For registration details and forms, please visit our Registration Page.

CSNN’s Natural Nutrition Program attracts professionals from around the world and all walks of life: doctors and health care practitioners, complementary health care practitioners, fitness trainers, chefs, writers, and educators. Though many CSNN students have degrees and diplomas from other post-secondary institutions, the minimum entrance requirement is a Secondary School Diploma or equivalent.

Program Entry Requirements (effective January 1, 2025)

All applicants for admission must meet the following criteria:

• High school graduation (official original transcript required) or be 19 years of age or older.  
• Government Issued Photo ID must be submitted with Registration Application Form. 
• High School Sciences are recommended.  
• English Language Proficiency

All program applicants who did not complete high school or/and post-secondary education in Canada in English must demonstrate competency in English literacy in writing, listening, and speaking by submitting evidence either by:

• Submitting transcripts to show that 3 years of full-time secondary (grades 8-12) or post-secondary education have been completed in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages. (Note: completing only an English language courses does not meet this requirement)
  • (If transcripts are not in English, they must be translated by an official translator and the translated copy submitted along with the original).

OR

For Applicants who do not meet this criterion, they must submit an official score report from a standardized language test/assessment. The tests and minimum scores acceptable for admission are:

• TOEFL iBT – Test of English as a Foreign Language
  • An applicant must earn a score of no less than 16 out of 30 on any of the 4 test sections and a total score of no less than 75 out of 120.
• IELTS – International English Language Testing System
  • An applicant must earn a score of no less than 6 out of 9 on any of the test sections.

 Program admission requirements may not be waived by the student or institution.

The Natural Nutrition Program requires approximately 1,200 hours to complete, including 332 hours of formal classroom training (some branches may vary), 250 hours of off-site independent working on case studies, and 600 hours of self-study and prep time.

To learn more about our flexible schedules, tuition, and download registration forms for all our offerings, please visit our Schedules page.

To see available student funding and scholarships that you can apply for, please click here.