Nursing (Collaborative)

Applicants entering the specified first-year degree; later declaration conditions are separate

• Intake Application deadline Document deadline Fall (September) semester Jan. 20 Feb. 3
• Admission is subject to meeting the general admission requirements and does not guarantee your acceptance into the program.
• There are several admission pathways for interested applicants of the four-year nursing option. Priority for admission is given to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador , but out-of-province and international applicants are encouraged to apply. Before you apply, be sure to review the Nursing admissions webpages applicable to you: high school applicants , current Memorial University students , other post-secondary students , LPN Bridging applicants , and international applicants .
• Selection of candidates for admission to the bachelor of science in nursing (collaborative) program is based primarily on academic performance to date. Applicants may choose to complete an optional personal statement on the application to list relevant work and volunteer experience or personal achievements.
• Review the admission details below, and for further information, visit nursing admissions . A reference is not required for your application; however, the nursing admissions committee reserves the right to request a reference when deemed necessary.
• Indigenous seat allocation
• Up to three seats per year are reserved specifically for applicants with Indigenous membership who have met the admission requirements but who are not in the top ranked candidates. Applicants wishing to be considered under this clause must check the appropriate space provided on the BScN application form and provide documentation of Indigenous membership before the documentation deadline.
• New Memorial students
• You may apply for admission into the bachelor of science in nursing directly from high school by indicating bachelor of science in nursing (collaborative) on the undergraduate application for admission. Direct entry into the program from high school is competitive as there are a limited number of placements.
• In addition to the general admission requirements , you must have completed:
• Math 3200 or 3201 (or equivalent)
• Biology 2201 and 3201 (or Grade 11 and 12 equivalents)
• Chemistry 3202 (or Grade 12 equivalent)
• Out-of-province applicants
• For out-of-province applicants who do not have Grade 12 social science or modern/classical language, an additional Grade 12 science course, other than biology or chemistry, must be completed.
• International applicants
• International applicants who do not already meet the prerequisites for the BScN program are advised to take courses at Memorial University for two semesters before applying. During these two semesters, applicants should complete the required courses for admission: Biology 1001 and Biology 1002, one of Chemistry 1010, 1050, 1051, 1001 or 1810, and three credit hours in Math. Please review the admission criteria outlined below for current Memorial students.
• Current Memorial and transfer students
• If you're seeking admission into the bachelor of science in nursing (collaborative) through transfer from within Memorial University or other accredited post-secondary institutions, indicate bachelor of science in nursing (collaborative) on the undergraduate application for admission .
• If you've attended a post-secondary institution and haven't completed the required high school courses noted above, you must complete the following courses (or equivalents):
• Biology 1001 and 1002
• Chemistry 1010, 1050, 1051, 1200, 1001, or 1810 (Grenfell Campus)
• one university level mathematics course (excluding statistics courses)
• Both biology courses must be taken at the same level (either high school or post-secondary), not a combination of high school and post-secondary.
• You may choose to complete the following non-nursing electives courses prior to entering the BScN degree, which will be credited toward the degree:
• six credit hours in English critical reading and writing (CRW) courses
• Human Biosciences 1430 (formerly Biochemistry 1430)
• Biology 3053
• Psychology 1000
• Statistics 2500 (or Statistics 1510, 2550, Education 2900, or Psychology 2910, 2925)
• three credit hours in either anthropology, archaeology or sociology
• three credit hours in philosophy or Religious Studies 2610
• three credit hour elective course in any subject area
• Completion of non-nursing courses does not guarantee acceptance into the program. While these non-nursing courses are requirements of the bachelor of science in nursing (collaborative) program, they are not required to be completed before seeking admission to the program.

Four-year Nursing applicants; new versus current Memorial students

• Apply online to Nursing for Fall and rank the sites you would attend. The university recommends ranking all six; that is not a requirement to select every site.
• New applicants receive separate Memorial University and Nursing admission decisions. University admission is required for Nursing eligibility.
• The four-year option begins in Fall only. Spring and licence submission are LPN Bridging instructions, not requirements of this four-year entry.

