Seneca Program: Business Administration – Management, Business Administration – International Business, Business Administration – Financial Planning, Accounting & Finance, Business Administration – Human Resources, Business Administration – Marketing, Business Administration – Purchasing & Supply Management

Graduates of a three-year Business Administration diploma with a cumulative 72 per cent overall average can be considered for admission to the Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree with transfer credits to a maximum of 60 credits (two years). Admitted students will be able to complete their program at Nipissing University in North Bay.

Graduates of a three-year Business Administration diploma with a cumulative 72 per cent overall average can be considered for admission to the Honours Bachelor of Commerce with transfer credits to a maximum of 60 credits (two years). Admitted students will be able to complete their program through one of our college partners or online as an independent learner.

Graduates of a three-year Business Administration diploma with a cumulative 72 per cent overall average can be considered for admission to the Bachelor of Commerce (three-year degree) with transfer credits to a maximum of 45 credits (one-and-a-half years). Admitted students will be able to complete their program through one of our college partners or online as an independent learner.

Seneca Program: Business – Marketing, Business – Insurance, Accounting & Payroll, Accounting, Business, Business – International Business, Financial Services - Client Services

Graduates of a two-year Business diploma with a cumulative 72 per cent overall average can be considered for admission to the Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree with transfer credits to a maximum of 42 credits (1.2 years). Admitted students will be able to complete their program at Nipissing University in North Bay.

Graduates of a two-year Business diploma at with a cumulative 72 per cent overall average can be considered for admission to the Honours Bachelor of Commerce with transfer credits to a maximum of 45 credits (one-and-a-half years). Admitted students will be able to complete their program online as an independent learner.

Graduates of a two-year Business diploma with a cumulative 72 per cent overall average can be considered for admission to the Bachelor of Commerce (three-year degree) with transfer credits to a maximum of 30 credits (one year). Admitted students will be able to complete their program online as an independent learner.

Seneca Program: Early Childhood Education

Graduates with a minimum cumulative 70 per cent overall average are eligible for admission with transfer credit to a maximum of 30 credits (one year). Applicants are also eligible for admission consideration to Nipissing’s Concurrent Education program.

Admissions consideration for Concurrent Education (Early Childhood Education [ECE Graduates]) requires the successful completion of an ECE diploma with a minimum cumulative 70 per cent overall average. The applicant may be eligible for admission consideration to Nipissing University’s Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours Specialization degree program based on their ECE diploma. Applicants must present a minimum of 70 per cent in one semester of English or communications at the college level (not Academic and Career Entrance [ACE] Program courses) or ENG4U from high school with a minimum grade of 70 per cent. A minimum 60 per cent in one semester of mathematics (not Academic and Career Entrance [ACE] program courses or statistics) at the college level or a 3U or 3M mathematics from high school with a minimum grade of 60 per cent is also required.

Seneca Program: Law Clerk, Police Foundations

Graduates of these two-year diploma programs with a cumulative average of 75 per cent or higher may be considered for admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice program (Legal Studies and Administration or Policing) with transfer credit to a maximum of 60 transfer credits (two years). Other programs require a 70 per cent average and a maximum of 30 transfer credits (one year) of transfer credit granted.

Seneca Program: Child & Youth Care, Social Service Worker, Social Service Worker - Gerontology, Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees

Graduates with a cumulative 70 per cent overall average or higher will be considered for admission to a Bachelor of Arts program with transfer credit to a maximum of 30 credits (one year).

Seneca Program: Child & Youth Care

Graduates with a cumulative 70 per cent overall average or higher will be considered for admission to a four-year Bachelor of Arts in Child and Family Studies with transfer credit to a maximum of 60 credits (2 years).

Graduates with a cumulative 70 per cent overall average or higher will be considered for admission to a three-year Bachelor of Arts in Child and Family Studies with transfer credit to a maximum of 45 credits (one-and-a-half years).

Seneca Program: Early Childhood Education, Social Service Worker, Social Service Worker - Gerontology, Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees

Graduates with a minimum cumulative 70 per cent overall average or higher will be considered for admission to an Honours Specialization, Specialization, or four-year major in Child and Family Studies with transfer credit to a maximum of 45 credits (1.5 years).

