in the academic calendar before committing.

St. Thomas University: Bachelor of Arts structure, departments, and subject inventory · Verified August 15, 2026

STU teaches criminology in a liberal arts context covering theory, corrections, victimology, police, courts, youth at risk, and criminal procedure. Its published differentiators are small classes emphasizing discussion and debate, lectures and seminars "always taught by professors — not teaching assistants," faculty drawn from criminology, law, psychology, bioethics, and sociology, and faculty expertise in wrongful convictions, the death penalty, missing and murdered Indigenous women, family violence, drug policy, and crime in popular media. Research and service internships with criminal justice agencies and NGOs are offered, alongside courses that visit courtrooms, correctional facilities, and law enforcement agencies.

St. Thomas University: Criminology and Criminal Justice program page · Verified August 15, 2026

STU states that its is "the only English-language Journalism program in New Brunswick." The curriculum covers writing, presentation, and production alongside podcasting, documentaries, and digital journalism; faculty include award-winning journalists still working as reporters, producers, and commentators. STU hosts the annual Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism, past lecturers including Nahlah Ayed, Daniel Dale, Stephanie Nolen, Emily Bell, and Nelofer Pazira. Upper-year students have the opportunity to complete an internship with the CBC, some with work broadcast on CBC channels, and many journalism students write for the student newspaper, The Aquinian.

St. Thomas University: Journalism program page · Verified August 15, 2026

STU states its Great Books program "is one of few in Canada and is one of the only programs that allows students to complete a major or honours in the field." Courses are team-taught by two professors and read across novels, histories, poems, autobiographies, and Supreme Court cases around themes such as freedom, human nature, love and friendship, and technology. Because it is interdisciplinary, Great Books students complete a second major.

St. Thomas University: Great Books program page · Verified August 15, 2026

Aquinas is a discussion-based, strictly first-year seminar programme with no lectures. It links three first-year courses — English, Political Science, and Philosophy — whose professors collaborate on the reading list and co-lead discussion, while leaving room for two more classes per semester. Completing it awards first-year credit in all three subjects and leaves the student free to major in any discipline in second year. STU calls the team-taught seminar model "unique in Canada" and says Aquinas alumni have won Rhodes Scholarships, Governor General's Medals, and Canada Graduate Scholarships. Students wanting a more traditional format can instead take Great Books 1006: Great Thinkers and Writers.

St. Thomas University: Aquinas: Great Books first-year seminar programme · Verified August 15, 2026

The School of Social Work offers the Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Social Work, the Mi'kmaq Wolastoqey BSW, and certificates. The School of Education runs a 10-month post-degree Bachelor of Education in which teacher candidates complete two field placements at different grade levels in New Brunswick. The Bachelor of Applied Arts programs are offered in conjunction with the New Brunswick Community College. The Bachelor of Arts (Aviation Stream) combines undergraduate study with ground and flight training in partnership with MFC Training's Fredericton campus and is described by STU as "one of the few of its kind in Canada." Study abroad runs through partner universities for a semester or year, or two-to-four-week travel-study trips with a professor.

St. Thomas University: Academic programs: BA, Social Work, Education, Aviation, Applied Arts · Verified August 15, 2026

STU houses students in Harrington Hall, Vanier Hall, and Holy Cross House. All three are located centrally on campus with access to classes, faculty offices, the library, the fitness centre, study spaces, and campus events, and all include shared kitchens, lounges, and study spaces. Residence advisors and house committee members live in the buildings, and the Residence Life Office is in George Martin Hall, Room 303.

St. Thomas University: Living on Campus: residence buildings and reservation rule · Verified August 15, 2026

STU tells accepted applicants "If you've applied and been accepted to STU, we reserved you a spot in residence," and asks them to complete the residence reservation by April 15 to confirm intent to live in residence. The reservation is submitted through the applicant portal under the "Next Steps" tab, and STU states that the earlier the residence preference profile is received, the more likely it can meet stated preferences.

The live page states April 15 without a year. The guarantee follows acceptance, so the practical lever is an early offer plus an early reservation — not the deadline itself.

St. Thomas University: Living on Campus: residence buildings and reservation rule · Verified August 15, 2026

Not yet published. STU's future-student dates page still runs the September 2026 cycle, ending with the April 15, 2026 residence reservation and guarantee deadline, April 15, 2026 first-year course registration, and the May 23, 2026 Accepted STUdent event. No September 2027 residence reservation, deposit, guarantee, or room-selection dates appear on it.

Plan against the labelled 2026–2027 rates and the mid-April reservation pattern, then re-check the dates page and the applicant portal once STU opens the Fall 2027 housing cycle.