Four-year Nursing high-school applicants; Newfoundland and Labrador versus other provinces

• A personal statement is optional. Out-of-province applicants send their end-of-Grade-11 transcript with the application; uploaded files must be PDFs.
• Required application documents are due February 3, 2027. Newfoundland and Labrador final grades are received automatically; other provinces arrange an official final transcript when June/July results are released.
• The overview’s Casper waiver names 2026 only, while the current calendar says testing may be required. A Casper requirement or waiver for Fall 2027 remains unconfirmed.

Applicants whose chosen Memorial degree has a separate competitive selection process

• General university admission and competitive programme admission are separate decisions. Direct-entry competitive applicants from high school, College of the North Atlantic or an international postsecondary institution are first assessed for BA/BSc general admission, with an application created on their behalf before academic-unit review.
• Applicants with Canadian postsecondary attendance outside College of the North Atlantic and no international postsecondary attendance are normally assessed only for the competitive degree. A general admission offer is not an offer to the competitive programme.

Applicants selecting a named major or competitive degree; the exact degree determines which branch applies

• Engineering One and four-year Nursing are listed as possible direct-entry competitive degrees. BCom(Co-operative) requires postsecondary coursework first. Other listed later-entry or second-degree programmes retain their own prior-study requirements; these are not waived by general admission.
• All science majors and the named arts majors in computer science, pure mathematics, psychology and statistics require specified university courses before major admission. Those applicants select general admission first, rather than direct admission to the major.

NL Grade12, other high-school and university/college transfer applicants

• Newfoundland and Labrador Grade12 applicants need not upload the school transcript because Memorial obtains the record automatically from the Department of Education. Other high-school applicants upload current Grade12 registrations and latest transcripts with final Grade10/11 or equivalent results.
• College/university transfer applicants upload the final high-school transcript and transcripts from every postsecondary institution attended. English proof and competitive-programme materials may be additional requirements. Exact credential and academic eligibility remain under review.

All applicants

• The current undergraduate public taxonomy, all 13 Canadian curricula, all 137 international country/curriculum bindings and their 91 distinct native requirement pages, the full formal category regulations and the named programme exceptions were reviewed. Private individual equivalencies and offer decisions remain for Memorial.
• General admission and competitive programme admission are separate decisions. High-school, CNA and international transfer direct-entry applicants are normally first assessed for general BA/BSc admission; other Canadian post-secondary transfers may be assessed only for their requested competitive programme.
• The 2026–27 calendar identifies itself as the official authority where its text differs from a public webpage. Current webpages contain explicitly effective Winter 2027 and Fall 2027/Fall 2028 changes. The distinct cycles and conflicts below are retained rather than merged.

BScN applicants to the named route

• High-school applicants complete Biology 11 and 12, Chemistry 12, English 12, Math 12 and a senior social science/modern language. Outside-province applicants missing that last subject need another Grade 12 science not already counted. Biology must be a matched high-school or post-secondary pair, not mixed levels.
• The Fall 2027 high-school page recommends a Grade 11 six-course average of 85% or higher for competitiveness. It says final six-course average below 70% revokes a conditional offer. Neither rule supports a published 85–91% admitted-average interval.

BScN applicants to the named route

• Current/external post-secondary applicants can meet missing prerequisites with two introductory Biology courses, introductory Chemistry and university Math. Current Fall 2027 pages recommend 70% or higher and assess the better cumulative or prior-calendar-year semester average with at least three courses. Required subjects must be completed by July 31, 2027.
• The current Fall 2027 pages pause the Accelerated Option at all sites, whereas the 2026–27 calendar still permits the Western site. This is a distinct cycle/route difference, not a new direct-entry accelerated promise.

BScN applicants to the named route

• International applicants are welcomed, with provincial priority retained. WAEC/NECO grades C4 or better in Math, Biology and Chemistry satisfy those Nursing prerequisites, alongside general university requirements. Other missing prerequisites can be completed before applying.

BScN applicants to the named route

• Fall 2027 application is due January 20, 2027 and required documents February 3, 2027. Applicants rank the sites they would attend. University admission and Nursing admission are separate decisions.

BScN applicants to the named route

• Current four-year Nursing pages identify personal statements as optional and references as requested only when needed. Provincial priority and designated Indigenous-seat evidence remain separate. These are not universal mandatory essay/reference conditions.

