Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP)

• High School Diploma with at least 50% in the following:
  • English 30/30-1 or 33/30-2
  • Biology 30 or another 30-level science
  • Math 20-1 or Math 20-2
• HCP Level C (Heart and Stroke, within 6 months of program start date)
• PCP Certificate from an approved training institute
• Resume highlighting field experience
• Valid Class 4 driver’s license
• Registered unrestricted PCP with Alberta College of Paramedics (ACP)

Mandatory Selection Day

After meeting admission requirements, Nursing and Allied Health will contact you to provide additional details on the Mandatory Selection Day. This day will include a written examination, written questionnaire, and interview.

English Language Proficiency

• TOEFL: iBT – minimum score of 79 with no score below 19
• IELTS – minimum score of 7.0
• CAEL – minimum score of 60
• MELAB – minimum score of 80

In addition to meeting English Language Proficiency students must also present appropriate admission requirements for their chosen program.

Canadian Indigenous Applicants

One position per year is made available in the Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) program for qualified Canadian Indigenous applicants. If qualified Canadian Indigenous applicants are not admitted by September 15th the positions may be filled with students of non-Indigenous ancestry. Indigenous ancestry is defined within the Constitutional Act of 1982, Section 35, Subsection 2. According to this Constitutional Act, Indigenous peoples of Canada include Inuit, Indian and Métis peoples of Canada (Department of Justice, Canada, 1982).