Faculty of Nursing

Application Information +

1. Fill out the Online Application
2. Pay the $100 CAN application fee. You may make a payment in the following ways:

A. Credit Card (Call Financial Services: 1-306-585-4123; Our Office: 1-306-585-6260)

B. Flywire (if you do not have a credit card you can transfer funds to us HERE)

3. Upload your documents in PDF format in the Supporting Documents section of your application. Contact international.admissions@uregina.ca for support.

A. High school documents (choose your country below for specific requirement information)

B. Official University or College transcript(s) if you attended any post-secondary institutions. All post-secondary transcripts will need to be provided directly from the institution either in digital format from the school registrar's official email address OR in a sealed envelope, mailed to our office directly from the institution:

International Enrolment Services, University of Regina

College west 127, 3737 Wascana Parkway

Regina, SK S4S 0A2 Canada

Applicants must list all post-secondary institutions attended. Failure to disclose attendance at another post-secondary institution will lead to cancellation of your application. Transfer credit will not be awarded for courses taken at institutions that are not listed on application forms.

C. Your English Language Proficiency test (Click to see the list of ELP Options) Your English Language requirement may be met depending on your final score in English, or the medium of instructions during your high school and post-secondary education

D. Copy of your passport

E. Gap information - Have you obtained any other education or attended a post-secondary institute, for example: polytechnic, college or university, since completing high school?

Original documents will be required once you arrive in Regina. Please be sure to provide a certified English translation for all documents. To gain transfer credit you are required to submit College and University transcripts directly from the institution or in a sealed envelope. Transfer credit will not be awarded for courses taken at institutions that are not listed on application forms.

Points of Note:
If you do not have your ELP yet, that’s okay; we will issue you a Conditional Letter of Acceptance if you are academically admissible.
Once a decision has been made regarding your application, an answer will be sent electronically. If you are accepted and would like to get the acceptance package mailed, there is a fee of $100 CAN. Please ensure to let the office know when you send in the application.

Country-Specific High School Documents

Countries Not Listed

High School Transcript (Year 10, 11, & 12)

Algeria

Baccalaureat de l'Enseignement Secondaire

Australia

Senior Secondary School Diploma & Transcript of Marks

Azerbaijan

Certificate of Complete Secondary Education (Tam Orta Tahsil Haqqinda Attestation)

Bahamas

Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)

Bangladesh

Secondary School Certificate (SSC)and Higher Secondary School (HSC)

Botswana

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

Brazil

Certificado de Ensino Medio/Certificado de Conclusao de Segundo Grau

Burundi

Diplome d'Etat

Cameroon

GCE O and A levels (Anglophone system) or Baccalauréat (Francophone system)

Canada

If you have Canadian credentials in addition to international credentials, refer to Domestic Admissions.

Caribbean

Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Carribean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE)

China

School/Senior Middle School Diploma, Transcript (Year 10, 11 & 12), and Joint Graduation Examination, 会考

Colombia

Título de Bachiller Académico or Bachillerato (Baccalaureate)

Croatia

Svjedodzba o maturi/Svjedodzba o drzavnog maturi (Matura Certificate/State Matura Certificate - Gymnasiums)

Czech Republic

Maturitni Vysvedceni or Gymnázium

Ecuador

Titulo de Bachiller en Humanidades/Ciencia

Egypt

General Secondary Education Certificate. Al-Azhar Secondary Education Certificate

Ethiopia

Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (ESLC) awarded until 2003, Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE)

France

Baccalaureat General (Lycée d'Enseignement général)

Gambia

WAEC

Germany

Zeugniz der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife/Arbitur/Fachhochschulreife

Ghana

WAEC

Greece

Upper Secondary General Lyceum (γενικό λύκειο - geniko lykeio)

Honduras

Titulo de Bachiller Cientifico Humanista

India

Higher Secondary Certificate, Standard 12, Intermediate Examination, or Senior Secondary School Examination

Indonesia

Diploma-General/Islamic Senior Secondary School (Ijazah-Sekolah Menengah Atas/Madrasah Aliyah, or SMA/MA, since 2004), or Senior Secondary Certificate (Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar/Sekolah Menengah Unum Tingkat Atas or STTB/MA, pre-2004)

Iran

Upper Secondary or Pre-University (pre-2019)

Iraq

Sixth Form Baccalaureate (Adadiyah) or Preparatory Certificate (Al-Shahada Al-Idadya), or Preparatory Baccalaureate Certificate (Shahadet Al-Bakaloria Al-Idadya).

