PERIOPERATIVE NURSING for REGISTERED NURSES and LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES

Admission REQUIREMENTS

Admission requirements include the high school subjects or post-secondary equivalents you need to complete and the minimum grades you need to achieve to be considered for admission into this program.

Along with academic criteria, you will need to ensure additional admission criteria are met.

2025/26

You must meet the following requirements to apply for Fall 2025 or Winter 2026 intake.

Categories of admission

Applicants may be admitted to one of the following:

To be evaluated through the Office of the University Registrar

Applicants must be either actively registered in Canada as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse, or a graduate nurse/graduate practical nurse with a practice permit and eligibility to write National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX) or the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Exam (CPNRE).

Additional admission criteria

All applicants must meet the following:

To be evaluated through the Office of the University 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 University’s academic calendar or online at MacEwan.ca/ELP.

Learn more about English language proficiency

How to apply

We want your admission experience to be successful and straightforward. To help you along the way, we've prepared a step-by-step guide to the admission process.

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