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.
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: First Peoples plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Major: Economics
Admission Requirements: English 12 or English 12: First Peoples; one of Foundations of Math 12, Pre-Calculus 12, or Calculus 12 plus two 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.
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.
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.
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: 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: 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.
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.
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: First Peoples plus three additional academic Grade 12 courses.
Liberal Science 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.
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: 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%.