Nursing

Ontario high-school applicants entering Nursing (QN) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• ENG4U with a final minimum grade of 75%
• SBI4U
• SCH4U
• Any 4U mathematics
• 2 additional 4U/M courses

Ontario high-school applicants entering Nursing (QN) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• A high school transcript is just 1 piece of information Queen's University uses when making an admission decision. Each applicant to Queen's has a personalized To Do List, detailing exactly what is needed to complete their application. Students can review their To Do List (and associated due dates) on their Queen's SOLUS Student Centre. Applicants to Commerce, Health Sciences, and Nursing are required to complete a Supplementary Application. Students will receive instructions for accessing SOLUS and their Supplementary Application after they apply.

Ontario high-school applicants entering Nursing (QN) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• The OSSD and six 4U/M courses, including English 4U, are required. Please review the specific program requirements for more details, as some programs require additional courses at the U-level. Average calculation is based on prerequisite subjects, plus the next best 4U/M courses, for a total of 6 courses.
• Note:
• Students in francophone schools may offer EAE4U or FRA4U in place of ENG4U.
• The Engineering admission average is calculated using only the 5 prerequisite courses.
• A high school transcript is just 1 piece of information we use when making an admission decision. Each applicant to Queen’s has a unique To Do List, detailing exactly what is needed to complete their application. Students can see their To Do List (and the due dates) on their SOLUS Student Centre. We will send students SOLUS access information after they apply.

Ontario high-school applicants entering Nursing (QN) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• Admission decisions will be made once all required documentation is submitted to Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment. March 31 is the deadline to submit all documents including English test scores and transcripts for students studying outside of Ontario (not including the Supplementary Application). Queen's receives Ontario high school grades from the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC) by April 30.
• Admission decisions will be made on an ongoing basis from early November to mid-May. Ontario high school students are required to respond to offers of admission by June 1.

Ontario high school applicants

• Complete the mandatory supplementary application.

Canadian college applicants to Nursing; first-year eligibility and transfer credit are separately assessed.

• Minimum cumulative college GPA 2.9 on the 4.3 scale; secondary marks are not included in that calculation.
• A two-year diploma, or two completed years of a three-year diploma, permits first-year admission consideration.
• A college certificate, one-year diploma, or one completed diploma year requires the final academic secondary-school qualifications for admission consideration.
• Three-year diploma or four-year college-degree graduates may receive one year (30 units) of credit in Arts and Science; other faculties assess credit individually.
• English 4U, Biology 4U, Chemistry 4U and any 4U Mathematics, or equivalents.
• Minimum final English grade 75%.

University applicants entering the four-year Bachelor of Nursing Science, not the Accelerated Standing Track.

• Minimum GPA 2.7 (B-) over all university courses; secondary grades are also considered.
• Senior-secondary Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and English Literature, or university-level equivalents. English Language courses do not meet the Literature requirement.
• Complete the mandatory Supplementary Application listed in SOLUS.

Current Queen's students entering four-year Nursing from another faculty, normally considered for first year.

• Minimum cumulative GPA 2.7 over all university courses.
• Ontario 4U English Literature with final grade at least 75%, Biology, Chemistry and one Mathematics course, or university equivalents.
• A university Statistics course may replace the secondary Mathematics prerequisite.
• Complete the mandatory Supplementary Application in SOLUS.

Applicants to the two-year Nursing AST with prior graded university study; these are not high-school entry requirements.

• At least 60 graded university units and minimum GPA 2.7. Pass/fail study cannot satisfy the credit or prerequisite requirement.
• Senior-secondary English Literature (ENG4U or equivalent), Biology and Chemistry, or university equivalents.
• Applicants cannot be currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Within the seven years before admission, earn at least 60% (C-) in Psychology 6 units, Statistics 3, Anatomy 3 and Physiology 6, or approved equivalents.
• Queen's equivalents: PSYC 100/6.0; an accepted Statistics exclusion course; ANAT 101/3.0; PHGY 215/3.0 plus PHGY 216/3.0, or PHGY 216/3.0 plus KNPE 125/3.0.
• If no full-year introductory Psychology course exists, introductory Psychology 3 units plus another transferable Psychology 3 units is accepted.
• Admission GPA uses the 18 prerequisite units plus the most recent other 42 units.

Applicants to the two-year Nursing Accelerated Standing Track only.

• The required four-year Nursing Kira supplementary application explicitly excludes AST applicants.

Four-year Nursing applicants; the AST route is excluded.

• Complete one written response and one video response in Kira Talent.
• Use the programme instructions and required items in the personalized SOLUS To Do List.

First-year full-time applicants to this Queen's programme for Fall 2027; four-year Nursing only, not Nursing Advanced Standing Track

• Complete one written response and one video response through Kira Talent.
• This mandatory first-year package does not apply to Nursing Advanced Standing Track or the online Health Sciences degree.

Applicants assessed on the full IB Diploma curriculum; nursing entry route

• Nursing (QN): Biology, Chemistry, English and Mathematics; English requires a predicted/final result of at least 4. The Nursing supplementary application is separately required.

Applicants whose parents/guardians have not attained postsecondary education and who are registered with an affiliated community partner

• The first-generation pathway provides OUAC/application, academic, financial and individual advising support. Siblings do not disqualify first-generation status under this published definition. Affiliated community-partner registration is required.
• This is access support; it does not waive the chosen programme’s academic or supplemental requirements or promise admission.

Indigenous applicants to a first-year, full-time, first-entry undergraduate degree

• Apply through OUAC and self-identify Indigenous ancestry. Meet the programme’s general conditions and admission deadlines, including any applicable supplementary essay, audition or portfolio.
• Submit a separate letter to the Indigenous Community Liaison requesting pathway consideration and providing evidence of Indigenous ancestry. Assessment considers the complete application’s academic preparedness and potential; no automatic offer is promised.

Applicants academically competitive for a Queen’s undergraduate degree who do not meet the English-proficiency admission standard

• The Ontario admission page identifies QBridge as an English-language pathway preparing eligible applicants for Queen’s undergraduate study. Exact QBridge entry, progression and degree-programme availability require the linked School of English assessment; no universal direct-entry language exemption is inferred.