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Admission Requirements

If your high school education is from a country outside of Canada, or if you are an international student, please see our international admission requirements.

Some programs may require applicants to meet additional requirements for the purposes of applicant selection. Refer to specific program admission requirements for more details regarding competitive entry requirements.

English is the language of instruction at Assiniboine. All applicants educated outside of Canada, or a country not on the test-exempt list, are expected to meet the English language proficiency requirement.

Please review the tables for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario below. The information is also available in our publications.

Manitoba 2023-24

All programs require a complete Grade 12 diploma (except Mature Student High School). Most programs also have specific subject requirements as listed below. Where Consumer/Essential Math 40S is listed as the minimum requirement, Applied and Pre-Calculus Math 40S will be acceptable. All students with E, M or I courses will be referred to our assessment of special circumstance. Please visit assiniboine.net/registrar for more information.

English is the language of instruction at Assiniboine. All applicants educated outside of Canada, or a country not on the test-exempt list, are expected to meet the English language proficiency requirement. Please visit assiniboine.net/elp for more information. For advanced diploma admission requirements, visit assiniboine.net/advanced.

PROGRAMS

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

NOT REQUIRED, BUT RECOMMENDED

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Agribusiness

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Computer competency (Windows); Applied Math 40S; one or more science courses at the Grade 11 level, especially Biology and Chemistry

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/agribusiness.

Applied Building Construction(1) Grade 12 diploma, including Consumer/Essential Math 40S This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit| assiniboine.net/appliedbuilding.
Applied Electrical Installation(1) Grade 12 diploma, including Consumer/Essential Math 40S This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/appliedelectrical
Applied Plumbing Installation(1) Grade 12 diploma, including Consumer/Essential Math 40S This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/appliedplumbing.

Automotive Technician

Grade 12 diploma, including Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Computer competency (Windows)

Business Administration (1)

Accounting, Financial Services, Human Resource Management and Marketing specializations

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Minimum 65% in English and Math; Applied Math 40S recommended for Accounting and Financial Services specializations

Carpentry and Woodworking (1)

Grade 12 diploma, including Consumer/Essential Math 40S

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/carpentry.

Civil Technician

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Applied or Pre-Calculus Math 40S with a minimum mark of 65%

Communications Engineering Technology

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Applied or Pre-Calculus Math 40S (applicants with Consumer/ Essential Math 40S, Math 40G or Math 301 will be required to write a math test)

Senior-level Physics; physical sciences and computer courses

Comprehensive Health Care Aide (1)

Grade 12 diploma, Level 1 CPR – HCP/BLS certification; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks

English 40G/40S

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/chca.

Construction Electrician

Grade 12 diploma, including Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Applied Math 40S

Culinary Arts

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Consumer/ Essential Math 40S

Digital Art and Design Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S with a minimum mark of 65%.

Early Childhood Education (1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S with a minimum mark of 60%; criminal record check; child abuse registry check

Computer competency (Windows)

Education Assistant

Grade 12 diploma; criminal record check; child abuse registry check; CPR Level C certification

Minimum 60% in English 40G/40S

Heavy Equipment Technician / Agricultural Equipment Technician / Truck and Transport Mechanic

Grade 12 diploma, including Consumer/Essential Math 40S

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/heavyequip assiniboine.net/agtech assiniboine.net/transportmech.

Horticultural Production

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Computer competency (Windows)

Industrial Metals Fabrication

Grade 12 diploma, including Consumer/Essential Math 40S with a minimum mark of 60%

Applied Math 40S

Land and Water Management

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Applied or Pre-Calculus Math 40S (applicants with Consumer/ Essential Math 40S, Math 40G or Math 301 will be required to write a math test)

Computer competency (Windows); Biology and Chemistry at the grade 12 level

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/landandwater.

Legal Administration(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Minimum 65% in English and Math; computer courses

Media and Communications Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S with a minimum mark of 65%.

Medical Administration(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Minimum 65% in English and Math; computer courses

Network Administration Technology

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Consumer/Essential Math 40S with a minimum mark of 60%

Office Management(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Minimum 65% in English and Math; computer courses

Office Skills(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S; Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Minimum 65% in English and Math; computer courses

Piping Trades

Grade 12 diploma, including Consumer/Essential Math 40S

Applied Math 40S; computer courses

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/piping.

