Other Applicants

Nipissing University graduates with General (three-year) degrees may be re-admitted to Nipissing in order to complete their Honours degrees in the same subject major of their previous degrees. To be re-admitted into the Honours program, applicants must have achieved a minimum 60% average in the first-year required concentration course, and a minimum 65% overall average. Students will be required to meet the current degree requirements of the Honours program. Further information is available from Academic Services.

 

Applicants possessing a recognized undergraduate degree may apply for admission to complete a second undergraduate degree program in different subject area of study. Program specific admission pre-requisite courses will apply. Students may be admitted to a second degree general program if they hold a recognized university degree with a minimum overall average of 60% (“C”) or better, and have not failed more than 30 credits in the first degree program. Admission to a Second Degree Honours program requires a minimum overall average of 65% or higher in order to be considered. A second degree in Nursing may require the repeating of core credits taken in the first degree, if they are more than 10 years old.

 

The Undergraduate Standing and Petitions Subcommittee (S&P) may consider requests to modify admission requirements for applicants who do not meet admission requirements, but whom in its opinion, deserve special consideration. In all cases, the Committee reserves the right to impose special conditions on such candidates, in the interest of students and for the protection of the University’s academic standards. Candidates requesting modification of admission requirements must present their cases to the Committee, in writing, and produce documentary evidence as appropriate, of their eligibility for special consideration. The Committee’s decision is final.