BScN applicants to the named route

• The general Nursing overview waives Casper only for 2026. The 2026–27 formal calendar says Casper may be required and selection may include it, references, and a written/oral component. Fresh Fall 2027 pages do not provide an explicit Casper requirement or waiver; this cycle-specific supplement remains pending.
• University admission is separate from Nursing admission. Post-admission clinical requirements and continuing entry-level competencies remain binding; they are not recast as a universal optional-statement requirement.

BScN applicants to the named route

• The formal LPN route requires an eligible licence/final approved practical-nursing semester, the named subjects and a successful Spring bridge before conditional Year 2 entry. It is a separate credential route, not direct high-school entry; interviews may be requested. The Fall 2027 application page separately identifies Spring 2027 LPN intake.

BScN applicants to the named route

• An enrolled Nursing student who withdraws after first semester must request programme readmission through the site Associate Dean/Director and Student Appeals Committee. The calendar gives March 1 for Fall and October 1 for Winter/Spring requests. University readmission alone does not restore the Nursing seat.

Canadian secondary applicants

• The linked complete 13-curriculum roster provides the exact subject/course alternatives. Ordinary general admission normally requires 70% across five eligible senior subjects with a pass in each; the highest eligible grade in a subject area is used. A higher or different programme-specific selection rule can still apply.
• Newfoundland and Labrador uses ten senior credits across the five subject areas, plus additional earlier Math and laboratory-science credits excluded from its final average. Quebec accepts Secondary V, not a mandatory completed CEGEP diploma, under its published five-course criteria.
• New Brunswick has separate English/French course tables; Saskatchewan requires English A30 and B30; Alberta/Northwest Territories/Nunavut specify five-credit versus paired three-credit options. BC/Yukon official final transcripts come from the Ministry StudentTranscripts Service.
• Newfoundland and Labrador school records can be obtained automatically using the correct student number; other Canadian applicants normally provide interim records then official final records. Attending post-secondary study generally changes the admission category, with the published concurrent/upgrading exceptions.

Applicants missing a normal general subject area

• Five eligible courses are still needed. If one missing subject is not required for the exact programme, another eligible unused course from subject areas 1–4 can replace it. Missing two such subject areas requires individual advice; no course is counted twice.
• The table requires English, Math, laboratory science and an elective for Engineering/Science/Nursing. Commerce requires English, Math and an elective. Ordinary Arts requires English, social studies/language and an elective; Arts Economics/Geography also require Math.
• Nursing keeps its additional named science and out-of-province substitution rules. A general subject-table omission does not waive programme prerequisites. Eligible Ontario online upgrading may meet missing subjects, but registration and final results must be demonstrated.

International secondary applicants

• Use the linked complete native country/curriculum roster for the exact credential, five subject areas, native grade scale, English waiver and official-document instructions. The entire roster and every distinct linked body are preserved once in research evidence rather than repeated as hundreds of live rows.
• IB requires the Diploma at 24 points with required subjects; certificate/career programmes require another recognized school diploma. American-patterned study normally requires a recognized diploma and B average; unrecognized schools require an official SAT/ACT/AP result. French-patterned study requires the named Baccalaureate and native average 12.
• UK-patterned admission from Winter 2027 requires B/6 average in the five required O/IGCSE subjects plus three AS or two A subjects averaging C, with passes in every counted subject. The source separately retains its earlier Fall 2026 alternatives. Combined Science and certain applied/general subjects are excluded under the native list.
• CAPE from Winter 2027 requires the specified CSEC average 2 and two two-unit CAPE subjects averaging 3. WAEC/NECO from Winter 2027 requires average C4 in the subject areas with passes; Integrated Science does not meet the laboratory-science requirement.
• Some country thresholds explicitly change from Winter 2027. Do not convert native letters, points, inverted grade scales or partial subject marks into one Canadian percentage. Unlisted curricula use the public general subject policy and an individual Admissions grade/document decision.
• Official certificates, translations and issuing-authority verification depend on the exact curriculum. Cambridge certificates before 2020 and the named unavailable-verification countries use the alternate official-document route. Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Sudan and Ukraine pages offer contact for document-access difficulties, without a blanket admission waiver.