Power Engineering

Grade 12 diploma including English 40G/40S; Pre-Calculus or Applied Mathematics 40S; Physics 30S or Chemistry 30S

Practical Nursing(1/3/4)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S with minimum mark of 60%; Pre-Calculus, Applied, or Consumer/ Essential Math 40S with minimum mark of 60%; Biology 40S with minimum mark of 60%; CPR – Level 1 HCP/BLS certification; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks; Successful completion of Preparation for Nursing (PEDV-0364) or Math for Nurses (MATH-0014). New offerings of Math for Nurses are no longer available. To view course availability for Preparation for Nursing and register, visit Instant Enrolment. To search for Preparation for Nursing, enter PEDV-0364 in the 'Course Code Number' field.

Computer competency (Windows)

This program is competitive entry program and has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/nursing.

Public Safety Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S with a minimum mark of 70%; hearing and vision tests; medical release; valid driver’s license abstract; emergency first aid, including CPR level C certification; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks; supplemental application form This is a competitive entry program; for details, see assiniboine.net/publicsafety

Social Service Worker(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S with a minimum mark of 60%; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks

Web and Interactive Development Grade 12 diploma, including English 40G/40S with a minimum mark of 65%
Welding Grade 12 diploma

Mature Student High School

Mature Student High School (1/2)

Integrated Comprehensive Health Care Aide (1/2)

Integrated Education Assistant (2)

Must be 19 years of age or older at time of enrolment or reach the age of 19 prior to course completion; must have been out of high school six months or more

Compulsory orientation; academic assessment.

All programs listed above are offered in Brandon, MB. Additional location options are noted where applicable.

  1. Available at the Parkland campus in Dauphin, MB
  2. Available at the Centre for Adult Learning in Brandon, MB
  3. Available at the Winnipeg campus in Winnipeg, MB
  4. Available at the Portage campus in Southport, MB

Note: The information listed in this table is subject to change; check each program's webpage for the for the most up-to-date information.

Saskatchewan 2023-24

All programs require a complete Grade 12 diploma (except Mature Student High School). Most programs also have specific subject requirements as listed below. All students with E, M or I courses will be referred to our assessment of special circumstance. Please visit assiniboine.net/registrar for more information.

English is the language of instruction at Assiniboine. All applicants educated outside of Canada, or a country not on the test-exempt list, are expected to meet the English language proficiency requirement. Please visit assiniboine.net/elp for more information. For advanced diploma admission requirements, visit assiniboine.net/advanced.

PROGRAMS

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

NOT REQUIRED, BUT RECOMMENDED

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Agribusiness

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; any Math 30

Computer competency (Windows); Foundations Math 30; one or more science courses at the Grade 11 level, especially Biology and Chemistry

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/agribusiness.

Applied Building Construction(1) Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 30 This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit| assiniboine.net/appliedbuilding
Applied Electrical Installation(1) Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 30 This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/appliedelectrical
Applied Plumbing Installation(1) Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 30 This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/appliedplumbing

Automotive Technician

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 30

Computer competency (Windows)

Business Administration (1)

Accounting, Financial Services, Human Resource Management and Marketing specializations

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; any Math 30

Minimum 65% in English and Math; Foundations Math 30 recommended for Accounting and Financial Services specializations

Carpentry and Woodworking (1)

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 30

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/carpentry.

Civil Technician

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; Foundations or Pre-Calculus Math 30 with a minimum mark of 65%

Communications Engineering Technology

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; Foundations or Pre-Calculus Math 30 (applicants with Workplace and Apprenticeship Math 30 will be required to write a math test)

Senior-level Physics; physical sciences and computer courses

Comprehensive Health Care Aide (1)

Grade 12 diploma, Level 1 CPR – HCP/BLS certification; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks

ELA A30 or B30

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/chca

Construction Electrician

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 30

Foundations Math 30

Culinary Arts

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; any Math 30

Digital Art and Design Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30 with a minimum mark of 65%.

Early Childhood Education (1)

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30 with a minimum mark of 60%; criminal record check; child abuse registry check

Computer competency (Windows)

Education Assistant

Grade 12 diploma; criminal record check; child abuse registry check; CPR Level C certification

Minimum 60% in ELA A30 or B30

Heavy Equipment Technician/ Agricultural Equipment Technician/ Truck and Transport Mechanic

Grade 12 diploma; any Math 30

Computer competency (Windows)

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/heavyequip assiniboine.net/agtech assiniboine.net/transportmech.

