Compressed Time Frame BScN Program

Admissions

All applicants must apply through the Ontario Universities Application Centre (www.ouac.on.ca). The application deadline is March 1st. PLEASE NOTE: No other supplemental application is required. It is recommended that application be made as early as possible as enrolment is limited. Preference will be given to applicants with completed requirements at time of application.

Admission requirements

To be eligible to apply to the Compressed Time Frame Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) program, applicants must have completed at least 10 university level full-course equivalents with a minimum 75% (3.0 GPA) average in the last two years or in the last ten (10) full-course equivalents during their university education, with a minimum grade of 60% in each of physiology, anatomy and statistics (see below). The minimum 10 university-level credits presented for consideration must include the following:

  • 1.0 credit in human physiology, or equivalent
  • 0.5 credit in anatomy
  • 0.5 credit in introductory statistics
  • No more than 5.0 credits are at the introductory level (equivalent to courses numbered at the 1000 level at Western University)

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the minimum requirements should not be viewed as a guarantee of admission. Students with University preparation outside of Canada must submit documentation from the World Education Services (WES) www.wes.org/ca.

Admission Appeals Procedure

Applicants wishing to appeal an admission decision must do so following the procedure outlined in Admission Appeals Procedure specified for the Western-Fanshawe Collaborative BScN Program.

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