Change of Program

The application process remains unchanged and is the same as all other COP applications at the University of Calgary. You can submit your application through your Student Centre. 

The requirements for each admission route are listed above under "admission routes"

All students who apply and have all courses/grades/documents submitted by early May, and who meet the competitive lottery threshold, will be entered into the lottery process; those who are selected in the lottery will be admitted.  

For Fall 2026

For students being assessed on high school grades (those who have completed less than 12 units of post-secondary coursework), the competitive threshold average is 82.0%.

For students being assessed on post-secondary coursework (most-recent courses up to 30 units of coursework) for both Year 1 and Year 2 admission, the competitive threshold GPA is 3.00. 

Once final grades for Winter 2026 are posted, the Faculty of Nursing will assess all COP applications to determine which entry route applicants qualify for (Year 1/Year 2), and identify all applicants that meet the competitive lottery threshold. 

From there, all qualifying students will be placed in the lottery draw for the entry route that they qualify for. A randomized selection tool will select students from the pool of applicants who have met the competitive lottery threshold and entered the lottery selection stage.

Students who are selected via the lottery draw will be admitted to the BScN program and will receive communication from the faculty. Students who are not selected will remain on the waitlist in case additional seats become available. If additional seats come available, a second lottery draw would occur. 

Nursing programs across North America are in high demand and significantly oversubscribed, resulting in high admission averages which excludes many qualified students from applying. The lottery admissions process creates more opportunities for students who could not have otherwise considered Nursing, and can help alleviate the stress and pressure on prospective students to achieve near-perfect grades. 

There are limited seats available for admission into Year 2. As such, we encourage students who have not completed the majority of the prerequisite courses to focus on obtaining a competitive GPA to be considered for Year 1 admission.  

All applications are submitted to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) without an admission route specified. Our office will review all applications and determine which admission route students qualify for. 

NRSG 201, 202, 203 and 204 have some seats available for non-nursing students. You are welcome to enroll in these courses as long as you are able to get a seat. 

The courses in the upper years of the BScN are restricted to nursing students only, and must be taken together in a given term. 

For students applying to Year 1 of the BScN, we caution you to avoid taking too many nursing requirements prior to admission, as it can lead to a very limited course load in your first year of nursing. Because the courses in the upper years must be taken together in a given term, you can't take Year 2 courses untill all Year 1 courses are completed. 

There are no majors, minors, specializations or embedded certificates available in the BScN. 

Even if you have taken these courses prior to changing programs, these are not approved as part of the BScN degree and thus cannot be added on. 

Admission to the BScN program is entirely through the lottery process. All students who meet the competitive lottery threshold have equal chances of admission. There is no supplemental application, and we do not accept resumes, statements, references or other additional materials. 

If you plan to graduate from another degree program at the University of Calgary before entering the BScN, you will not be able to apply as a COP. 

You will need to apply as an external applicant through Admissions. 

Open Studies students, including students in the University Entrance Program (UEP) and Indigenous Student Access Program (IASP), are not considered change of program applicants, and will need to apply as external applicants via Admissions.