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Your admissions updates and notifications on your NAIT portal. It's important to check it daily throughout the application process. We recommend using the same email address for everything.
NAIT will send you an email that contains your NAIT Student ID Number. This number is yours for the entire time you are at NAIT. You will need it for future applications, ordering transcripts, etc. Keep this number safe.
To create your NAIT student portal account, you will need an email address. Watch our video guide for step-by-step instructions on creating your account!
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Apply online
Apply online to NAIT through the provincial post-secondary application website, Apply Alberta (APAS). You will use APAS to submit your application online, upload supporting documents, transcripts and application fees.
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Tips for applying
- Enter your name exactly as it appears on your passport and personal details into the relevant fields in the ‘Create Profile’ section. If you have only one name, enter the same name into the first and last name fields).
- Ensure your contact information, including your email address, is correct. You cannot use someone else's information.
- If you make an error when entering your personal information, click ‘Edit Profile and Restart’; this will return you to an earlier place in the application process.
- On the ‘Alberta Student Number’ screen, click ‘Yes’ if you know your Alberta Student Number (this would be generated if you had submitted a previous application to NAIT OR you attended any school or post-secondary institute in Alberta or Lloydminster). Otherwise, click ‘No’.
- If you clicked ‘yes,’ the system will attempt to locate your existing Alberta Student Number and may request additional information to do so. If you made an error when entering your personal information, click ‘Edit Profile and Restart’; this will return you to an earlier place in the application process. If you click ‘No’, a new Alberta Student Number will be generated for you. Please keep this number for future reference.
- Click ‘Continue’ when the system locates the Alberta Student Number.
- When entering your country of citizenship, be sure to use your passport-issuing country. If you do not select Canada, you will be asked to provide some additional information to determine your residency status. Be honest when entering your information, as it will be used to fill out your admission letter. You will need to submit the admission letter with your study permit application.
- When you enter your high school and university (not required) grades, please note that NAIT will still review your official transcripts to determine your actual grades during the document assessment. To receive an admission, NAIT will need you to send in your transcripts and documents
- When selecting the term and program that you would like to apply for, please also select a second choice if applicable, as NAIT cannot add a second-choice application after the application is complete. You may apply for other programs for an additional $115 fee per application.
Submit documents
NAIT will accept:
- Original transcripts/degree/diplomas- direct from your school in a sealed envelope, or
- Notarized copies of transcripts/degrees/diplomas: If you only have one set, or cannot obtain original documents from your school, please make notarized copies of the original to send to NAIT.
To receive full admission, you must submit paper documents to NAIT in-person, by courier, or by mail.
You may receive conditional admission by uploading scanned copies of your documents your myNAIT Portal. You will need to send paper documents to NAIT to be offered full admission.
Submitting documents to NAIT
Documents outside of Canada
If you studied outside of Canada, you are required to have a document assessment. This will determine the equivalency of your courses in the Alberta education system for admission to NAIT.
View required documents for your country, Accepted Official Documents.
Documents from Alberta schools
NAIT will request your transcripts from any school in Alberta. If you attended an Alberta school (high school or post-secondary), you won’t need to send paper copies of your documents to our campus. You will need to fill in the school information on your online NAIT application.
Transcript Deadlines are on your MyNAIT Portal.
If you are offered conditional admission to a NAIT program, you must submit your paper documents by the deadline on your portal. NAIT will revoke your offer of admission if paper documents are not received.
If you are mailing in your documents, please write your full name and NAIT student ID on the envelope.
Where to send your paper documents
On the envelope, add your NAIT student ID number and your full name.
Mailing Address:
Office of the Registrar
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
11762 - 106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5G 2R1
Translation requirements
If your documents are in a language other than English, you will need to have them professionally translated. Seek a certified translator in your area who has a stamp.
NAIT requires a literal, word-for-word translation completed by a certified translator accompanied by official copies of your original language transcripts. NAIT does not provide translation services.
Translated in Canada
In Canada, certified translators must be recognized by one of the following organizations:
Please note: Effective March 1, 2019, NAIT will no longer accept documents translated by EISA
Translated outside of Canada
Outside of Canada, applicants are advised to review the certified translator requirements in the country. All documents must be stamped by a certified translator.
