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Canadian Secondary School Applicants

The following information applies to current high school applicants attending a high school in Canada (except for Ontario).

How to Apply

All domestic applicants (Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident) apply through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) using the Undergraduate Application.

International applicants (except current Ontario high school applicants) who are studying in Canada on a study permit or studying in another country with no current status in Canada apply using the Nipissing University International Application.

Required Documents

  • Official transcripts showing all courses completed and/or in progress.
  • If in progress courses cannot be listed on an official transcript have your guidance counsellor send an email to admissions@nipissingu.ca listing all current in progress courses. Midterm grades should also be included in the email if available.
  • Transcripts must be sent directly to Nipissing University by your high school.

Other Admission Policies

English Language Proficiency
Access and Equity Admissions Policy

British Columbia/Yukon – Program Specific Admission Requirements

General Admission Requirements

Secondary School Diploma with four academic level Grade 12 courses (course with % grades not letter grades) including program specific prerequisites. Provincial exams are not required.

Average Calculations

  • Admission averages are calculated using the best four academic level Grade 12 courses including prerequisites.
  • Scholarship averages are calculated using final grades in the best four academic level Grade 12 courses (prerequisites not required).
  • Provincial exams are not required.
  • Acceptable courses must have % grades not letter grades.
  • 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 four academic level Grade 12 courses, 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.

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 12 or English 12: First Peoples plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses.

Majors:  Computer Science, Mathematics

Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: First Peoples; Calculus 12; one of Foundations of Math 12 or Pre-Calculus 12 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course.

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.

3 Streams available: Corrections and Community Justice Services (collaborative with Canadore), Criminal Justice Studies, Criminology, Policing (collaborative with Canadore).

4 3-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 12 or English 12: First Peoples plus three additional academic 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.

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 12 or English 12: First Peoples plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses. 

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 12 or English 12: First Peoples plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses.

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 12 or English 12: First Peoples; Biology 12 plus two additional academic Grade 12 courses. Chemistry 12 and one of Foundations 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: First Peoples; Biology 12; Chemistry 12; one of Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12.

Major: Computer Science

Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: First Peoples; Calculus 12; one of Foundations of Math 12 or Pre-Calculus 12; one of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12.

Major: Data Science, Mathematics

Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: First Peoples; Calculus 12; Pre-Calculus 12; one of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12.

Major: Environmental Biology and Technology

Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: First Peoples; Biology 12; Chemistry 12; one of Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12 or Physics 12.

Major: Environmental Science

Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: First Peoples; Chemistry 12; one of Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12; one of Biology 12 or Physics 12.

Major: Environment and Physical Geography

Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: First Peoples; one of Foundations of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12, or Calculus 12; one of Chemistry 12, or Physics 12 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course.

Major: Liberal Science1

Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: First Peoples; two of Chemistry 12, Mathematics (Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12) or Physics 12 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course.

Major: Psychology

Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: First Peoples; one of Foundations of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12, or Calculus 12; one of Biology 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course.

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 12 or English 12: First Peoples; Biology 12; Chemistry 12 plus one additional academic Grade 12 course. One of Foundations 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: First Peoples (with a minimum grade of 70%) plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses.

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 12 or English 12: First Peoples with a minimum grade of 70% and one of Foundations of Math 11, Pre-Calculus 11, Foundations of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12 with a minimum grade of 60%.

Divisions available: Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate, and Intermediate/Senior