All applicants required to establish English proficiency

• Recognized English-medium Canadian secondary study normally requires two full-time years and the qualifying senior English course. Other school curricula have their own stated waiver conditions; ESL/EAL courses alone do not satisfy the education waiver.
• Post-secondary evidence can be at least 15 full-time university-degree credits or a completed two-year recognized credential, subject to the current recognized-country list. A formal partner agreement may provide a separate 15-credit route with additional agreement conditions.
• The complete recognized-country roster was reviewed. An institution teaching in English is not by itself an automatic waiver in every unlisted country. The Registrar can require additional accepted evidence.

Applicants using standardized English tests

• Tests must be within two years before the application and verifiable. Current general minima: Cambridge C1/C2 176; CAEL 60; Duolingo 115; IELTS Academic/UKVI 6.5 overall with Reading/Writing 6; Michigan English Test 59; PTE Academic 60.
• Current TOEFL iBT/Home is 4.5 overall with Reading/Writing 4.0. For valid tests completed up to January 2026 the native policy gives 83 overall with Reading/Writing 20. These are separately published scales, not an invented conversion.
• Engineering imposes its own additional English conditions. Meeting these general test scores alone does not satisfy every Engineering applicant’s programme requirement.

Applicants with provisional acceptance or language-preparation needs

• The Intensive English Bridge is intended for provisionally accepted undergraduate applicants and combines credit-bearing study with language preparation. The Intensive English Program is non-credit study that can be standalone or a pathway; neither is a blanket guarantee of a competitive programme place.
• The linked native 2025 score chart gives IEP IELTS 4.5, old-scale TOEFL iBT 40/paper 440, or DET 65. Bridge Level 1 gives IELTS 5.5 overall/writing with no subscore below 5, old-scale iBT 58/writing 16, or DET 95 overall/writing. Level 2 gives IELTS 6 overall/writing with no subscore below 5.5, old-scale iBT 70/writing 18, or DET 105 overall/writing.
• The image does not provide a new 1–6 TOEFL scale conversion. Current placement and programme-offer requirements should be confirmed rather than applying a manufactured conversion.

Eligible mature applicants only

• The current public policy is for Canadian citizens/permanent residents age 21 or older who lack the regular school qualification and have not subsequently attended a recognized post-secondary institution. Submit a personal statement, two appropriate academic-ability references, official school records, proof of age and required English evidence.
• References cannot be friends/family character references or former high-school teachers/principals under the current webpage. They should give evidence of readiness from competent instructors, workplace supervisors or other suitable leaders.
• The 2026–27 calendar has broader age-timing wording, permits committee consideration with prior records and allows an interview. The current narrower citizenship/prior-study rules and formal-calendar wording are distinguished; Admissions determines actual eligibility. Mature general admission does not waive competitive programme conditions.

Home-schooled applicants lacking an accredited school transcript

• Each application is assessed individually. Required evidence is one of CAT, ACT or SAT; a personal statement covering curriculum, instruction, assessment and readiness; an academic reference from outside the home; and applicable official post-secondary transcripts.
• Test scores, references and transcripts must come directly from the issuing authority, referee or institution. An English test can additionally be requested. No unpublished universal home-school score or automatic equivalency is assumed.

Applicants without completed post-secondary courses seeking special review

• A committee may assess exceptional circumstances and readiness where ordinary high-school criteria are unmet. Provide the applicant’s grounds/rationale letter and independent substantiating school, medical, support-professional or other relevant evidence.
• Supporting letters must arrive at least one week before the sought semester. The public policy says the committee decision is final. This is individual consideration, not a guaranteed lower average.

Recognized university/college transfer applicants

• Applicants normally must be in good standing/eligible to continue at the last institution. If the transcript does not establish standing, general admission reviews a cumulative average of at least 55% or equivalent. After required withdrawal, three full semesters must normally pass before eligibility.
• Submit records from every institution. High-school records may be required for prerequisites or English evidence and are required for Nursing. Unofficial records can support early review, but official documents are necessary for verified acceptance.
• Competitive programme thresholds remain additional. A general transfer minimum is not an Engineering, Nursing or co-op programme benchmark.

Post-secondary transfer applicants

• Transfer evaluation uses official transcripts and detailed outlines/syllabuses from the actual course year, normally including content, texts, objectives, topics and assessment. Calendar descriptions alone are normally insufficient. English translations must be notarized.
• The academic unit may award an exact equivalent or unspecified subject-level credit; applicability to the intended degree remains separate. No private individual decision is assumed.

