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***The following exception applies only to applications submitted after January 1st, 2025.
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After applying:
This is a competitive entry program. Offers of admittance will be made based on Casper results in descending order until all available seats are filled. Therefore, not all applicants who meet admission requirements will be offered a seat. Applicants who meet admission requirements but do not receive an offer of admittance may reapply for a future academic year by submitting a new application and application fee.
Annual application deadline: April 15
Admission Requirements
Program Progression Requirements
Program progression requirements should be submitted before you start Term 4.
All Allied Health Sciences programs have Casper as part of their admissions process.
What is Casper?
Casper is a selection tool used by academic programs to help assess applicants for non-academic attributes or people skills. The Casper test is completed online.
Casper is a form of situational judgement test. Situational judgement tests are a type of psychological test which presents the test-taker with realistic, hypothetical scenarios and may ask the individual what they would do in the dilemma and why they would do it. Situational judgement tests tend to determine behavioral tendencies, assessing how an individual will behave in a certain situation, and knowledge instruction, which evaluates the effectiveness of possible responses. Once the Casper is completed, the applicant is rated in predetermined areas using a rubric and rating scale. In the end, the scores from all questions are totaled for an overall score for each applicant. Your scores are sent to Red River College Polytechnic by Casper. Applicants are then ranked accordingly and offered a seat in the program.
Casper Test: The Casper test is 90-110 minutes in length and is comprised of 2 sections containing typed and video responses. The final Casper test date for applicants for Fall 2025 admission is April 8, 2025.
The dates for the Casper test in 2024-25 are as follows:
August 29, 2024, 7:00 pm CST
September 12, 2024, 7:00 pm CST
October 3, 2024, 7:00 pm CST
October 10, 2024, 7:00 pm CST
October 16, 2024, 7:00 pm CST
November 7, 2024, 7:00 pm CST
December 5, 2024, 7:00 pm CST
January 9, 2025, 7:00 pm CST
January 21, 2025, 7:00 pm CST
February 20, 2025, 7:00 pm CST
March 4, 2025, 7:00 pm CST
April 8, 2025, 7:00 pm CST
For more information and to register for the Casper test, please visit acuityinsights.app.
Applicants who are applying to more than one AHS program only participate in one Casper test. Applicants are responsible for the cost of this assessment. The Casper must be taken again if you applied to RRC Polytech in a previous application year.
Please note:
An applicant requiring accommodation for a documented disability for the Casper may apply through Acuity Insights for accommodations.
NON-COGNITIVE QUALITIES OF A HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER
Being a healthcare practitioner is a moral undertaking, and our admission process aims to admit students:
Who will in their behaviors reflect the following attributes
Who will in their professional relationships
We aim to admit students who will
English Language Assessment | Minimum Required Levels | |||
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L - Listening, S - Speaking, R - Reading, W - Writing | L | S | R | W |
CAEL and CAEL Online (Canadian Academic English Language) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
Communication for Health Professions
(RRC Pathway)
Canadian Citizens: LINC programs are not available. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Communication for Internationally Educ Health Prof
(RRC Pathway)
Canadian Citizens: LINC programs are not available. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Duolingo
(Duolingo English Test)
* MINIMUM OVERAL SCORE OF 115 REQUIRED. There are no minimum required levels for L,S,R,W. Only Duolingo English Test scores that have been verified through the Duolingo English Test Portal will be accepted. | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* |
IELTS - Academic
(International English Language Testing System)
Please Note: 3 year expiry date for Nursing Program Applicants | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
PTE - Academic Online Assessment (Pearson Test of English) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Password Skills
(An in person English Language Assessment hosted by RRC Polytech)
This in-person, computer-based test is composed of four test modules: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The test takes 3 hours and 5 minutes to complete and is conducted in two parts. The first part assesses reading, listening, and writing, and the second part assesses speaking in a separate room.
Password Skills is hosted by the RRC Polytech Testing and Assessment Centre: E440, Manitou a bi Bii Daziigae building, on the fourth floor.
