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
Applicants must have an Alberta high school diploma (or equivalent) and a minimum grade of 50 percent in the following high school courses:
1. Biology 30
2. Chemistry 30 or Science 30
Mature Admission
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicants must be 20 years of age or older and have been out of full-time high school at least one year by the beginning of the intake term. Applicants must have a minimum grade of 50 percent in the following high school courses:
1. Biology 30 or six credits of Human Physiology
2. Chemistry 30 or Science 30
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 by the beginning of the intake term.
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 Standard First Aid Certification by the end of the first term of year one*.
- Current CPR Basic Rescuer Level C Certification by the end of the first term of year one*.
- Immunization that meets provincial regulations for health care workers, with the first in Hepatitis B series and all other immunizations completed by the end of the first term of year one*. Full Hepatitis B series must be completed by six months after commencement of the Program.
- Current, clear Security Clearance or eligibility to apply for a pardon and no open youth record by the beginning of the intake term. Applicants must have a current, clear Security Clearance to work with ‘Children and/or Vulnerable Persons (adults and children)’.
*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.