Italy

Maturity Diploma (Diploma di Esame di Stato), or Diploma of State Examination (Diploma di Esame di Stato, since 1999)

Japan

Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (高等学校退学証明書)

Kenya

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

Lebanon

General Secondary Diploma or Certificate (Lebanese Baccalaureate or Baccalauréat Libanais, since 1991) or Baccalauréat II (pre-1991)

Liberia

WAEC

Libya

Secondary Education Certificate

Lithuania

Brandos Atestatas (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Malawi

Malawi School Certificate of Education

Malaysia

Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) or United Examination Certificate for Independent Chinese Schools in Malaysia (UEC)

Mauritius

Cambridge Higher School Certificate (GCE O and A Level Results)

Mexico

Baccalaureate Certificate (Certificado de Bachillerato or Bachillerato General) or Title of Baccalaureate (Diploma de Bachiller or Título Académico de Bachiller)

Morocco

Attestation du Baccalaureat

Nepal

School Leaving Certificate Examination (SLCE, Grade XI & XII, since 2016) or Higher Secondary Education Board Examination (pre-2016)

Netherlands

Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) Diploma or Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) (Gymnasium A/B and Atheneum A/B) Diploma

New Zealand

Higher School Certificate NCEA Level 3 or Level 2

Nigeria

WAEC

Norway

Vitnemal for videregaende opplaering (Leaving Certificate from Upper Secondary School)

Pakistan

Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC), Intermediate Certificate, or Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

Panama

Diploma de Bachiller

Philippines

High School Diploma (Grade 12), since 2018. Prior to 2018, or High School Diploma (Grade 10), plus 2 years of approved post-secondary studies.

Poland

Certificate of Completion from a General Lyceum (Świadectwo ukończenia Liceum Ogólnokształcącego)

Portugal

Certificado de Fim de Estudos Secundárias or Certificado Nível Secundário de Educação

Romania

Baccalaureate Diploma

Rwanda

Ordinary Level National Examination (O Level) and Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education (A Level)

Saudi Arabia

General Secondary Education Certificate

Serbia

Diploma of Completed Secondary Education (Диплома о стеченом средњем образовању / Diploma o stečenom srednjem obrazovanju)

Sierra Leone

WAEC

Slovakia

Certificate of Maturity Examination from a gymnázium (Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške / Maturitné Vysvedčenie)

Slovenia

Maturitetno spricevalo (Matura Certificate)

South Africa

National Senior Certificate

Spain

Bachillerato/Titulo de Bachiller

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka General Certificate of Education (O and A Levels)

Sweden

Gymnasieskola (pre-2011) or Högskoleförberedande Examen Higher Education (since 2011).

Syria

General Secondary Certificate

Thailand

Certificate of Secondary Education (Maw 6 or Matayom 6)

Turkey

Lise Diplomasi (High School Diploma)

Uganda

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE-A Level) and Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE-O Level)

United Arab Emirates

General Secondary Education Certificate

United Kingdom

General Certificate of Secondary Education (GSCE, or O-levels) and General Certificate of Education (GCE, or A-levels). Currently, students with the following will be accepted:
• Minimum of two Advanced Level (A-level) passes and three GCSE or IGCSE Ordinary Level (O-level) passes
• Courses taken at the Advanced Subsidiary level (AS) will also be considered
• AS/A levels – minimum grade ‘E’ is acceptable for admission purposes
• O levels – minimum grade ‘C’ or 4 is acceptable for admission purposes

United States of America

High School Graduation Diploma

Vietnam

Upper Secondary School Graduation Diploma (Bằng Tốt nghiệp Trung học Phổ thông)

Yemen

General Secondary Education Certificate (Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama)

Post-Secondary Admission Requirements +

Applicants who have attempted 15 credit hours or more of approved post-secondary education must have a minimum AGPA of 65% on the most recent 30 credit hours of post-secondary courses attempted.

Post-secondary applicants must also have completed the required high school admission courses or post-secondary equivalents. These are:

Grade 12 English or English 100 (U of R)
Grade 12 Algebra or Pre-calculus/Calculus or AMTH 092, MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 103, or MATH 110 (U of R)
Grade 12 Chemistry or Chemistry 100 (U of R)
Grade 12 Biology or Biology 100 or 140 (U of R)

If applicants have attempted fewer than 15 credit hours, their admission will be based on high school admission requirements.

For approved high school courses, please see the high school requirements of the province or country where you attended high school.

For approved post-secondary equivalents from other institutions, please use the Transfer Credit Database to search course equivalencies.

Additional Information +

If currently attending another Nursing program, applicants require a minimum UGPA of 65% and a positive recommendation on a clinical placement reference form.

All applicants who have completed post-secondary course work must be considered in good standing at the U of R or their former academic institution as of the start date of the program to retain their seat. Applicants who are enrolled in post-secondary courses at or beyond the admission deadline may be offered conditional admission if they have completed 15 or more credit hours and are registered in the required admission subjects. Applicants who have been admitted conditionally must satisfy all conditions outlined by the program and be considered in good standing at the U of R or their former academic institution as of the start of this program to retain their seat.

In addition to the university standard ELP requirements, students who meet the University English Language Proficiency requirements via an exam must achieve specific exam standards.

All successful applicants must provide the results of a criminal record check and vulnerable sector search, proof of Standard First Aid, Transfer, Lifting, and Repositioning (TLR©) and CPR Health Care Provider and an up-to-date immunization record prior to the commencement of the program.

Application and Document Deadlines +

4 year and after-degree programs:
Application deadline – February 15
Final official transcript deadline – March 15

Upper year option:
Application deadline – January 31
Final official transcript deadline – January 31

Bilingual program:

Application deadline – February 15
Document deadline – March 15