St. Thomas University: Future student dates, open houses, and residence guarantee date · Verified August 15, 2026

Holy Cross House: double $6,340, single $9,607, single ensuite $10,662. Harrington Hall and Vanier Hall: double $6,795, single $10,104, single ensuite $11,159. Windsor Street is priced separately at $5,894. Other residence charges are laundry $65, house dues $50, and mini-fridge rental at $125 for a single or $62.50 for a double.

St. Thomas University: Schedule of Fees 2026-2027: tuition, residence, meal plan, fees · Verified August 15, 2026

STU publishes a single residence plan for 2026–2027: the 7 Day All Access Plan with $100 Flex Dollars at $5,996. Meal plan refunds are determined by Aramark Food Services rather than by the university's own refund schedule.

St. Thomas University: Schedule of Fees 2026-2027: tuition, residence, meal plan, fees · Verified August 15, 2026

Students who withdraw from residence but continue to live in Fredericton and attend university remain responsible for 100% of their residence charges — a rule STU states applies to "STU, UNB, and NBCC students living in any STU residence." Students withdrawing from the university are refunded 50% of first-semester room cost by September 30 and 25% by October 31, and 50% of second-semester cost by January 31 and 25% by February 28; after those dates the full semester charge stands.

The wording is also the clearest first-party confirmation that STU residences house students from the neighbouring UNB and NBCC campuses.

St. Thomas University: Schedule of Fees 2026-2027: tuition, residence, meal plan, fees · Verified August 15, 2026

STU publishes an annual full-year rate rather than a per-credit price for full-time students, and states the fee "include[s] all the regular charges of the university for the full academic year for registration, tuition, libraries and other academic services, athletics, creative arts, and accident insurance." Bachelor of Arts $9,224 Canadian and $21,135 international; post-degree Bachelor of Education $13,110 and $26,782; part-time per three credit-hour course $926 and $1,917. Full-time status is defined as enrolment in a minimum of three courses (nine credit hours) with full tuition paid.

"Flat" describes the full-time annual rate, not a total cost — the same schedule adds student, health, technology, facility, and bus-pass fees on top.

St. Thomas University: Schedule of Fees 2026-2027: tuition, residence, meal plan, fees · Verified August 15, 2026

Bachelor of Social Work $10,441 Canadian and $21,403 international; Master of Social Work $1,170 and $2,393 per three credit-hour course. The Bachelor of Arts (Aviation Stream) charges standard full-time BA tuition in first year; once flight training begins, usually in second year, the blended rate is STU tuition of $6,918 Canadian or $15,851 international plus MFC Training of $39,578 or $35,978, for totals of $42,896 and $51,829.

The Aviation stream is roughly four to five times the cost of a standard BA year once flight training starts. Budget it as a flight-training cost with a degree attached, not as a BA variant.

St. Thomas University: Schedule of Fees 2026-2027: tuition, residence, meal plan, fees · Verified August 15, 2026

Students' Union $190 full-time ($31.75 per three credit-hour course), Facility Renewal $200, Technology $200, Universal Bus Pass $165, Mental Health $100, Welcome Week $95 for first-year students just out of high school, Student Health Centre $50, Students' Union media $33, and Recreation and Wellness $25. Program-specific charges include a $250 Journalism fee in third and fourth year and a $500 Education practicum fee. Health and dental are single $303.03 and $154.87 (family $635.11 and $277.73), with a separate $264 international student health plan fee.

STU states that mandatory fees including the bus pass, media fee, Welcome Week fee, and Students' Union fee are not pro-rated on withdrawal.

St. Thomas University: Schedule of Fees 2026-2027: tuition, residence, meal plan, fees · Verified August 15, 2026

Not yet published. The live schedule is headed "Schedule of Fees 2026-2027," and its operational dates — fees posting to student accounts the week of August 17, 2026, enrolment confirmation by September 18, 2026, and balances due January 15, 2027 — all belong to that year. No 2027–2028 rates, deposits, or deadlines appear.

Budget from the labelled 2026–2027 schedule and re-check the tuition page before treating any figure as a Fall 2027 quote.

St. Thomas University: Schedule of Fees 2026-2027: tuition, residence, meal plan, fees · Verified August 15, 2026

An admissions average of 80% or higher earns automatic consideration for the renewable St. Thomas University Scholarship when the student applies for admission. STU publishes it as valued at up to $20,000, renewable for up to four years, with consideration given to academic achievement, leadership, extracurricular involvement, and community contributions. No separate application is needed, but a student must apply for admission to receive a scholarship assessment.

STU publishes "up to $20,000" as a four-year maximum and does not publish per-band values, so do not assume a specific first-year amount from an average.