If you wish to do Password Skills remotely (not in-person), Password Skills Plus can be taken online. RRC Polytech does not offer Password Skills Plus, but we do accept the results for entry into program.
| 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
Password Skills Plus (Password Skills Plus is an online assessment that can be taken instead of Password Skills. ) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
TOEFL-iBT
(Test of English as a Foreign Language - internet Based Test)
To meet the needs of students who are unable to take the TOEFL iBT® test at a test center due to public health concerns, ETS is temporarily offering the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test in selected areas. | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
Location | Start Date | Apply Link |
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Notre Dame Campus | Aug 25, 2025 | Apply Now |
Students may apply for financial assistance through the Manitoba Student Aid program. For general information on applying please call 204-945-6321 or 1-800-204-1685, or visit their website at www.manitobastudentaid.ca, which also includes an online application. For detailed information, please visit one of the RRC Polytech Student Service Centres or call 204-632-2327. Applicants requiring financial assistance should complete their student loan applications well in advance of the class start date.
Everyone communicates, but are they doing it well? Communicative competence takes practice and self-awareness. In this foundational course, students will learn through discovery and project-based activities to practice approaching situations critically and collaboratively. By developing their communication skills, students will improve their interpersonal ability, intercultural competence, and digital fluency to prepare for success in the workplace and beyond. The strategies students will gain in this course will be useful throughout their program and in their chosen industry.
In this course, students will continue to explore important topics relevant to Allied Health professionals. In addition, students will develop interdisciplinary partnerships and team-building skills through collaboration, consultation and discussions.
A thorough and concise patient assessment, integrated with communication skills, provides the foundation for all medical care. In this course, students will learn how to perform a comprehensive patient assessment including on those with complicating factors. In addition, students will be introduced to the theory related to vital signs and the tools, methods and assessment techniques needed to perform as a Primary Care Paramedic.
In this course, students will gain a better understanding of paramedic communication, and begin to develop specific communication skills required of a Primary Care Paramedic. Students will explore a diverse group of topics relating to paramedic systems design, delivery and the professional and legal responsibilities of a paramedic.
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs. In this course, students will be introduced to the theoretical concepts of pharmacology and the principles of drug legislation as it applies to a Primary Care Paramedic. Students will learn about categories / classifications of drugs, drug indications, adverse reactions, interactions and toxicity. Throughout this course, students will gain important theoretical knowledge that will assist in the process of integrating pharmacological interventions with a patients' existing medication regime.
The cardiovascular system delivers vital oxygen and nutrients to cells and organs in the body. In this course, students will explore theoretical concepts related to the management of illness and injuries of the cardiovascular system. Students will learn how diseases of the heart manifest and the functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury to the heart. In addition, students will examine patient assessment, and prehospital management of cardiac conditions relevant to a Primary Care Paramedic. The Heart and Stroke Foundation Basic Life Support course recertification is also included with this course.
The respiratory system is responsible for ensuring that the human body acquires the oxygen it needs to sustain itself. In this course, students will explore theoretical concepts related to the interpretation of signs and symptoms that a patient would present as well as management of disease, illness and injuries to the respiratory System. Students will receive a brief review of the anatomy and physiology of the lungs and associated structures. Students will then examine how diseases of the respiratory system manifest and the functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury. In addition, students will examine patient assessment, and prehospital management of respiratory conditions relevant to a Primary Care Paramedic.
This course will introduce students to the kinematics of trauma, traumatic pathophysiology, related diagnostics and therapeutics. Students will also examine the current didactical components of prehospital assessment techniques and management of a Trauma patient.
In this course, students will explore theoretical concepts related to the interpretation of signs and symptoms that a patient would present as well as management of diseases, illness and injuries to various organs and systems within the human body. Students will receive a brief review of the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary and endocrine systems. Students will then examine how diseases of these systems manifest and the functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury. In addition, students will examine patient assessment, and prehospital management of various conditions relevant to a Primary Care Paramedic.
Online learning is a critical component of course delivery in all Red River College Polytechnic programs. To ensure each student has the tools they need to achieve their academic goals, all Red River College Polytechnic students require, at minimum:
1. Off-campus access to a current computer with a webcam
2. A high speed internet connection
• Recommended minimum speed: 10 mbps for download, 3 mbps for upload
• Slower internet connection speeds may result in audio and video issues. Please keep in mind that if others in your home are using the same internet connection at the same time as you are, you may also experience audio and video issues.
• Please refer to https://www.rrc.ca/future-students/computer-requirements/ for further information on Computer Requirements for Students.
Please note that any anticipated costs are not included in Books and Supplies estimates.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process which documents and compares an individual's prior learning gained from prior education, work and life experiences and personal study to the learning outcomes in College courses/programs. For more information, please visit www.rrc.ca/rpl.