General Admission Requirements
CEGEP: One year of CEGEP completed with a minimum of 12 academic subjects including program specific prerequisites.
Private: Secondary School Diploma with six academic 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
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English plus five additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Major: Economics
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); one of Calculus 1 (Math NYC), Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Linear Algebra (Math NYC).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English, one of Grade 12 Advanced Functions, Data Management, or Calculus plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); Calculus 1 (Math NYC); one of Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Linear Algebra (Math NYC).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English, Grade 12 Calculus, one of Grade 12 Advanced Functions or Data Management plus three additional academic 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%
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series). Two of Calculus 1 (Math NYC), Calculus 2 (Math NYB) and Linear Algebra (Math NYC) are recommended. Applicants without two maths will be required to complete MATH 1911 and/or MATH 1912 in their first year.
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English plus five additional academic Grade 12 courses. Two of Grade 12 Advanced Functions, Calculus and Data Management 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%
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English plus five additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Bachelor of Physical and Health Education
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); Biology NYA. Chemistry (NYA and NYB) and one of Calculus 1 (Math NYA), Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Linear Algebra (Math NYC) are recommended.
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English; Grade 12 Biology; one of Grade 12 Advanced Functions, Calculus or Data Management plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses.
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
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); Biology NYA; Chemistry (NYA and NYB); one of one of Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Linear Algebra (Math NYC).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English; Grade 12 Biology; Grade 12 Chemistry; one of Grade 12 Advanced Functions or Calculus plus two additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Major: Computer Science
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); Calculus 1 (Math NYC); one of Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Linear Algebra (Math NYC); one of Biology NYA, Chemistry (NYA and NYB) or Physics (NYA and NYB).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English; Grade 12 Calculus; one of Grade 12 Advanced Functions or Data Management; one of Grade 12 Biology, Grade 12 Chemistry or Grade 12 Physics plus two additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Major: Data Science, Mathematics
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); Calculus 1 (Math NYC); Calculus 2 (Math NYB); one of Biology NYA, Chemistry (NYA and NYB) or Physics (NYA and NYB).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English; Grade 12 Calculus; Grade 12 Advanced Functions; one of Grade 12 Biology, Grade 12 Chemistry or Grade 12 Physics plus two additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Major: Environmental Biology and Technology
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); Biology NYA; Chemistry (NYA and NYB); one of Calculus 1 (Math NYA), Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Physics (NYA and NYB).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English; Grade 12 Biology; Grade 12 Chemistry; one of Grade 12 Calculus, Grade 12 Advanced Functions or Grade 12 Physics plus two additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Major: Environment and Physical Geography
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); one of Calculus 1 (Math NYC), Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Linear Algebra (Math NYC); one of Biology NYA, Chemistry (NYA and NYB) or Physics (NYA and NYB).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English; one of Grade 12 Calculus, Grade 12 Advanced Functions or Grade 12 Data Management; one of Grade 12 Biology, Grade 12 Chemistry or Grade 12 Physics plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Major: Psychology
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); one of Calculus 1 (Math NYC), Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Linear Algebra (Math NYC); one of Biology NYA, Chemistry (NYA and NYB) or Physics (NYA and NYB).
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English; one of Grade 12 Calculus, Grade 12 Advanced Functions or Grade 12 Data Management; one of Grade 12 Biology, Grade 12 Chemistry or Grade 12 Physics plus two additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); Biology NYA; Chemistry (NYA and NYB). One of Calculus 1 (Math NYC), Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Linear Algebra (Math NYC) is recommended.
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English; Grade 12 Biology; Grade 12 Chemistry plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses. Grade 12 Advanced Functions, Grade 12 Calculus or Grade 12 Data Management 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%
CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series) with a minimum grade of 70% in one of the English courses.
Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English (with a minimum grade of 70%) plus five additional academic 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 CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series).
Liberal Arts Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English plus five additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Liberal Science CEGEP Admission Requirements: 12 academic subjects including 2 semesters of English (603 or 604 series); two of Chemistry (NYA and NYB), Mathematics (Calculus 1 (Math NYC) or Calculus 2 (Math NYB)) or Physics (NYA and NYB).
Liberal Science Private High School Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English; two of Grade 12 Chemistry, Mathematics (Grade 12 Advanced Functions or Grade 12 Calculus) or Grade 12 Physics plus three additional academic 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:
CEGEP Concurrent Education Admission Requirements: One semester course in English (603 or 604 series) with a minimum grade of 70% and one of Calculus 1 (Math NYC), Calculus 2 (Math NYB) or Linear Algebra (Math NYC) with a minimum grade of 60%.
Private High School Concurrent Education Admission Requirements: Grade 12 English with a minimum grade of 70% and one of Grade 11 or Grade 12 Math with a minimum grade of 60%