St. Thomas University: Entrance scholarships, application-based awards, and bursaries · Verified August 15, 2026

STU offers application-based entrance awards valued between $500 and $100,000 over four years, and states that submitting one scholarship application puts a candidate in consideration for the majority of scholarships available. Unless otherwise specified, entrance awards are open to full-time first-year Bachelor of Arts candidates applying on their high school records, and international applicants with the equivalent of an 80% average or higher are also eligible. The selection committee primarily reviews the admission average and Grade 12 courses and levels — with Grade 11 performance where relevant — and may also weigh leadership, extracurricular involvement, geographical location, and community engagement.

St. Thomas University: Entrance scholarships, application-based awards, and bursaries · Verified August 15, 2026

Entrance bursaries are need-based, valued between $500 and $3,000 as a one-time award, and open to full-time Bachelor of Arts candidates applying from high school or as adult learners; the committee considers family capacity to contribute, employment situation, and any special needs. The scholarship and bursary application deadline is March 1, the form sits under the "Next Steps" tab of the applicant portal, and only students who have received an offer of admission and submitted their most up-to-date transcripts are eligible to apply.

The award application depends on already holding an offer, so a late admission application can cost the entire award catalogue even when the March 1 date is still open.

St. Thomas University: Entrance scholarships, application-based awards, and bursaries · Verified August 15, 2026

New international students who want a Provincial Attestation Letter must pay a $2,500 CAD non-refundable PAL deposit, which STU credits to first-year second-semester tuition rather than charging as an extra cost; $2,000 of it is refunded only when IRCC denies the study permit. New international students must pay full first-semester tuition by August 14, 2026. Students issued a PAL who simply decide not to attend receive no refund of first-semester tuition or the deposit, and refund requests after a permit refusal must be emailed to financialservices@stu.ca within 10 calendar days with the official IRCC refusal letter attached.

St. Thomas University: Schedule of Fees 2026-2027: tuition, residence, meal plan, fees · Verified August 15, 2026

A 10% tuition discount may be available when two or more immediate members of the same family attend STU concurrently on a full-time basis, though not for major scholarship recipients or dependents of university employees. Applicants aged 60 or older may apply for a 50% tuition rebate, and applicants 65 and older may audit undergraduate courses free of charge subject to available seating. STU will consider payment plans only for students who pay first-semester fees in full and can prove they can pay the remaining instalments, and applies a $50 late payment fee per unpaid term.

St. Thomas University: Schedule of Fees 2026-2027: tuition, residence, meal plan, fees · Verified August 15, 2026

STU Mental Health provides counselling, groups, programs, workshops, and trainings. Indigenous Student Services offers exchanges, employment, counselling, Elders in Residence, traditional ceremonies, guest speakers, workshops, conferences, and gatherings, anchored by weekly lunches in the Wabanaki Centre. Campus Ministry welcomes all students regardless of background or beliefs. On the academic side, Student Success Advisors handle both academic advising and career advising in any year, Accessibility Services arranges accommodations, the Writing Centre offers free consultations at any stage of the writing process, and the Registrar's Office runs degree audits and scholarship renewals.

St. Thomas University: Student supports: mental health, advising, accessibility, writing · Verified August 15, 2026

STU describes clubs and societies as student-led groups formed outside classes and open to all members of the STU community, and commits to supporting students who want to start one. Published groups include Enactus STU, the St. Thomas University Students' Union (STUSU), the International Students' Association (STUISA), the Q&A queer and ally society, Best Buddies, the Black Students' Association, the Community Outreach Club, the Debate Society, Frontier College, Global Brigades, the History Society, the Human Rights Group and Human Rights Initiative, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, the Mental Health Society, the Pre-Law Society, the Psychology Society, and Rotaract.

STU does not publish a total club count. Confirm a specific society is still active before choosing STU for it — several listed groups are shared with UNB.

St. Thomas University: Clubs and societies directory · Verified August 15, 2026

STU describes STUSU as "a democratically elected body, whose mission is to effectively represent and provide services to the students of St. Thomas University." Welcome Week is the annual experience for the incoming class, built around events that encourage school and house pride and connect first-year students with peers, and it is a dry week — an alcohol and cannabis ban that applies to all students regardless of age or year of study. A Clubs and Societies Fair runs during the week in Sir James Dunn Hall.

Sourced from STU's August 2025 new-student FAQ; the dry-week rule and STUSU description are stable, but confirm the current year's Welcome Week schedule before planning arrival.

St. Thomas University: New to STU FAQ: campus lingo, STUSU, and shared UNB facilities · Verified August 15, 2026

STU reports 180 student athletes competing on nine teams in six sports plus one club team, representing STU in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association and Atlantic University Sport conferences. The department was renamed Athletics and Recreation to reflect a broader fitness, wellness, and recreation mandate, with a weekly intramural program and free weekly fitness classes including yoga, Pilates, dance, and strength training. The J.B. O'Keefe Fitness Centre houses weight training and cardio equipment.

