Admission Requirements for Nursing Programs

Application deadline:  March 2, 2023 

Admissions to our Nursing programs is competitive. Meeting the minimum average does not guarantee admission. 

Requirements: 

1. Grade 12 courses (at the University or Academic level) completed or currently in progress, with a minimum mark of 65%: 
   1. English 12 
   2. Math 12 
   3. Biology 12 
   4. Chemistry 12 
   5. Plus one additional Grade 12 university preparatory course. 
2. Completion of CASPer by March 2, 2023. 
3. Submit all transcripts for admission consideration by March 2, 2023 (first semester final grades for high school students and final marks for first term for university students). 

Students are assessed on five program requirements for admission using completed Grade 12 pre-requisites with remaining pre-requisites from Grade 11 if final Grade 12 grades are not available. Transfer students, please submit both post-secondary transcripts as well as secondary. 

StFX will release early offers of Admission to Nursing in the Fall of 2022 for September 2023 entry. Students who wish to be eligible for an early offer must complete CASPer on the November 3, 2023, booking date. Students will be notified by email of acceptance. Please note applicants will be reviewed for admission each round of offers that are released. The final round of offers will be released in March. All applicants will receive notification of the decision on their application at that time. 

Students applying to the Nursing program should select a second-choice program with their first-choice application to Nursing. Students who receive an offer to their second-choice program can accept an offer to residence before Nursing offers have been released and will receive equal consideration to their first choice of Nursing.  

For questions regarding specific program details, please email @email

Application deadline: February 1, 2024 

This program is mainly done by distance, but there are mandatory on site requirements.  Admissions to our Nursing programs is competitive. Meeting the minimum average does not guarantee admission.

Cape Breton University and St. Francis Xavier University have partnered on a pathway for qualified LPNs to apply to BScN. Frequently asked questions about the program can be found here.  

Requirements: 

1. Currently licensed as an LPN in Nova Scotia (must supply proof by February 1, 2024). 
2. Students must have completed the LPN Diploma Program within Canada and must have achieved a minimum75% overall average for all practical nursing courses.
3. Total of 1800 hours of work experience within the last two years (requires a letter of verification from employer by February 2, 2023). 
4. Completion of CASPer by February 1, 2024. 
5. Students who have completed post-secondary studies in addition to the LPN Diploma, please submit all post-secondary academic history (official transcripts) by February 1, 2024. 

For questions regarding specific program details, please email Distance Nursing.

Application deadline: May 2, 2024, for early offers of admission and for final offers of admission the deadlines are September 30, 2024, for international and December 11, 2024, for domestic students.

Note: For the current January 2024 intake, the deadlines to apply are September 30, 2023, for international and December 6, 2023, for domestic applicants. 

Admissions to our Nursing programs is competitive. Meeting the minimum average does not guarantee admission.

Requirements: 

1. Submit all transcripts for all completed courses for fall and winter semesters of your most recent academic year by May 15, 2024, for early offers of admission. Note: If you have taken courses and obtained credits at more than one post-secondary institution, we need transcripts from each institution.   
2. Applicants must have all required courses completed at the university level by January 1 of the starting year and within 10 years of the program start date. 
3. The required core and open courses must have a minimum grade of 65% each, with an overall average of 70% or higher. 
4. Complete the supplemental application form.
5. Core course requirements completed at the university level by January 1 of the starting year. 
   1. Six credits in Human Anatomy and *Human Physiology, minimum three credits in each.
      Lab component in both is required (virtual labs are accepted). 
      1. *Equivalency for BIOL 252 (Human Anatomy and Physiology II) is both PHYL 1001 AND 1002 (both are required) from Dalhousie University. 
   2. Three credits in Microbiology 
   3. Three credits in English 
   4. Three credits in Statistics 
   5. Note 1: Courses taken outside of StFX University may need to be assessed for equivalency.  
   6. Note 2: StFX does not conduct formal reviews of academic qualifications, transfer credits, and/or pre-requisites until after an official application, with application payment, has been submitted. 
6. Fifteen credits in open electives completed at the university level by January 1 of the starting year. 
7. Completion of CASPer by May 2, 2024, for early offers of admission and November, 2024 (exact date not yet posted) for final offers of admission.  Note: for this current intake of January, 2024, you have until November 2, 2023, to write CASPer (the last date for January, 2024, entry)

Please submit course descriptions for your core requirement courses upon application to support the admissibility of each course. 

For questions regarding specific program details, please email @email