INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK A HELPING HAND students attend BU at campuses in Brandon and Winnipeg. Notable graduates of Brandon University include Tommy Student Services will help you achieve your academic goals. Douglas, known as the father of medicare in Canada; Juno We have many services conveniently located near the centre of Award winning composer Jocelyn Morlock; Brian Pallister, nd campus. We can help you succeed through: Academic Advising, the 22 Premier of the Province of Manitoba; and International Counselling, The Academic Skills Centre (Writing, Math, Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame coach Andy Murray. Learning Skills), Career Planning and Placement, and Student Accessibility Services. A BIT ABOUT BRANDON HOME AWAY FROM HOME Second-largest city in Manitoba Enjoy the convenience of residence. Sleep in! The cozy BU campus is just a few city blocks in size, so you’re always steps More than 2,000 hours of sunshine every year away from your classes and our Healthy Living Centre. Choose from a wide selection of menu items at three different 58,000 people reside in the on‑campus dining locations: Harvest Hall (our main dining Brandon hall), Charley Biggs’ and the canteen at the Healthy Living metro area Centre. There are over 200 organized activities, social CANADA opportunities and other events for those living in residence. HISTORY OF BRANDON UNIVERSITY BRANDON Brandon University was founded as Brandon College in 1899. The cornerstone for the Original Building was laid in 1900, We respect the treaties that were made on these lands followed by the opening of Clark Hall in 1906. Brandon College and acknowledge that Brandon University is located on held affiliations with McMaster University and the University Treaty 2 lands. Our Winnipeg site is located on Treaty of Manitoba, granting degrees through those institutions before 1 lands. On behalf of Brandon University, you are welcomed to the traditional homelands of the Dakota, receiving its charter as a university in 1967. The first class to Anishanabek, Oji-Cree, Cree and Métis peoples. receive Brandon University degrees graduated in 1968, and BU grew rapidly in the ensuing years. Today, more than 3,500 2 STUDENT PROFILE LING JIN, CHINA Master of Education “My experience of studying at Brandon University has been the most memorable period in my academic life. The first half year of language studying in the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program helped me to adjust to living and studying in Canada. Speaking and listening are usually the two biggest obstacles for students whose first languages is not English. I believe, I was adequately prepared through the EAP program to be successful as a student at BU. ” THE BU COMMUNITY ► SUPPORT & SHARE: Share your experiences with other students and continue to learn about the world around you through It’s easy for you to meet new people and stay busy at BU. There supportive clubs and collectives like the LGBTTQ* Collective, are are more than 50 clubs and collectives on our campus, the Varsity Christian Fellowship, and the Women’s Collective. providing fun activities and valuable life experience. Many are organized through your Brandon University Students’ Union. ► LEARN: Take your education to the next level by joining a SOMETHING FOR YOU department club or society. It’s more than a club; you will mingle with people who share your interests. If you are just starting out at university or are a senior preparing for graduation, BU offers many ► VOLUNTEER: Opportunities like Enactus, the Brandon University Aboriginal Student Council or the World University Service of opportunities for you to expand your mind and Canada help you make a positive difference in peoples’ lives while share experiences with your fellow students. you gain skills and experience that will look great on your résumé. And BU’s student newspaper, The Quill, is a great place for writers FIRST-YEAR ORIENTATION and photographers. STUDENT LEADERSHIP The International Students’ Collective of Brandon University, or ISC for short, was established to bring together the greatly diverse THE EVANS THEATRE international community at Brandon University and to support international causes on campus. The ISC works to bring elements ATHLETICS from our distinct and richly diverse cultural backgrounds to share them with the Brandon University community at a cultural and BU BOOKSTORE social level. The Collective organizes events that promote diversity and multiculturalism on campus and voices the concerns of the BU SENIOR COLLOQUIUM international students at Brandon University. The ISC is organized by an executive, which comprises of a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and several other volunteers. Everyone is CLASSICAL, JAZZ welcome at ISC! CONCERTS & RECITALS ► TAKE A BREAK: Maybe you just want to unwind and take a break ART SHOWS from your studies by joining the BU Gaming Association (look it up, it’s very cool). 