Horticultural Production

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; any Math 30

Computer competency (Windows)

Industrial Metals Fabrication Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 30 with a minimum mark of 60% Foundations Math 30

Industrial Metals Fabrication

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 30 with a minimum mark of 60%

Foundations Math 30

Land and Water Management

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; Foundations or Pre-Calculus Math 30 (applicants with Workplace and Apprenticeship Math 30 will be required to write a math test)

Computer competency (Windows); Biology and Chemistry at the Grade 12 level

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/landandwater.

Legal Administration

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; any Math 30

Minimum 65% in ELA A30 or B30 and Math; computer courses

Media and Communications Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30 with a minimum mark of 65%.

Medical Administration

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; any Math 30

Minimum 65% in ELA A30 or B30 and Math; computer courses

Network Administration Technology

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; Workplace and Apprenticeship Math 30 with a minimum mark of 60%

Office Management

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; any Math 30

Minimum 65% in ELA A30 or B30 and Math; computer courses

Office Skills

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; any Math 30

Minimum 65% in ELA A30 or B30 and Math; computer courses

Piping Trades

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 30

Foundations Math 30; computer courses

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/piping.

Power Engineering

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30; any Math 30, Physics 30 or Chemistry 30

Practical Nursing (1/3)

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30 with minimum mark of 60%; Any Math 30 with minimum mark of 60%; Biology 30 with minimum mark of 60%; Math for Nurses (Math0014) with a minimum mark of 95%; CPR – Level 1 HCP/BLS certification; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks

Computer competency (Windows)

This program is competitive entry program and has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/nursing

Public Safety Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30 with a minimum mark of 70%; hearing and vision tests; medical release; valid driver’s license abstract; emergency first aid, including CPR Level C certification; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks; supplemental application form This is a competitive entry program; for details, see assiniboine.net/publicsafety

Social Service Worker

Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30 with a minimum mark of 60%; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks

Web and Interactive Development Grade 12 diploma, including ELA A30 or B30 with a minimum mark of 65%
Welding Grade 12 diploma

Mature Student High School

Mature Student High School (1/2)

Integrated Comprehensive Health Care Aide (1/2)

Integrated Education Assistant (2)

Must be 19 years of age or older at time of enrolment or reach the age of 19 prior to course completion; must have been out of high school six months or more

Compulsory orientation; academic assessment.

All programs listed above are offered in Brandon, MB. Additional location options are noted where applicable.

  1. Also available at the Parkland campus in Dauphin, MB
  2. Available at the Centre for Adult Learning in Brandon, MB
  3. Also available at the Winnipeg campus in Winnipeg, MB
  4. Available at the Portage campus in Southport, MB

Compulsory orientation; academic assessment.

Ontario 2023-24

All programs require a complete Grade 12 diploma (except Mature Student High School). Most programs also have specific subject requirements as listed below. All students with E, M or I courses will be referred to our assessment of special circumstance. Please visit assiniboine.net/registrar for more information.

English is the language of instruction at Assiniboine. All applicants educated outside of Canada, or a country not on the test-exempt list, are expected to meet the English language proficiency requirement. Please visit assiniboine.net/elp for more information. For advanced diploma admission requirements, visit assiniboine.net/advanced.

PROGRAMS

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

NOT REQUIRED, BUT RECOMMENDED

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Agribusiness

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4U or 4C; any Math 4U or 4C

Computer competency (Windows); Math MCT4C or any Math 4U; one or more science courses at the Grade 11 level or higher, especially Biology and Chemistry

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/agribusiness.

Applied Building Construction(1) Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 4U or 4C This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit| assiniboine.net/appliedbuilding.
Applied Electrical Installation(1) Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 4U or 4C This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/appliedelectrical.
Applied Plumbing Installation(1) Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 4U or 4C This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/appliedplumbing.

