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Computer Science and Science

University of New Brunswick · Fredericton

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Deadlines

See the published deadlines below.

Other deadline details
December 1Bachelor of Education (Fredericton) application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year
  • December 1
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January 31Concurrent Bachelor of Education (Saint John) and Bachelor of Social WorkRecurring annual · Every year
  • January 31
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March 31General application deadline for Fall termRecurring annual · Every year
  • March 31
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November 15General application deadline for Winter termRecurring annual · Every year
  • November 15
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February 15Nursing and Health Sciences application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year
  • February 15
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May 15Deadline to accept your offer of admission and pay your admission depositRecurring annual · Every year
  • May 15
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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • ENG4UEnglish
  • MHF4UAdvanced Functions60% min.
  • SCH4UChemistry60% min.
  • SPH4U / SBI4UOne of Physics, Biology or another provincially approved science
  • One elective Group 1, 2 or 4 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average of 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
  • UNB also accepts Math MCB4U and MGA4U together at a published minimum of 65%.
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Application steps
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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  2. Step 2Apply through UNB admissions
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. Step 3Canadian applicants: official academic transcripts
    • After applying, follow UNB's required-document notification. Official transcripts must come directly from the institution electronically or by mail. For MyCreds, share with UNB as a registered receiving organization rather than emailing a link.
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  4. Step 4Canadian applicant route: $65 CAD application fee
    • Non-refundable processing fee. A published recruitment-event waiver is tied to Fall 2026 entry; do not assume that dated waiver applies to later cycles.
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Applicant pathways
Alberta high-school academic requirements

Alberta secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Math 30-1 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Chemistry 30 and one of Biology 30, Physics 30 or another provincially approved science
  • One elective - Group 1, 2 or 4 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average of the marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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British Columbia high-school academic requirements

British Columbia secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12
  • Pre-Calculus 12 (min. grade of 65%)
  • Chemistry 12 and one of Anatomy and Physiology 12, Physics 12 or another provincially approved science
  • One elective - Group 1, 2 or 4 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average of the marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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Manitoba high-school academic requirements

Manitoba secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English Language Arts 40S
  • Pre-Calculus Math 40S (min. grade of 65%)
  • Chemistry 40S and one of Biology 40S, Physics 40S or another provincially approved science
  • One elective – Group 1, 2, or 4 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average of the marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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New Brunswick high-school academic requirements

New Brunswick secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English 122/Français 10411
  • Pre-Calculus A 120/Mathématiques 30331C or Math 30411B (min. grade of 60%)
  • Pre-Calculus B 120/Mathématiques 30411C (min grade of 65%)
  • Chemistry 122/Chimie 52411 and one of Biology 122/Biologie 53411/53421, Physics 122/Physique 51411 or another provincially approved science
  • One elective - Group 1, 2, or 4 (min grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average of the marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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Newfoundland and Labrador high-school academic requirements

Newfoundland and Labrador secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English 3201
  • Math 3200 (min. grade of 65%)
  • Chemistry 3203, and one of (Physics 3204, Biology 3201 or another provincially approved science)
  • One elective - Group 1, 2 or 4 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average of 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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Nova Scotia high-school academic requirements

Nova Scotia secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English 12
  • Pre-Calculus 12 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Chemistry 12, and one of (Grade 12 Physics, Biology, Geology or another provincially approved science)
  • 1 elective - Group 1, 2 or 4
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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NunavutNorthwest Territories high-school academic requirements

NunavutNorthwest Territories secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English Language Arts 30-1
  • Math 30-1 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Chemistry 30 and one of Biology 30, Physics 30 or another provincially approved science
  • One elective - Group 1, 2 or 4 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average of the marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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Yukon high-school academic requirements

Yukon secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Pre-Calculus 12 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Chemistry 12 and one of Anatomy and Physiology 12, Physics 12 or another provincially approved science
  • One elective - Group 1, 2 or 4 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average of the marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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Ontario high-school academic requirements

Ontario secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English 40U
  • Math MHF4U* (min. grade of 60%)
  • Chemistry SCH4U (min. grade of 60%)
  • One of Physics SPH4U, Biology SB14U or another provincially-approved science.
  • One elective Group 1, 2 or 4 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average of 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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Prince Edward Island high-school academic requirements

Prince Edward Island secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English 621
  • Math 621B (min. grade of 65%)
  • Chemistry 621, and one of (621 Physics, Biology or another provincially approved science)
  • One elective – Group 1, 2 or 4 (min. grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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Quebec high-school academic requirements

Quebec secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English 504 or 506
  • Math including Pre-Calculus CEGEP level (min. grade of 60%)
  • Chemistry 504
  • One of 504 Physics, Biology 500-level or another provincially-approved science
  • One elective - Group 1, 2 or 4
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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Saskatchewan high-school academic requirements

Saskatchewan secondary-school applicants to Computer Science and Science

  • English Language Arts 30
  • Pre-Calculus 30 (min. grade of 65%)
  • Chemistry 30, and one of Physics 30, Biology 30 or another provincially approved science
  • One elective - Group 1, 2, or 4 (Minimum grade of 60%)
  • Minimum admission average 75%
  • Senior-year Mathematics, Chemistry and another approved science course are required for admission to this program. The average marks in senior Mathematics, Chemistry and the best other science course must be at least 75%. Students who present only Chemistry will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.
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Application choice

Published entry for this degree

  • Select Computer Science/Science, Concurrent at Fredericton.
UNB Faculty of Computer Science application choices

Degree requirements

Complete graduation and progression requirements have not been mapped here. Check the university’s academic calendar.

Program facts

Academic minimum75% minimum
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Majors & specializations

Published Science majors in the concurrent BCS/BSc route.

Biology

BCS + BSc

Study biological sciences through upper-level biology lectures and laboratories.

Published requirements

Courses

Calendar’s typical first two years for the concurrent BCS/BSc. Upper years are planned with both advisors.

Year 1 · Common Computing and Science courses4 listed

Four additional first-year Science lectures and their labs depend on the intended major.

UNB Fredericton concurrent BCS/BSc calendar plan
Year 1 · Standard Calculus pair2 listed

Choose the standard pair or the enriched pair.

UNB Fredericton concurrent BCS/BSc calendar plan
Year 1 · Enriched Calculus pair2 listed

Alternative to the standard pair.

UNB Fredericton concurrent BCS/BSc calendar plan
Year 1 · Additional Computing choice3 listed

Choose CS 1543 or CS 1303. MATH 2203 can replace CS 1303, and Mathematics students are encouraged to choose it.

UNB Fredericton concurrent BCS/BSc calendar plan
Year 2 · Named core courses4 listed
UNB Fredericton concurrent BCS/BSc calendar plan
Year 2 · Computing choice2 listed

Choose one. The calendar lists another Computing choice that includes a course listed in Year 1. Confirm that choice with both advisors.

UNB Fredericton concurrent BCS/BSc calendar plan
Elective choices
  • Year 1 includes four Science lectures with labs, selected from Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences according to the intended major.
  • Year 2 includes six advisor-approved Science term courses totalling at least 18 credit hours. The calendar lists CS 1543, CS 1203 and CS 1303 as its additional Computing choice and also lists CS 1203 in Year 1.
Study routes

Published Science majors in the concurrent BCS/BSc route.

  • Geology
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