General Admission Requirements
Secondary School Diploma with five academic 40 level 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 Language Arts 40S plus four additional academic 40 level courses.
Major: Economics
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; one of Applied Math 40S, Pre-Calculus 40S, Calculus 45A (45S) plus three additional academic 40 level courses.
Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; Calculus 45A (or 45S); Applied Math 40S or Pre-Calculus 40S plus two additional academic 40 level 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 Language Arts 40S plus four additional academic 40 level courses. Two of Applied Math 40S, Pre-Calculus 40S and Calculus 45A (or 45S) 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 Language Arts 40S plus four additional academic 40 level courses.
Bachelor of Physical and Health Education
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; Biology 40S plus three additional academic 40 level courses. Chemistry 40S and one of Applied Math 40S, Pre-Calculus 40S or Calculus 45A (or 45S) 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 Language Arts 40S; Biology 40S; Chemistry 40S; one of Pre-Calculus 40S or Calculus 45A (or 45S) 31 plus one additional academic 40 level course.
Major: Computer Science
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; Calculus 45A (or 45S); one of Applied Math 40S or Pre-Calculus 40S; one of Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S, or Physics 40S plus one additional academic 40 level course.
Major: Data Science, Mathematics
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; Calculus 45A (or 45S); Pre-Calculus 40S; one of Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S, or Physics 40S plus one additional academic 40 level course.
Major: Environmental Biology and Technology
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; Biology 40S; Chemistry 40S; one of Pre-Calculus 40S, Calculus 45A (or 45S) or Physics 40S plus one additional academic 40 level course.
Major: Environment and Physical Geography
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; one of Applied Math 40S, Pre-Calculus 40S, or Calculus 45A (or 45S); one of Chemistry 40S, or Physics 40S plus two additional academic 40 level courses.
Major: Psychology
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; one of Applied Math 40S, Pre-Calculus Math 40S, or Calculus 45A (or 45S); one of Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S, or Physics 40S plus one additional academic 40 level course.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; Biology 40S; Chemistry 40S plus two additional academic 40 level courses. One of Applied Math 40S, Pre-Calculus Math 40S, or Calculus 45A (or 45S) 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 Language Arts 40S (with a minimum grade of 70%) plus four additional academic 40 level 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 Language Arts 40S plus four additional academic 40 level courses.
Liberal Science Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 40S; two of Chemistry 40S, Mathematics (Pre-Calculus 40S or Calculus 45A (or 45S)) or Physics 40S plus two additional academic 40 level 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 Language Arts 40S with a minimum grade of 70% and one of Applied Math 30S, Pre-Calculus 30S, Applied Math 40S, Pre-Calculus 40S, or Calculus 45A (or 45S) with a minimum grade of 60%.