Faculty of Nursing

Application Information +

Students interested in applying to the Faculty of Nursing SCBScN apply directly to Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Please visit https://www.sasknursingdegree.ca/scbscn/current-high-school-students/ for details on applications and early conditional admission, including approved courses.

Early Conditional Admission Requirements +

If you are currently in high school, we can admit you based on Early Conditional Admission Requirements. The admissions team looks at your submitted transcript to see if you have the required classes and averages below, based on your faculty of interest.

Students applying to Business Administration, Engineering and Applied Science, Kinesiology and
Health Studies, Nursing* and Science require a 70% average using the five courses below.

Starting in Fall 2025, admission to Computer Science programs will require an 80% average.

1. One English Language Arts or Français Language Arts Course (30S- or 40S-level)
2. One Math Course from Category A (30S- or 40S-level)
3. One Category A Course (30S- or 40S-level)
4. One Category B Course (30S- or 40S-level)
5. One Additional Course from Category A, B, or C* (30S- or 40S-level)

Category A (Maths & Sciences)	Category B (Languages & Social Sciences)	Category C (Other Approved Courses)
Applied Math Advanced Math 1 & 2 Biology Calculus Chemistry Essential Math** Interdisciplinary Science Intro to Calculus Intro to Calculus & Advanced Math 1 Physics Pre-Calculus Math Science	American Sign Language Canadian Law Chinese (Mandarin) Cree/Ojibwe/Saulteaux Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, & Innuit Studies Economic Principles ELA (Comprehensive Focus) ELA (Literary Focus) ELA (Transactional Focus) Filipino French (Comm. & Culture, Intensive, or IB/AP) Geography: World Human/Physical German Hebrew History of Canada History: American History: Western Civilization Icelandic Italian Japanese Latin Polish Portuguese Psychology Spanish Ukrainian World of Religions	Accounting Essentials or Systems Dance Dramatic Arts Music Visual Arts

Category A

(Maths & Sciences)

Category B

(Languages & Social Sciences)

Category C

(Other Approved Courses)

Applied Math
Advanced Math 1 & 2
Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
Essential Math**
Interdisciplinary Science
Intro to Calculus
Intro to Calculus & Advanced Math 1
Physics
Pre-Calculus Math
Science

American Sign Language
Canadian Law
Chinese (Mandarin)
Cree/Ojibwe/Saulteaux
Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, & Innuit Studies
Economic Principles
ELA (Comprehensive Focus)
ELA (Literary Focus)
ELA (Transactional Focus)
Filipino
French (Comm. & Culture, Intensive, or IB/AP)
Geography: World Human/Physical
German
Hebrew
History of Canada
History: American
History: Western Civilization
Icelandic
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Polish
Portuguese
Psychology
Spanish
Ukrainian
World of Religions

Accounting Essentials or Systems
Dance
Dramatic Arts
Music
Visual Arts

Notes:

A maximum of two different Math courses can be used (ex: Applied Math and Pre-Calc Math).
Requirements 3, 4, and 5 must be met by different subjects (ex: French 30 and French 40 cannot both be used).
*Nursing does not allow any Category C courses to be used in the average calculation.

**Math courses marked ** cannot be used as the Math course requirement (2.) for Business, Engineering, Kinesiology, Nursing, or Science, but can be used as an additional course (5.).
***Any grade 11- or 12-level language course may also be used as a Category B course.

Final Admission Requirements +

English Language Arts 40S
Applied Math 40S, Pre-Calculus 40S, or Calculus 45S
Chemistry 40S
Biology 40S
One course from Category A (Maths & Sciences) or Category B (Languages & Social Sciences)

High school diploma with five academic courses at the 40 level required.

Additional Information +

A minimum of 70% required in each prerequisite course.

Competitive entry program

Approved Courses for Final Admission +

Category A (Maths & Sciences)	Category B (Languages & Social Sciences)	Category C (Other Approved Courses)	Category D (Business Approved Courses)
Advanced Math 1 & 2 Applied Math 40-S Biology 40-S Calculus 45-S Chemistry 40S Essential Math 40S Intro to Calculus 40S Intro to Calculus & Advanced Math 1 Interdisciplinary Topics in Sciences 40S Physics 40S Pre-Calculus Math 40S Science 40S	American Sign Language 40S Canadian Law 40S Chinese (Mandarin) 40S Current Topics in FNMI Studies 40S Computer Science Cree Language Arts Duetsch Economic Principles 40S ELA (Literary/Transact/Comp Focus) 40S Filipino 40S French: Communication & Culture 40S Geography: World Human/Physical 40S Global Issues 40S German 40S Hebrew 40S History: Western Civilization 40S Italian 40S Japanese 40S Latin 40S Ojibwe 40S Polish 40S Psychology 40S Portuguese 40S Spanish 40S Ukrainian 40S World of Religions 40S	Accounting Systems 40S Computer Science 40S Dance 40S Dramatic Arts 40S Exercise Science 40S Financial Literacy 40S Graphic Arts 40S Music 40S Physical Education 40S Visual Arts 40S	Accounting Systems 40S Business Management 40S Economic Principles 40S Marketing & Digital Commerce 40S Topics & Trends in Business 40S

Notes:

A maximum of two different math courses can be used in the admission calculation.
Any 1-credit AP or IB course can be used in the appropriate category.

Application and Document Deadlines +

For information on how to submit official documents, visit the Sask Nursing Website.

Application deadline: February 15

Final official transcript deadline: March 15