Indigenous Community Route
Indigenous students can earn baccalaureate degree to become a registered nurse without leaving their home community
- Multiple program sites serving multiple Indigenous communities
(Program sites may be subject to change) - Applicants must meet residency and Indigenous citizenship/membership requirements for their program site
- Program delivered using a blended model of online and in-person learning
Students must have a laptop computer for some in-person classes and activities - Students must be prepared to travel within the area for clinical placements
- Indigenous perspectives integrated into curriculum and clinical placements within Indigenous communities
Indigenous Community Route Map
Please see the featured map on the right to locate areas included in the UCalgary Nursing Indigenous Community Route and read below for more information.
Iiyikinaami (Spirit Helper) Program offered in partnership with Old Sun Community College
- High school upgrading pathway available at Old Sun Community College prior to admission to UCalgary
- 3.25 -3.5 year degree program
- September admission only
- Program delivered in blended model with courses online and in person at OSCC
- Applicants must be an Indigenous person of Canada (First Nations (Status or Non-Status), Métis or Inuit) and self-identify their Indigenous status in the application for admission
- Applicants must be residents of Alberta and reside within the service region identified for the program site at the time of application and for the duration of the program
Preference will be given to members of the Siksika Nation
The first admission on the Tsuut'ina Nation will be for Fall 2025
- 3.25 -3.5 year degree program
- September admission only
- Blended delivery program, with classes online and labs at the University of Calgary's main campus
- Clinical placements within the community and at Calgary-area hospitals
- Applicants must be an Indigenous person of Canada (First Nations (Status or Non-Status), Métis or Inuit) and self-identify their Indigenous status in the application for admission
- Applicants must be residents of Alberta and reside within the service region identified for the program site at the time of application and for the duration of the program
Preference will be given to members of the Tsuut'ina Nation
The first admission at the Bonnyville site will be for Fall 2025
The Bonnyville site will offer admission through both the Rural Community Route and Indigenous Community Route.
- 3.25 - 3.5 year degree program
- September admission only
- Labs in-person in Bonnyville
- Clinical placements within the Bonnyville area
- Applicants must be an Indigenous person of Canada (First Nations (Status or Non-Status), Métis or Inuit) and self-identify their Indigenous status in the application for admission
- Applicants must reside with 150 km of Bonnyville and be Alberta residents
Excludes major urban centres
Have questions or want more information? Contact the Indigenous Student Liaison