Pay Document Assessment Fee
If you studied outside of Canada, you are required to have a document assessment. This will determine the equivalency of your courses in the Alberta education system for admission to NAIT.
There are two types of assessments: NAIT Assessment and External Assessment
NAIT Document Assessment - $75 CAD
The NAIT assessment processing times are shorter than that of external assessment services. However, NAIT assessments are not valid for use at other institutions.
Once NAIT receives your digital (uploaded to the portal), or paper documents, a $75 charge will appear on your portal. The assessment will begin once the fee is paid.
External Assessment (prices vary)
NAIT will accept the following external document assessments:
These assessments are valid for use at NAIT as well as other post-secondary institutions. Processing times may vary and are not the responsibility of NAIT.
Getting Your NAIT Document Assessment
Applicants are also able to submit their official international documents or transcripts to NAIT after applying to have your international documents or transcripts assessed. NAIT international document assessments can only be used for admissions at NAIT.
- Submit an application through APAS
- Submit your international documents to NAIT for an assessment.
- Pay the $75CAD international document assessment fee in-person or through your MyNAIT Portal.
- NAIT Admissions will review your international documents and/or transcripts. Once completed, your assessment can be found on your MyNAIT Portal under ‘My Applications’ and then click ‘Upload & View Documents’.
- Once your assessment is completed and uploaded to your MyNAIT Portal, your application will be reviewed. Your International Document Assessment will be used to evaluate your admissibility to the credit program(s) you have applied to.
Assessment fees and estimated processing time
If payment of the $75CAD International Document Assessment Fee is not paid by the due date indicated on your MyNAIT Portal, your application will be cancelled. You will be able to find the due date on your MyNAIT Portal under ‘My Account’ and then click ‘Fees and Payments’.
The assessment of any international documents and/or transcripts submitted can take up to 30 days to be completed.
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Track your application
You can track your application status through your MyNAIT Portal. Admission processing times depend on the time of year and on how many people apply. At some points in the year, admissions can take up to two months to process. Apply early to avoid delays!
What your application status means
Applicant
Your online application has been received, but no admission decision has been made. Keep checking your myNAIT portal for your checklist/to-do list. You may need to send further information, pay fees by the deadlines to receive your admission decision.
Accepted
The Office of the Registrar will admit or conditionally admit applicants into programs until the program is full.
Once a program is full, qualified applicants are placed on a waitlist.
- Officially accept offer
- Enrol in classes
- Pay all fees by deadline
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Conditional Admission
The office of the Registrar needs more information from you. Check your NAIT portal to see what you need to send us. You can use this letter to apply for a study permit; however, you need to ensure that you can meet the admission conditions before the deadline on your portal. Failure to meet the deadlines will result in cancellation of your admission/seat in the program.
Full Admission
The Office of the Registrar has reviewed your application, and you have met all of the requirements.
You will need to officially accept your offer of admission, enrol in classes, and pay all your fees by the deadlines on your MyNAIT portal.
Waitlisted
The office of the Registrar has reviewed your application, and there are no seats available. NAIT maintains two different types of waitlists; one for competitive programs, and one for non-competitive programs.
Competitive Programs
Programs with a competitive entrance manage waitlists according to applicants overall average of the program’s required courses. Applicants who meet the competitive average are placed on a competitive waitlist; applicants that meet the minimum requirements are placed on a non-competitive waitlist.
Non-competitive Programs
Programs with a non-competitive entrance manage waitlists according to the date a complete application was received.
You will need to decide if you want to risk waiting, or if you would like to apply to another NAIT program. Check the study permit processing times in your country to see if you will have enough time to wait or to apply to a new program.
Accept your offer
After receiving a letter with an offer of admission, you’ll need to pay the required tuition deposit by the deadline displayed on your MyNAIT Portal under “Make a Payment”. After paying your tuition deposit, you will receive an e-letter on your MyNAIT Portal to confirm you have accepted NAIT’s offer of admission.
- If you applied to 2 programs and are accepted into both at the same time
Select the program you would like to attend and pay the tuition deposit.
- Alternate Offer of Admission
After reviewing your application, if we determine that we are unable to offer you admission in both your first and your second choices, we may provide you an alternate offer of admission to a related NAIT program.
- Study Permit Denial: If your study permit is denied, you can apply to receive a partial refund.