3 International Admission Requirements WE WELCOME WHAT YOU NEED the institution. English language STUDENTS FROM proficiency test scores must come from Application for admission to Brandon the examination authority. ALL NATIONS University is based on certificates from out of country and will be considered All documents become the property Brandon University is home to a on their merits. of Brandon University. If you are in growing number of international your final year of high school you need students who come from throughout In general, if you are from outside Canada to include a letter from the Principal the world for the opportunities and apply for admission to Brandon or designate attesting that you will provided by a BU education. More than University you are required to have met graduate from high school before the 200 international students study every the minimum requirements for admission start of University. Transcripts not in year at Brandon University. to a University in the country in which English must be translated by a certified you graduated from high school. translator along with a note indicating they received the documents in a In addition, you must also have met the sealed envelope. The original official academic requirements set out by the transcript and the translation must be Nigeria China Jamaica faculty or school at Brandon University sent to the Admissions Office. to which you are seeking admission. Official documents must be submitted in order to confirm any such offer. UNITED STATES Ghana U.S.A. Final official transcripts must be sent from your high school, degree granting Oh, say can you C? If you’re coming to BU These countries sent BU institution, Examination Authority from the United States, we’ll be looking the most international students. or from you, providing the transcript for your High School Diploma (‘C’ average) remains in the sealed envelope from on five subjects including English. Regular Session International Student Enrolment Undergraduate and Graduate Students Combined 350 345 300 250 263 200 201 150 159 163 Number of Students of Number 147 137 132 135 100 120 50 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXEMPT COUNTRIES REQUIREMENT Countries exempt from English language proficiency Except those from exempted countries, International students requirements: whose mother tongue is not English will be required to submit evidence acceptable to the University or faculty in English. The ► Antigua & Barbuda ► Leeward Islands 1 Admissions Office will not accept English proficiency results ► Australia ► Lesotho ► Bahamas ► Malawi more than two‑years old. The following are accepted: ► Barbados ► Malta ► Belize ► Mauritius Test* Undergraduate Graduate ► Bermuda ► New Zealand ► Botswana ► Nigeria C1 176 Not Applicable Advanced ► British Solomon Island ► Norfolk Island ► British West Indies ► Northern Ireland C2 176 176 Proficiency ► Canada ► Pitcairn Islands ► Canal Zone (USA) ► Scotland CAEL 60 60 CAEL CE ► Cayman Islands ► Sierra Leone CanTEST 4.5 (reading & listening) See EAP. ► Channel Islands ► St. Kitts 4.0 (speaking & writing) ► Christmas Island ► St. Lucia English for Successful Successful completion of ► Cook Island ► St. Vincent Academic completion of Tier Tier 4 with 75% in each ► Dominica ► South Africa Purposes 4 for undergraduate course plus CanTEST ► England ► Swaziland (EAP) students. minimum scores as ► Eire ► Trinidad & Tobago program described above for Graduate students. ► Falkland Island ► Turks & Caicos Island IELTS 6.5 overall 6.5 overall ► Fiji Island ► Uganda ► Ghana ► United Kingdom MELAB 80 80 ► Gibraltar ► United States PTEA 58 60 ► Gilbert & Ellice Island ► Virgin Island (USA) TOEFL 550 (paper-based test) 567 (paper-based) ► Grenada ► Virgin Island (UK) with a minimum score 86 (Internet-based) ► Guam (USA) ► Wake-Midway Island (USA) of 50 in each testing section. ► Guyana ► Wales ► Ireland ► Windward Islands 2 80 (Internet-based test) with a minimum ► Isle of Man ► Zambia score of 20 in each ► Jamaica ► Zimbabwe testing section. ► Kenya All documents submitted must be official. Brandon University will accept documents that 1. Leeward Island includes Antigua, Angulla, Barbuda, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts, St. Martin, , have been sent from the granting institution only. We will not accept e‑mailed, photocopied, and the British Virgin Islands. 2. Windward Islands include Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, notarized or attested documents. * Requirements subject to change. See BrandonU.ca/Future- Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, The Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago.