Applicants must meet the requirements listed here as well as the criteria on the Additional Admission Criteria tab.
CATEGORIES OF ADMISSION
Applicants may be admitted to one of the following:
Regular Admission
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
1. Applicants must present no course grade lower than 50% in each of the following high school courses.
1. ELA 30-1 or ELA 30-2
2. Biology 30
3. Chemistry 30 or Science 30
4. One Group A, B or C course
AND
At least 36 credits of post-secondary course work with a minimum AGPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale as calculated on the most recent last 24 post-secondary credits.
OR
Completion of two years of full-time studies (or equivalent) at a recognized private institution or in non-credit studies in the following fields:
• Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Holistic Health, Herbology, Massage Therapy, or complementary medicine
Please see the Additional Admission Criteria tab for all other program admission requirements.
Applicants must meet the following requirements as well as criteria listed under the Categories of Admission tab.
ADDITIONAL ADMISSION CRITERIA
All applicants must meet the following:
1. Skills Appraisal
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicable to all admission categories
• Unless otherwise specified, identified Skills Appraisal requirements must be completed during the first term of year one*.
Applicants must complete the Skills Appraisal only if they do not present ELA 30-1 with a minimum grade of 65 percent or ELA 30-2 with a minimum grade of 75 percent.
Writing: Applicants must successfully complete the writing portion AND be eligible to enter ENGL 111 OR complete any developmental course work with a minimum grade of D.
Reading: Applicants must successfully complete the reading portion OR complete any developmental course work with a minimum grade of D.
2. English Language Proficiency
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicable to all admission categories
All applicants must meet an acceptable level of English language proficiency. We will require official documents such as high school or post-secondary transcripts or proof of successful completion of standardized language evaluation. Full details are available in MacEwan’s full-time calendar or online at www.macewan.ca.
3. Other Admission Criteria
To be evaluated through the Program
Applicable to all admission categories
Conditionally accepted applicants are required to submit the following:
• Current, clear Security Clearance to work with ‘Children and/or Vulnerable Persons (adults and children) by the beginning of the intake term.
• The first in Hepatitis B series must be completed by the beginning of the intake term; full Hepatitis B series must be completed by six months* from the program start date.
• Current Standard First Aid including CPR level C certification by the end of the second term*.
*Provisional Admission – may be assigned to an applicant who has been offered admission to the Program in one of the above admission categories. The offer of provisional admission is based on completion of specified conditions that must be satisfied within the first year of enrolment by the date specified in the offer. Access to courses, activities, and /or field placement or clinical studies may be limited until all provisional requirements are met.
Please see the Categories of Admission tab for all other program admission requirements.