Transfer or prior-degree applicants

• The formal residence rule requires more than half the first degree and more than half each major at Memorial, with the published exchange/Francophone provisions. A different-major second degree normally requires at least 30 applicable new Memorial credits; a Memorial first-degree holder may receive permission for up to six of those elsewhere. These are credit requirements, not a shorter completion-time promise.

Applicants presenting IB, AP, CAPE, GCE or Sri Lankan A Levels

• All five public subject-by-subject credit guides were read. Native thresholds differ by subject, level and campus; no universal score is substituted. IB credit includes some SL subjects, while other SL cases provide placement or no credit.
• Official IB results must come from IBO; AP from College Board; CAPE from CXC. GCE provisional results can support provisional credit until official certificates. The Sri Lankan guide retains TBD thresholds for Accounting and Combined Mathematics; these are unknown.
• Where the tables list different St. John’s and Grenfell equivalents, only the attended campus credit applies. Transfer/placement results are not the general admission threshold and do not create a new required programme course list.

Internal change and readmission applicants

• Current/recent students registered within the last three consecutive semesters follow the published declaration or competitive-application process. Some non-credential, visiting, exchange, Marine technical, graduate or Medicine students need a new undergraduate application when changing category.
• After three consecutive semesters without undergraduate registration, apply for readmission using the previous student number. If in clear standing and no other institution was attended, no further documents are normally required; outside study requires its official records and transfer review.
• Programme-specific Engineering and Nursing readmission remain separate from university readmission. University permission to return does not itself restore a competitive programme seat.

Canadian citizen/permanent-resident applicants age 21 or older

• Non-credential applicants normally need proof of age and clear standing if previously at Memorial. Course prerequisites and availability govern registration, with the last available registration time. This is not general admission or a transfer-credit assessment.
• Later credential study needs a new application and official prior records. Initial transition review uses at least 15 Memorial credits with cumulative 60% or last-nine-credit average 65%, including a Memorial Critical/Designated Writing course, and good standing at other recognized institutions. Competitive programme rules remain additional.

Limited-duration applicants remaining outside a Memorial credential

• Visiting status normally covers up to two consecutive semesters, requires clear standing and the English requirement, and remains subject to prerequisites/capacity. Supply home-institution permission or an official transcript; conditional graduate prerequisites may instead be confirmed by Graduate Studies.
• An unpaid visiting research internship needs an official transcript, applicable English evidence and a host academic-unit head’s recommendation identifying the visit. It does not automatically admit the student to a degree. Credential study later requires a new application.

Students in or approaching their final high-school year

• The current webpage gives 85% in English, Math and lab Science at Grade 11/12 and the required school courses. A principal/counsellor recommendation, transcript and applicable English proof are required. Usually one course per semester; a qualifying early school completer may take two in Spring.
• The public page adds Spring consideration for Grade 11 students starting in 2027, while the 2026–27 calendar normally limits concurrent enrolment to Fall/Winter. The effective-cycle difference is retained. Concurrent study does not replace the later general/competitive admission process.

Applicants completing recognized school-upgrading routes

• The current ABE page requires a 36-credit Level III diploma with 70% across its specified English, Math and one Biology/Chemistry/Physics course sequence. Already-graduated students may complete accepted missing ABE subjects without the full diploma. GED and CAEC do not qualify under this policy.
• Programme-specific subjects and selection still apply; an individual course registration is not a completed transition credential.
• Official final ABE/CNA records and applicable English evidence are required. The ABE webpage uses a three-year English-medium school/ABE history while ordinary Canadian school English policy uses two years; confirm the actual category rule.

Applicants holding a school diploma and transition preparation

• The formal 2026–27 category also lists older approved ABE course combinations and recognizes a completed CNA College Transition Certificate for eligible high-school diploma holders. Programme-specific subjects and selection still apply. Early acceptance remains subject to successful final transition results and English proficiency.

Canadian citizen/permanent-resident applicants age 60 or older

• The current page permits general admission at age 60 within one month after the semester begins, using proof of age rather than academic documents for general review. Competitive programmes still require official transcripts and their supplemental evidence. The calendar’s broader category wording does not establish an exemption from programme selection.