General Admission Requirements
Secondary School Diploma with five academic or advanced Grade 12 courses including program specific prerequisites.
Program Specific Admission Requirements
Bachelor of Arts
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Majors: Anthropology, Child and Family Studies, Classical Studies, Criminal Justice (Corrections, Criminal Justice Studies, Criminology, Policing), English Studies, Environmental Geography, Gender Equality and Social Justice, Geography, History1, Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religions and Cultures, Social Welfare and Social Development2
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage plus four additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses.
Major: Economics
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; one of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12 plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses numbered 121 or 12 academic or advanced Grade 12 courses.
Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; Calculus 12; Math 12 or Pre-Calculus 12 plus two additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses.
1 Applicants interested in the Bachelor of Arts (History) with an Orientation to a Master of Arts in History require a minimum average of 80% for admission consideration. This is a highly competitive, limited enrollment program. The average required for admission may be higher than the stated minimum.
2 Nipissing also offers a joint Bachelor of Arts (Social Welfare and Social Development)/Social Service Worker diploma with Canadore College. Students in this program will spend one year at Canadore and graduate with both their degree and diploma in 4 years.
Bachelor of Business Administration
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage plus four additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses. Two of Foundations of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12 and Calculus 12 are recommended. Applicants without two maths will be required to complete MATH 1911 and/or MATH 1912 in their first year.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage plus four additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses.
Bachelor of Physical and Health Education
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; Biology 12 plus three additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses. Chemistry 12 and one of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12 are recommended.
1 The BPHE program is a highly competitive, limited enrollment program. The average required for admission may be higher than the stated minimum.
Bachelor of Science
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Major: Biology
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; Biology 12; Chemistry 12; one of Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12 plus one additional academic or advanced Grade 12 course.
Major: Computer Science
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; Calculus 12; one of Math 12 or Pre-Calculus 12; one of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12 plus one additional academic or advanced Grade 12 course.
Major: Data Science, Mathematics
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; Calculus 120; Pre-Calculus A120 or B120; one of Biology 121 or 122, Chemistry 121 or 122, or Physics 121 or 122 plus one additional academic or advanced Grade 12 course.
Major: Environmental Biology and Technology
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; Biology 12; Chemistry 12; one of Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12 or Physics 12 plus one additional academic or advanced Grade 12 course.
Major: Environment and Physical Geography
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; one of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12, or Calculus 12; one of Chemistry 12, or Physics 12 plus two additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses.
Major: Psychology
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; one of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12, or Calculus 12; one of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12 plus one additional academic or advanced Grade 12 course.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; Biology 12; Chemistry 12 plus two additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses. One of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12, or Calculus 12 is recommended.
1 The BScN program is a highly competitive, limited enrollment program. The average required for admission may be higher than the stated minimum.
Bachelor of Social Work
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage (with a minimum grade of 70%) plus four additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses.
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Commerce
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Admission Requirements: The regular requirements for the BA or BSc major to which you are interested in applying to.
Foundations Pathway
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
60–69%
Liberal Arts Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage plus four additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses.
Liberal Science Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: African Heritage; two of Chemistry 12, Mathematics (Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12) or Physics 12 plus two additional academic or advanced Grade 12 courses.
The Foundations Pathway is intended for students who are determined to earn a university education but have faced challenges in an academic environment. It is designed to assist with the transition from high school to university.
Undergraduate Degree with Concurrent Education
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Admission Requirements: The regular requirements for the Honours undergraduate program you select to complete with Concurrent Education. In addition, you will need to present English 12 or English 12: African Heritage with a minimum grade of 70% and one of Mathematics 11, Pre-Calculus 11, Mathematics 12, Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12 with a minimum grade of 60%.