The University is governed by a two-tier system of a Board of Governors and a Senate, instituted under the terms of the University Act. The courses offered by the University lead to degrees in Arts, Science, Business Administration, Education, Music, Veterinary Medicine and Nursing. The Faculty of Arts is composed of the Departments of Classics, Economics, English, History, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Political Studies, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, with programs in Canadian Studies, Asian Studies, Island Studies, Fine Arts, and Women's Studies, and courses in Physical Education. The Faculty of Science is composed of the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Family and Nutritional Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Physics. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is composed of the Departments of Anatomy and Physiology, Pathology and Microbiology, Health Management, and Companion Animals.
All faculties offer courses at the undergraduate level.
Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs are offered in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The Faculty of Education offers a Master of Education program.