[加国大学] 加东New Brunswick - 圣托马斯大学St. Thomas University

St. Thomas University
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Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5G39 l: q) F# u1 u4 i8 L- o* k
Telephone: 506-452-0640% D* o! ~) a" w1 ~
Fax: 506-450-9615. e. i' R( Z; M, \6 J

2 Y$ y. N6 A0 x/ J" P' ?  Y' |$ APresident: Dr. Michael Higgins
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A liberal arts education is about people. It's about understanding yourself, your society, and your world. It's about asking big questions and refusing to settle for easy answers. St. Thomas University is unique in Canada; our sole focus is liberal arts education. We think it is the best way to prepare you for a life as a leader, thinker, and global citizen.# |" O. l0 p2 t4 g* B  r9 |3 Z

9 V5 u% ~* Z& wInside and out, St. Thomas University is the ideal liberal arts institution. Our challenging programs are taught by professors directly engaged in student learning. Our smaller average class sizes encourage students to participate in discussions with their peers and professors. Our students graduate with bachelors of arts, applied arts, education or social work.
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Choose from among more than 30 academic disciplines: from traditional fields like philosophy, history and languages, to innovative programmes in journalism, human rights, criminology, environment and society, and Native studies. You can: experience a community that cares, where professors and students know you by name; benefit from a leading scholarship programme, together with affordable tuition; enjoy a campus ranked among the most beautiful in the nation; share in our rich Roman Catholic mission -- its spirit of independent inquiry, its concern for social justice, along with respect for all faith traditions and openness to all people; discover a student body that is actively involved in politics, social and ecological justice, culture, sports, academics, and the arts, with a club, society, or team for any interest; and access library, athletic, and cultural facilities shared with the University of New Brunswick.
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St. Thomas annually commits in excess of $1.5 million in scholarships to full-time students entering their first year of a degree program directly from high school. In fact, sixty percent of entering students hold a scholarship and one in eleven of these recipients holds a renewable award ranging in value from $2,000 to $50,000 over four years.
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Student enrolment and fees* x0 Z( p3 ]$ H( i. @# z6 c; r
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2006 preliminary fall enrolment *$ U5 {  L: ^1 O) H4 {! K
Full-time (undergraduates): 2,633! o$ ~4 R* ?- }- X/ O
Part-time (undergraduates): 182
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* Source: Association of Atlantic Universities
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Canadian student fees  2006 - 2007 **
: Y3 A& h' A7 `+ s- t* OUndergraduate tuition fees: $4,355% k6 U- Z0 {5 |: w: B
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Undergraduate tuition fees: $8,7104 K. a' X* ~7 A. d
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** Fees for general programs in arts. Source: Statistics Canada8 E, M* S: k  J
Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.- g& j! ^  c: i; x" z

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Academic and campus services
( j7 V! V, y* J4 s7 vAfrican Students' Union, AIDS peer educators, alumni association, Aquinian (newspaper), best buddies, campus ministry, campus police, caribbean immersion association, chess club, CHSR-FM radio station, grad class, fair trade society, Habitat for Humanity, help centre volunteers, humanitarian aid society, human rights society, IOTA BETA CHI sorority, Jewish student services of UNB and STU, Latin America Spanish society, Native student council, off-campus society, residence house committees, SPECTRUM gay and lesbian alliance, St. Thomas University future alumni association, international student association, students' union, STARS (adult learners), STEEDS early English drama society, STU jazz, students helping others understand tolerance, students for sustainability, St. Thomas singers, theatre St. Thomas, the Thomists, UNB/STU Catholic students' association, varsity Christian fellowship, welcome week planning committee, World University Service of Canada, yearbook.
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Welcome Week, peer mentoring program, academic advising.
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Housing
2 G5 U8 f5 E5 \1 @0 XOn-campus: Approximately 800 students live in five residences offering female-only or co-ed environments. Double and single rooms are available. Annual cost of room and board: $6,050 - $8,035. A mandatory meal plan is included in the price.
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' s! S0 o; I6 u& x& l) v- ?! LOff-campus: Off-campus housing for the Fredericton area may be found at www.frederictonstudenthousing.com.
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All St. Thomas students receive a free e-mail account. There are more than 200 computer workstations available to all students in six computer labs for word processing, spreadsheet applications, statistical packages, and online resources. Students living off-campus can access campus computing services by signing up with a local Internet service provider. Students living in residence are provided with free high-speed Internet access.
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Student assistance
: u  Y& N( }; s3 R5 M$ E8 LUndergraduate: St. Thomas annually commits more than $1.5 million in entrance awards. Renewable awards range from $2,000 to $50,000 over four years. Most non-renewable scholarships are valued at between $500 and $2,000. A renewable student leaders scholarship programme has been launched. The university also awards more than 75 in-course scholarships worth up to $6,000 per year, some of which have multiple award holders. A student employment programme is also available., b- ^) e0 ^( i3 ~9 l1 q
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# S' d$ U  p  X1 U8 \By addressing quality of life issues through research in humanities and social science, the research conducted at St. Thomas University has a direct and immediate effect on the well-being of people in New Brunswick and Canada. St. Thomas has research centres which focus on social justice, human rights, youth at risk and New Brunswick studies. An annual Student Research Fair encourages student research and many students are employed as research assistants. The vast majority of St. Thomas faculty in both the humanities and the social sciences have active research agendas – during the last five years, faculty have been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Health Canada, Justice Canada, Human Resources Development Canada, Canadian Heritage, Province of New Brunswick, and New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, as well as business sources and charitable foundations.
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% R3 R! L$ D0 _) Q0 fSt. Thomas offers academic exchange opportunities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. These exchanges provide the opportunity for students to explore new languages, cultures and customs while earning university credits. St. Thomas has exchange agreements with several universities that allow students to pay regular tuition to St. Thomas while studying abroad: Australian Catholic University – Australia; Hokusei Gakuen University – Sapporo, Japan; Universidad del Norte – Argentina;  Universidad FASTA – Argentina; Universidad Santo Tomas – Chile; Université du Québec – Quebec; University of Malta and University of St. Thomas – Houston, Texas.( X, \1 i( n( W) X& q7 r

) O) b! T7 i$ H4 j5 @6 z0 U" LWhile at St. Thomas, international students are permitted to work off-campus for up to 20 hours per week. On-campus employment opportunities at the university are available for all students. Generally, these on campus positions are limited to 20 hours per week ensuring that students’ academic endeavours are not negatively affected.