Seneca Program: Early Childhood Education, Child & Youth Care, Social Service Worker, Social Service Worker - Gerontology, Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees

Graduates with a cumulative 70 per cent overall average or higher will be considered for admission to an Honours Specialization, Specialization or four-year major in Sociology with transfer credit to a maximum of 45 credits (one-and-a-half years).

Seneca Program: Child & Youth Care, Social Service Worker, Social Service Worker - Gerontology, Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees

Graduates with a minimum cumulative 70 per cent overall average or higher will be considered for admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program with transfer credit to a maximum of 30 credits (1 year).

During year two of the Bachelor of Social Work program, students must apply for admission consideration to the professional years (years three and four) of the program. Admission to the first or second year of the program does not guarantee acceptance into the professional years.

Seneca Program: Social Service Worker, Social Service Worker - Gerontology, Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees

Graduates with a minimum cumulative 70 per cent overall average or higher will be considered for admission to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours Specialization or Specialization in Social Welfare and Social Development) program with transfer credits as follows:

70 per cent program average – 30 credits (1 year)

75 per cent program average – 36 credits (1.2 years)

80 per cent program average – 45 credits (1.5 years)

85 per cent program average – 60 credits (2 years)

Seneca Program: Graphic Design

Graduates of an advanced three-year diploma program in Graphic Design with a minimum cumulative 70 per cent overall average or higher will be considered for admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) or the Bachelor of Arts (BA) Major or Specialization in Fine Arts (Studio stream) with a maximum of 54 credits (1.8 years). All students admitted to the BFA program are required to successfully complete the BFA Portfolio Assessment the year prior to the final year of study to be eligible to remain in the BFA program.

Seneca Program: Mechanical Engineering Technology - Building Sciences, Environmental Technology, Electromechanical Engineering Technology - Automation, Computer Engineering Technology, Chemical Laboratory Technology – Pharmaceutical, Chemical Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, Computer Systems Technology, Electronics Engineering Technology, Fire Protection Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology - Industrial Design

Graduates of a three-year technology advanced diploma with a minimum cumulative 70 per cent overall average or higher will be considered for admission to the Honours Bachelor of Commerce with transfer credit to a maximum of 51 credits (1.7 years) or to the Bachelor of Commerce (three year) with transfer credit up to a maximum of 45 credits (1.5 years).

Seneca Program: Behavioural Sciences

Graduates with a Behavioural Sciences two-year college diploma with a cumulative average of 70 per cent or higher will be considered for admission to a Bachelor of Arts Honours Specialization, Specialization, or a four-year Major in Child & Family Studies with transfer credit to a maximum of 45 credits (1.5 years)

Seneca Program: Biotechnology – Advanced

Graduates with a Biotechnology - Advanced three-year college diploma with a cumulative average of 72 per cent or higher will be considered for admission to a Bachelor of Science Honours Specialization or Specialization in Environmental Biology and Technology, or a Bachelor of Science Honours Specialization or Specialization in Biology, with transfer credit to a maximum of 69 credits (2.3 years).

Seneca Program: Practical Nursing

Full-time On-Campus Option

Nipissing University offers Registered Practical Nurses a three-year compressed BScN Program. The Post RPN to BScN compressed program will be offered through a full-time delivery model and will be six semesters in length.

Admission consideration will be given to applicants who have successfully completed a two-year Practical Nurse (PN) diploma with a minimum overall average of at least 70 per cent from an Ontario college.

This is a limited enrollment program.  The minimum GPA required for admission consideration may be higher than the stated minimum.  There is only one intake per year (September).

Blended Delivery Option (Full-time or Part-time)

Nipissing offers currently employed Registered Practical Nurses the opportunity to complete the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree through a blended delivery option. Admission consideration will be given to applicants who have successfully completed a two-year Practical Nurse (PN) diploma (not certificate) with an overall average of at least 70 per cent.

 Applicants must also be a current registered member in good standing with the College of Nurses in Ontario (CNO) as an RPN and be an employee (with a letter of support) of one of Nipissing’s partner health-care agencies.

Applicants admitted to the program will receive 30 transfer credits (one year). This program can be completed either part-time or through a flex time fast-track pathway. The part-time program completion plan is five years or 15 semesters and the flex time fast-track pathway can be completed in 3.5 years or 10 semesters. All students must complete the program within seven years.

This is a limited enrollment program. The minimum GPA required for admission consideration may be higher than the stated minimum. There are two intakes per year (January and September).