The team and athlete counts come from an August 2024 announcement and STU has not published an updated roster count on stu.ca. Verify the current sport list before choosing STU to play a specific varsity sport.

St. Thomas University: Change in Name and Expanded Focus for Athletics · Verified August 15, 2026

STU describes Fredericton as one of the Cultural Capitals of Canada with "small-town safety and big city beat." Published specifics: north- and south-side weekend farmers' markets, more than 115 stores uptown, more than 115 km of city-wide walking, biking, and running trails, Odell Park, kayak and canoe paddling on the St. John River, downhill skiing at Crabbe Mountain 40 minutes away with a shuttle, and STU's own Black Box Theatre alongside The Playhouse downtown. STU students get free admission to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and its roughly 3,000-piece permanent collection, and the Harvest Music Festival brings 350 artists and 125 performances on 23 stages within four city blocks each fall.

St. Thomas University: Living in Fredericton · Verified August 15, 2026

Not published. STU's pages repeatedly describe "small, engaging classes that emphasize personal interaction, discussion, and debate," "professors who know you by name," and lectures and seminars "always taught by professors — not teaching assistants," but no average class size, seminar cap, or student-faculty ratio appears on stu.ca. The only numeric scale figures are the history page's approximately 1,600 students and 90 full-time faculty.

Do not repeat a specific class-size number for STU from a ranking guide or aggregator. Ask admissions for the average enrolment in the first-year courses of the intended major.

St. Thomas University: Bachelor of Arts structure, departments, and subject inventory · Verified August 15, 2026

STU's Internship Program pairs academic study with paid professional work related to a student's academic and career interests, and "allows students to complete two paid internships during their studies" while completing the Bachelor of Arts. STU states it partners with more than 40 organizations, naming the Atlantic Human Rights Centre, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Canadian Mental Health Association, Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, Government of New Brunswick, Habitat for Humanity, Immigration Fredericton, John Howard Society, Multicultural Association of Fredericton, Nature Trust of New Brunswick, Charlotte Street Arts Centre, United for Literacy, and York Care Centre among others.

St. Thomas University: Internship Program: paid terms and partner organizations · Verified August 15, 2026

For the Summer 2026 intake, STU published that all opportunities were full-time at 35 hours per week for 12 weeks at $18 per hour, with applications closing March 1 at 11:59 PM and admitted students submitting resumes and cover letters directly to employers between March 2 and March 16. Eligibility ran across academic majors for students in good academic standing, domestic and international, capped at two paid terms for domestic students and three for international students, with preference for students who had completed at least one year at STU and had participated in at least one experiential-learning or on-campus employment program.

This is one intake's posted terms, not a guaranteed Fall 2027 wage, duration, employer, or placement. Selection is competitive and admission to the program does not guarantee a match.

St. Thomas University: Applications Now Open for Summer 2026 STU Internship Program · Verified August 15, 2026

STU's experiential-learning page lists Moot Court, Model United Nations, research with professors, the STU Cares Day of Action, Indigenous Experiential Learning, the Certificate in Experiential Learning and Community Engagement, the Certificate in Digital and Media Literacy, the Impact X social enterprise pitch competition, the Internship Program, and named course-based placements. No university-wide alternating co-op stream, work-term sequence, or co-op fee appears anywhere in that inventory.

Do not relabel STU's internships as co-op when comparing against Waterloo, Guelph, or Brock. The structures, guarantees, and fee models are not equivalent.

St. Thomas University: Experiential learning inventory · Verified August 15, 2026

STU states it offers "one of few undergraduate Moot Court experiences in the country," earning academic credit for writing legal briefs and arguing in simulated courtrooms. Students travel as delegates to the Harvard Model United Nations and volunteer with the John Peters Humphrey Model United Nations that STU hosts, and can complete research projects with professors — work STU notes is "reserved for graduate students at larger institutions." Impact X winners earn funding for their business plans. Named course-based placements include the Social Enterprise Work Study Placement, Radio and Podcasting, Building Regenerative Food Systems, the Internship Course in Human Rights and Communications and Public Policy, and Applied Forensic Anthropology.

St. Thomas University: Experiential learning inventory · Verified August 15, 2026

Not published. STU's internship, experiential-learning, and student-support pages describe programs, partners, and advising, but publish no graduate employment rate, placement rate, median starting salary, or internship-match rate. The Office of Experiential Learning and Career Development administers the internship intake, and Student Success Advisors provide career advising in any year of study.

Ask the Office of Experiential Learning and Career Development directly for the number of internship applicants versus placements in the most recent intake before treating two paid terms as an expectation.

St. Thomas University: Internship Program: paid terms and partner organizations · Verified August 15, 2026