Automotive Technician

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 4U or 4C

Computer competency (Windows)

Business Administration(1)

Accounting, Financial Services, Human Resource Management and Marketing specializations

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4U or 4C; any Math 4U or 4C

Minimum 65% in English and Math; Math MCT4C recommended for Accounting and Financial Services specializations

Carpentry and Woodworking(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 4U or 4C

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/carpentry

Civil Technician

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4U or 4C; Math MCT4C or any Math 4U with a minimum mark of 65%

Communications Engineering Technology

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4U or 4C; Math MCT4C or any Math 4U (applicants with Math MAP or MEL will be required to write a math test)

Senior-level Physics; physical sciences and computer courses

Comprehensive Health Care Aide (1)

Grade 12 diploma, Level 1 CPR – HCP/BLS certification; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks

English 4C or 4U

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/chca.

Construction Electrician

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 4C or 4U

Math MCT4C

Culinary Arts

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4U or 4C; any Math 4U or 4C; supplemental application form

Digital Art and Design Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U with a minimum mark of 65%

Early Childhood Education (1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U with a minimum mark of 60%; criminal record check; child abuse registry check

Computer competency (Windows)

Education Assistant

Grade 12 diploma; criminal record check; child abuse registry check; CPR Level C certification

Minimum 60% in English 4U or 4C

Heavy Equipment Technician/ Agricultural Equipment Technician/ Truck and Transport Mechanic

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 4U or 4C

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/heavyequip assiniboine.net/agtech assiniboine.net/transportmech.

Horticultural Production

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4U or 4C; any Math 4U or 4C

Computer competency (Windows)

Industrial Metals Fabrication

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 4U or 4C with a minimum mark of 60%

Math MCT4C

Land and Water Management

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4U or 4C; Math MCT4C or any Math 4U (applicants with Math MAP or MEL will be required to write a math test)

Computer competency (Windows); Grade 12 Biology and Chemistry

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/landandwater

Legal Administration(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U; any Math 4U or 4C

Minimum 65% in English 4C or 4U and Math; computer courses

Media and Communications Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U with a minimum mark of 65%.

Medical Administration(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U; any Math 4U or 4C

Minimum 65% in English 4C or 4U and Math; computer courses

Network Administration Technology

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U; any Math 4U or 4C with a minimum mark of 60%

Office Management(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U; any Math 4U or 4C

Minimum 65% in English 4C or 4U and Math; computer courses

Office Skills(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U; any Math 4U or 4C

Minimum 65% in English 4C or 4U and Math; computer courses

Piping Trades

Grade 12 diploma, including any Math 4U or 4C

Math MCT4C; computer courses

This program has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/piping

Power Engineering

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U; any Math 4U or 4C, Grade 11 Physics or Chemistry

Academic Math to Grade 11 level strongly recommended. For those intending to continue with further levels of Power Engineering training Math MCT4C or any 4U Math and Grade 12 Physics

Practical Nursing(1/3)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U with minimum mark of 60%; any Math 4C or 4U with minimum mark of 60%; Biology 4U with minimum mark of 60%; Math for Nurses (Math-0014) with a minimum mark of 95%; CPR – Level 1 HCP/BLS certification; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks

Computer competency (Windows)

This program is competitive entry program and has additional program requirements and/or considerations. To view the full list, please visit assiniboine.net/nursing.

Public Safety Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U with a minimum mark of 70%; hearing and vision tests; medical release; valid driver’s license abstract; emergency first aid, including CPR Level C certification; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks; supplemental application form This is a competitive entry program; for details, see assiniboine.net/publicsafety.

Social Service Worker(1)

Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U with a minimum mark of 60%; criminal record check; child and adult abuse registry checks

Competitive entry program; for details, see assiniboine.net/ssw.

Web and Interactive Development Grade 12 diploma, including English 4C or 4U with a minimum mark of 65%

Mature Student High School

Mature Student High School (1/2)

Integrated Comprehensive Health Care Aide (1/2)

Integrated Education Assistant (2)

Must be 19 years of age or older at time of enrolment or reach the age of 19 prior to course completion; must have been out of high school six months or more

Compulsory orientation; academic assessment.

All programs listed above are offered in Brandon, MB. Additional location options are noted where applicable.

  1. Also available at the Parkland campus in Dauphin, MB
  2. Available at the Centre for Adult Learning in Brandon, MB
  3. Also available at the Winnipeg campus in Winnipeg, MB
  4. Available at the Portage campus in Southport, MB

Note: The information listed in this table is subject to change; check each program's webpage for the for the most up-to-date information.