Admission Requirements & Costs

Bachelor of Nursing

General admission requirements

Mount Royal has a general admission policy which must be met to be considered for admission into our academic programs. Once you have applied and we have received your supporting documentation, the Admissions and Recruitment Office will determine your admission category. This category will determine which general admission requirements you must meet to be considered for admission to your program of choice. Please review each category to ensure you are looking at the admission requirements which are relevant to your situation. Program-specific admission requirement.

Note: There is no guarantee that previously completed nursing courses taken at another institution will be granted credit in the Bachelor of Nursing degree program.

Program specific admission requirements

Admission is competitive. Applicants must meet both the competitive admission average for the specific program and present specific required courses with the minimum required grades. In addition to meeting general admission requirements, admission to the Bachelor of Nursing requires the following specific high school courses (or equivalents).

Applicants in all admission categories must present:

  • English Language Arts 30-1 - minimum grade 60%
  • Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2 - minimum grade 60%
  • Biology 30 - minimum grade 60%
  • Chemistry 30 - minimum grade 60%

Additional criteria - New for Fall 2024

Mount Royal University’s Bachelor of Nursing program has limited enrolment and admission to the program is highly competitive. As a result, all applicants are required to complete additional non-academic requirements offered by Acuity Insights. The results of these assessments will be used to differentiate between applicants when there are more highly academically qualified applicants than seats available in the program.

Applicants should refer to my.AcuityInsights.app to create an account and register to complete the assessments listed for the Mount Royal University Bachelor of Nursing program. There are specific dates when applicants can complete Casper and these will be available at my.AcuityInsights.app. These are the only dates available, and applicants must select Mount Royal University for the distribution of results before the posted Distribution Deadline.  

No exceptions will be provided for applicants who are unable to take Casper before the listed deadlines.

The test dates for Fall 2024 admission are: 

November 2, 2023, at 6:00 pm MST
December 5, 2023, at 6:00 pm MST
January 18, 2024, at 6:00 pm MST
February 1, 2024, at 6:00 pm MST

Competitive admission average

Admission to Mount Royal is competitive, meaning students with higher grades will be considered first.

High School Applicant: competitive admission average will be calculated on two highest Group A courses.

Mature Applicant: competitive admission average will be calculated on two highest Group A courses.

Post-secondary Applicant: competitive Grade Point Average (GPA) will be calculated on the four most recently completed transferable post-secondary courses (minimum 12 credits) completed by December 31.

Final admission average

High School Applicant: must present a minimum admission average of 70%, calculated on the five appropriate Grade 12 courses. Must also present the required courses and minimum grades listed above.

Mature Applicant: must present a minimum admission average of 70%, calculated on the four required Grade 12 courses. Must also present the required courses and minimum grades listed above.

Post-secondary applicant: must present a minimum admission Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 on the eight most recently completed transferable post-secondary courses (minimum 24 credits) completed by June 30. Must also present the required courses and minimum grades listed above.

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Application Deadline

October 1 - February 1

The application for admission and all supporting documents (required for admission assessment) must be received by this date.

Indigenous Student Admission

Each year four percent of the seats in the Bachelor of Nursing program will be reserved for Indigenous applicants through an Indigenous admission target. Please visit Indigenous student admission for more information.

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