Prince Edward Island

■ UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND F-11

550 University Ave.
Charlottetown, PE, Canada C1A 4P3
Tel: (902)566-0439
Admissions: (902)566-0361
Fax: (902)566-0795
Web Site: http://www.upei.ca/

Description:

Province-supported, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1834. Setting: 130-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 3,912. Faculty: 208 (all full-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 1,224 applied, 67% were admitted. Students come from 11 provinces and territories, 25 other countries, 0% from out-of province, 24% 25 or older, 10% live on campus. Retention: 68% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Calendar: Canadian standard year. ESL program, services for LD students, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: 3 recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 8/15, 4/1 for nonresidents. Notification: continuous until 8/31, continuous until 6/30 for nonresidents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Province resident tuition: $4620 full-time. Mandatory fees: $1060 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and degree level. College room and board: $7490. College room only: $4300. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. International student tuition: $8430 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Business Society, Biology Club, Music Society, intramurals, Theatre Society. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, late night residence hall security personnel. 300 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Robertson Library with 394,000 books, 92,000 microform titles, 1,700 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 120 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Charlottetown is the provincial capital and the largest community, approximately 30,000, on the island. It has an excellent harbor and is the center of the cultural and commercial activities of the island. Scenic attractions include Province House, St. Dunstan's Basilica, St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral, the Confederation Center and Government house.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

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Confederation Date / Fit son entrée dans la Confédération

July 1, 1873 / le 1er juillet 1873

Area / S uperficie

Land / Terre - 5,660 sq.km/km²

Water / Eau - 0

Total - 5,660 sq.km/km²

Population

(Census / Recensement): 1891 - 109,000; 1901 - 103,000; 1911 - 94,000; 1921 - 89,000; 1931 - 88,000; 1941 - 95,000; 1951 - 98,400; 1956 - 99,300; 1961 - 104,600; 1966 - 108,500; 1971 - 111,600; 1976 - 118,200; 1981 - 122,500; 1986 - 126,600; 1991 - 129,765; 1996 - 137,312; 2001 - 138,500; 2003 - 137,781; (Estimate/Estimation 2004) - 137,864

Capital / Capitale

Charlottetown

Major Centres / Centres principaux (2003)

Charlottetown: 32,245

Summerside: 14,654

Cornwall: 4,412

Montague: 1,945

Kensington: 1,385

Prince Edward Island

UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

550 University Ave.
Charlottetown, PE, Canada C1A 4P3
Tel: (902)566-0439
Admissions: (902)566-0361
Fax: (902)566-0795
Web Site: http://www.upei.ca/
President/CEO: Prof. Wade MacLauchlan
Registrar: Alan Buchanan
Admissions: Alan Buchanan
Financial Aid: Philip Hooper
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed % Accepted: 67 Admission Plans: Early Admission Application Deadline: August 15 Application Fee: $50.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED not accepted. For students 22 or over and out of high school at least 2 years: High school diploma or equivalent not required Costs Per Year: Application fee: $50 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Province resident tuition: $4620 full-time. Mandatory fees: $1060 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and degree level. College room and board: $7490. College room only: $4300. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. International student tuition: $8430 full-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Miscellaneous, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 2,912, PT 476, Grad 141 Faculty: FT 208 Student-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 10 Library Holdings: 394,000 Credit Hours For Degree: 120 semester hours, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AVMA Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Field Hockey W; Golf M; Ice Hockey M & W; Rugby M & W; Soccer M & W; Volleyball W

Prince Edward Island

UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Anatomy, MD

Anthropology, B

Bacteriology, MD

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, M

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Canadian Studies, B

Chemistry, BM

Computer Science, B

Economics, B

Education, BM

Educational Leadership and Administration, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Epidemiology, MD

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, B

Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, B

French Language and Literature, B

Geography, M

German Language and Literature, B

History, B

Hospitality Administration/Management, B

Immunology, MD

Mathematics, B

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Parasitology, MD

Pathology/Experimental Pathology, MD

Pharmacology, MD

Philosophy, B

Physics, B

Physiology, MD

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, M

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Toxicology, MD

Veterinary Medicine, P

Veterinary Sciences, MD

Virology, MD

Prince Edward Island was ceded by France in 1763, becoming a separate colony in 1769. The island was granted to absentee proprietors in 1767. It was called St John's Island until 1799. Most settlers came direct from the British Isles, bringing sectarian conflict. Attempts by tenants to dispossess landlords provided models for land legislation in Ireland. Although the dominion of Canada was planned at a conference in Charlottetown, the island's capital, in 1864, Prince Edward Island remained aloof until 1873. L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (1908) was set on ‘the only island there is’.

Ged Martin