Latin American Studies – General (Arts) – Bachelor of Arts

Frequently asked questions

• How much does Latin American Studies – General (Arts) – Bachelor of Arts cost?

  CAD 44,810 / year.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 6.5 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  three years - Queen's Faculty of Arts and Science…, as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Queen's admits to the Faculty of Arts and Science degree program (Arts, Science or Computing) rather than to the individual Plan; Plan selection normally follows the first year. Admission requirements are set by curriculum and country of study and are published on Queen's Undergraduate Admission & Recruitment site at https://www.queensu.ca/admission/applying/admission-requirements (an interactive selector; Queen's publishes no single prose requirement that applies to every applicant). This Plan's own academic requirements as published in the 2026-2027 Academic Calendar: Subject: Administered by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Plan: Consists of 30.00 units as described below. Plan Code: SLAS-G-BA Program: The Plan, with sufficient electives to total 90.00 units, will lead to a Bachelors of Arts Degree. 3. Notes A. The courses chosen must not duplicate work already completed either in university or pre-university study. If a student enters the program with advanced language/grammar knowledge or speaks Spanish at the near-native level, the student is exempted from taking the language and grammar core courses noted in 1.A. and 1.B. These would be replaced with courses from SLAS_Options_A or SLAS_Options_B. B. To register in SPAN 111 students must sign a form in the Departmental Office officially declaring that they have no knowledge of Spanish. A language placement test may apply. C. Some courses in SLAS_Options_B may or may not cover topics directly involving Spanish and Latin American Studies, although students may approach instructors to see if assignments or papers could be written from this perspective. D. Students must refer to the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures to find a suitable substitution(s) if necessary. E. Courses with significant Latin American content may be approved for inclusion in this degree program with permission of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. F. A maximum of 12.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses o ... · English: IELTS 6.5 (no band below 6.0); TOEFL iBT 88; PTE Academic 60; Duolingo English Test 120 · English test waiver: No English-language test is required if you: completed an IB diploma (completion of SL English B is not sufficient); or lived in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language for the most recent three years prior to beginning university studies; or attended an education institution full-time where the medium of instruction is English for the most recent three years prior to beginning university studies. Waiver requests go to admission@queensu.ca with official documentation; if a test is still required the result must be submitted by March 31. Source: https://www.queensu.ca/admission/applicants/english-proficiency · Deposit: CAD 2500.00 - tuition deposit payable by international undergraduate students on accepting the offer of admission; the Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) and Letter of Acceptance (LOA) are issued once the offer is accepted and the deposit is paid. Source: https://www.queensu.ca/admission/international-students/study-permit-faq

• Is there a scholarship?

  Yes - international undergraduate applicants are considered automatically, with no separate application, for the Dean's International Award Program: Arts and Science International Admission Award (CAD 5,000 / 10,000 / 15,000 / 20,000 / 25,000 renewable, 4 years), Commerce International Admission Award (CAD 15,000 / 20,000 / 25,000, 4 years), Engineering International Admission Award (CAD 10,000 / 15,000 / 20,000 / 25,000, 4 years) and Health Sciences International Admission Award (CAD 10,000 / 15,000, 4 years); awards are renewable for 3 subsequent years while the student stays full-time in the original faculty of admission and are open only to students paying international fees. Also automatic: the Principal's Scholarship (CAD 7,000, top 3% of the competitive admission average for each first-entry program), the Principal's Global Scholars Undergraduate Award (Global Scholars pathway for forcibly displaced students), the Mehran Bibi Sheikh Memorial Entrance Scholarship (CAD 1,500 x2, preference to international students with Pakistani citizenship) and the Killam American Scholarship (CAD 9,000, U.S. citizens/permanent residents). Bachelor of Nursing students are not eligible for the Health Sciences International Admission Award. Source View scholarship page