General Admission Requirements
Secondary School Diploma with five academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level including program specific prerequisites.
Average Calculations
- Admission averages are calculated using the best five academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level including prerequisites.
- Scholarship averages are calculated using the best five final grades received in academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level (prerequisites not required).
- If you repeated a course, we use the higher grade when calculating the admission and scholarship averages.
- We accept all courses completed at Ministry inspected and approved schools.
- Non-academic courses (e.g., Physical Education, co-op – out of school component) are not used in the calculation of admission or scholarship averages.
- All admission offers are conditional upon successfully completing five academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level, by the end of June 30. Offers are also conditional upon maintaining a minimum average (stated in an offer of admission) on final grades presented as of June 30.
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Program Specific Admission Requirements
Bachelor of Arts
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Majors: Anthropology, Child and Family Studies, Criminal Justice3, English Studies, Environmental Geography, Gender Equality and Social Justice, Geography, History1, Indigenous Studies, Liberal Arts4, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religions and Cultures, Social Welfare and Social Development2
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level.
Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; Calculus 30; one of Foundations of Math 30 or Pre-Calculus 30 plus two additional academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level.
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.
3Streams available: Corrections and Community Justice Services (collaborative with Canadore), Criminal Justice Studies, Criminology, Policing (collaborative with Canadore).
43-year program only. Students must select two minors by the end of first-year.
Bachelor of Business Administration
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level. Two of Foundations of Math 30, Pre-Calculus 30 and Calculus 30 are recommended. Applicants without two maths will be required to complete MATH 1911 and/or MATH 1912 in their first year.
Students select an area of concentration at the end of first year: Accounting, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Leadership, Finance, Human Resources, International Business, Marketing
Co-op available after first year
Bachelor of Commerce (Distance)
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level.
Offered through our online learning platform, Blackboard.
You can complete the program in one of three ways or a combination of two or more of the options available to you.
Options available are:
- Take courses delivered purely online, which will allow you the most flexibility to study on your own schedule.
- Take courses delivered SYNC (synchronous) online. This is a live streamed class, which is scheduled during the evening between 6-9pm between Monday-Friday.
- Take courses onsite at one of our partner college campuses. If you reside near one of our four college partners, Algonquin, Centennial, Lambton or St. Clair, you can choose to register for a Nipissing Bachelor of Commerce course delivered on that campus. All scheduled classes run between 5pm-9pm, Monday to Friday.
***International student applicants: This program is an online program and may impact your eligibility for a Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP). Please review requirements before applying to the program at Immigration and citizenship - Canada.ca.****
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level.
Students admitted to the BFA are required to successfully complete the BFA Portfolio Assessment the year prior to their final year of study in order to remain in the BFA program.
Bachelor of Physical and Health Education
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; Biology 30 plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level. Chemistry 30 and one of Foundations of Math 30, Pre-Calculus 30 or Calculus 30 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 30A or 30B; Biology 30; Chemistry 30; one of Pre-Calculus 30 or Calculus 30 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course at the 30 level.
Major: Computer Science
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; Calculus 30; one of Foundations of Math 30 or Pre-Calculus 30; one of Biology 30, Chemistry 30, or Physics 30 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course at the 30 level.
Major: Data Science, Mathematics
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; Calculus 30; Pre-Calculus 30; one of Biology 30, Chemistry 30, or Physics 30 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course at the 30 level.
Major: Environmental Biology and Technology
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; Biology 30; Chemistry 30; one of Pre-Calculus 30, Calculus 30 or Physics 30 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course at the 30 level.
Major: Environmental Science
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; Chemistry 30; one of Pre-Calculus 30 or Calculus 30; one of Biology 30 or Physics 20 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course at the 30 level.
Major: Environment and Physical Geography
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; one of Foundations of Math 30, Pre-Calculus 30, or Calculus 30; one of Chemistry 30, or Physics 30 plus two additional academic Grade 12 course at the 30 level.
Major: Liberal Science1
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; two of Chemistry 30, Mathematics (Pre-Calculus 30 or Calculus 30) or Physics 30 plus two additional academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level.
Major: Psychology
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; one of Foundations of Math 30, Pre-Calculus 30, or Calculus 30; one of Biology 30, Chemistry 30, or Physics 30 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course at the 30 level.
1 3-year program only. Students must select two minors by the end of first-year.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
Admission Requirements: English 30A or 30B; Biology 30; Chemistry 30 plus two additional academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level. One of Foundations of Math 30, Pre-Calculus 30, or Calculus 30 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 30A or 30B (with a minimum grade of 70%) plus four additional academic Grade 12 courses at the 30 level.
During Year 2 of the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program, students must apply for admission consideration to the professional years (Years 3 and 4) of the program. Admission to the first or second year of the BSW program does not guarantee acceptance into the professional years.
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.
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 30A or 30B with a minimum grade of 70% and one of Foundations of Math 20, Pre-Calculus 20, Foundations of Math 30, Pre-Calculus 30 or Calculus 30 with a minimum grade of 60%.
Divisions available: Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate, and Intermediate/Senior