International Students – Practical Nursing

The Practical Nursing program is subject to the competitive admission process

The competitive admissions process is used for programs where the number of qualified applicants regularly exceeds the number of spaces available. In competitive programs, higher admission requirements and/or additional selection criteria may be required. Applications are ranked in order of highest averages.

Applications Open – November 02, 2026

Applications Close – December 31, 2026

All supporting documents are due – January 29, 2027

Acceptance, waitlist, and decline letters will be issued between February 1 and February 5, 2027, following the supporting document deadline.

Important Note:
Application assessments begin as applications are received. Most applicants will remain in Application Ranked status until the supporting document deadline has passed.

Once all applications have been fully assessed and ranked, final admission decisions will be made and communicated to applicants.

 Program Overview

Licensed practical nurses are a vital part of today’s health care team—in acute hospital care, long-term care, and in the community. You provide compassionate, professional nursing care to individuals throughout the human lifespan; infants to seniors.

In just two years, we’ll help you develop into a competent, confident nurse capable of making a positive difference in the health and well-being of individuals, their families, and our communities.

On-site labs and community-based clinical experiences let you apply nursing knowledge, theory, and skills in a variety of environments. Our experienced faculty help you grow into a competent, confident nurse capable of bringing a holistic, humanistic approach to patient care.

You’ll study:

• anatomy and physiology
• pharmacology
• administration of medications
• health and healing
• health challenges
• health assessment and praxis
• personal and professional relationships
• sociology
• nursing transitions

Extensive Hands-on Learning
Apply what you learn in class and gain real-world experience in actual health care settings.
Clinical Experience – each semester contains a clinical experience that gives you the opportunity to put theory into practice. Clinical is completed in a variety of practice settings: long-term care, rehabilitation, acute care, community and more.
Enrichment Experience – in this final experience of the program,  students will be preceptored with a practicing LPN who is licenced with SALPAN. This time will assist in your transition from student nurse to practicing nurse.

Courses

Year 1

Year 2

NOTE:

• Clinical placements for the Practical Nursing program may take place outside of the city/town where your program takes place. 
• Students that miss mandatory labs and/or clinical placements due to any reason other than illness, may be subject to retake applicable labs/clinicals at their own cost to be eligible for course completion/graduation; the cost will be determined by the program coordinator.

Your Career

Employment opportunities for licensed practical nurses are excellent. Most LPNs work in acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, medical centres and long-term care facilities. Choose an area that interests you – gerontology, maternal-child, medical, mental health, palliative, pediatric, rehabilitation or surgical nursing.

Average provincial wages in Saskatchewan range from $60,400 — $77,300

Admission Requirements (Competative Admission):

• Grade 12 with a minimum overall average of 65% in the following four subjects from Canadian high school or equivalent:
  • English Language Arts 30
  • Foundations of Math 30 OR Pre-calculus 30 OR Workplace and Apprenticeship Math 30 (Previous Saskatchewan mathematics requirement also accepted: Math A30, Math B30, Math C30, Calculus 30, or General Math 30)
  • One of Biology 30, Chemistry 30 or Physics 30
  • One of Social Studies 30, History 30 or Native Studies 30
• English Language Requirement

If your first learned language is not English, you must successfully demonstrate English proficiency in one of the following ways.

NOTE: There are no countries considered English Language Proficiency exempt.

1. A minimum of two (2) years of full-time study in total (i.e., at any level from primary to post-secondary in any combination), in English in Canada (not including non-credit courses or English language training courses, e.g., LINC), or the following ELP results for IELTS (Academic) or the CELBAN. (CELBAN is an option for internationally educated nurses only).

NOTE: College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Saskatchewan (CLPNS) defines full-time studies as a minimum of 3 courses per semester

2. IELTS (Academic): Must meet the minimum in each component shown below, and an overall minimum of 7

• Writing – 6.5
• Speaking – 7
• Listening – 7
• Reading – 6.5

3. CELBAN: For internationally educated nurses only

• Writing – 7
• Speaking – 8
• Listening – 9
• Reading – 8

    4. TEF Canada (used for the program partnership with College Mathieu)

• Reading – 4
• Listening – 4
• Writing – 4
• Speaking – 5

NOTE:

• Clinical placements for the Practical Nursing program may take place outside of the city/town where your program takes place. 
• Students that miss mandatory labs and/or clinical placements due to any reason other than illness, will be subject to retake applicable labs/clinicals at their own cost to be eligible for course completion/graduation; the cost will be determined by the program coordinator.

Note: Accepted applicants will be required to provide evidence of a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check upon admission into the program.  At the discretion of the practicum agency, you may be declined access to a clinical or work placement based on the contents of the Criminal Record Check. The cost of the Criminal Record Check is your responsibility. Accepted applicants must have Transfering, Lifting and Re-positioning (TLR) as well as proof of current First Aid/CPR Health Care Provider/AED. Accepted applicants are also required to provide current immunization records and meet the immunization requirements prior to entry into clinical practicum.

High Demand Admission Method

The Practical Nursing program is deemed as a High Demand program and that’s why competitive admission process is used. High Demand programs consistently have more applicants than spaces. High Demand program have admission requirements plus additional selection criteria

Additional Selection Criteria Information

Selection Criteria

Applicants are ranked in order of highest averages.  To ensure a complete assessment, please submit all available academic credentials, including high school transcripts and any post-secondary transcripts.

Category A: High school applicants (current high school students, high school graduates and applicants with less than 15 credit units from a recognized post-secondary institution)

Category B: Post-Secondary applicants (students with a minimum of 15 credit units from a recognized post-secondary institution.

High School Student Graduates and Upgrader Students

• Students must submit official Grade 12 High School transcript by document due date; Official transcripts must be requested using MyCreds. This requirement applies to Saskatchewan high school students.
• The admission average is calculated from the final marks provided at the cut off date
• Applications are ranked in order of highest averages

Current High School Students In Canada 

• Student must submit official Semester One transcript via MyCreds. This requirement applies to Saskatchewan high school students.
• For the admission average calculation, the final grade 12 mark is used if the course is completed, the final grade 11 mark is used only in the absence of the grade 12 mark in the same subject; projected or predicted marks are not used in average calculation.
• Once graduated, students must submit an official High School transcript for final approval; Official transcript must be requested using MyCreds.
• Applications are ranked in order of highest averages

Post-Secondary Students

• Applicants must meet requirements for the program admission
• Approved post-secondary equivalents may meet specific course requirements
• Admissions average calculations from recognized institutions (min 15 credits with a max of 30 credits) requires a 60% average and confirmed good standing
• Applications are ranked in order of highest averages

Please note – All supporting documents including transcripts must be ORIGINAL documents.

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Note: Program and location are subject to change without notice.

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