General Admission Requirements
Secondary School Diploma with six two-credit academic courses at level 3000 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 3201 plus five additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
Major: Economics
Admission Requirements: English 3201; one of Math 3200, Math 3201 or Calculus 3208 plus four additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics
Admission Requirements: English 3201; Calculus 3208; Math 3200 or Math 3201 plus three additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
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 3201 plus five additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000. Two of Math 3200, Math 3021 and Calculus 3208 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 3201 plus five additional two-credit academic Grade 12 courses at level 3000.
Bachelor of Physical and Health Education
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
Admission Requirements: English 3201; Biology 3201 plus four additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000. Chemistry 3202 and one of Math 3200, Math 3201 or Calculus 3208 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 3201; Biology 3201; Chemistry 3202; one of Math 3200 or Calculus 3208 plus two additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
Major: Computer Science
Admission Requirements: English 3201; Calculus 3208; one of Math 3200 or Math 3201; one of Biology 3201, Chemistry 3202, or Physics 3204 plus two additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
Major: Data Science, Mathematics
Admission Requirements: English 3201; Calculus 3208; Math 3200; one of Biology 3201, Chemistry 3202, or Physics 3204 plus two additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
Major: Environmental Biology and Technology
Admission Requirements: English 3201; Biology 3201; Chemistry 3202; one of Math 3200, Calculus 3208 or Physics 3204 plus two additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
Major: Environment and Physical Geography
Admission Requirements: English 3201; one of Math 3200, Math 3201, or Calculus 3208; one of Chemistry 3202, or Physics 3204 plus three additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
Major: Psychology
Admission Requirements: English 3201; one of Math 3200, Math 3201, or Calculus 3208; one of Biology 3201, Chemistry 3202, or Physics 3204 plus two additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Minimum Average for Admission Consideration:
70%1
Admission Requirements: English 3201; Biology 3201; Chemistry 3202 plus three additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000. One of Math 3200, Math 3201, or Calculus 3208 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 3201 (with a minimum grade of 70%) plus five additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
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 3201 plus five additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
Liberal Science Admission Requirements: English 3201; two of Chemistry 3202, Mathematics (Math 3200 or Calculus 3208) or Physics 3204 plus three additional two-credit academic courses at level 3000.
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 3201 with a minimum grade of 70% and one of Math 2200, Math 2201, Math 3200, Math 3201, or Calculus 3208 with a minimum grade of 60%.