PROGRAM FOR REGISTERED NURSES

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

PROGRAM FOR REGISTERED NURSES

Admission Requirements

Possession of minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.

Priority consideration shall be given, all other things being equal, first to Canadian citizens and permanent residents from Ontario, and second to Canadian citizens and permanent residents from other Canadian provinces. Special consideration may be given to a student supported by the Canadian International Development Agency or a similar agency.

Professional Admission Requirements

Current Certificate of Registration as a Registered Nurse in Ontario.

Academic Admission Requirements

College cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.

Admissions Appeals Procedure

Following the final date for applications, applicants may file any supplementary information relevant to their application with the Registrar's Office.

Decisions of the Admissions Committee are final.

Applicants may request a review of the decision of the Admissions Committee, provided that such a request is based upon significant new information, pertinent to the application, and not available to the applicant prior to May 1. This request must be filed with the Program Office not later than 2 weeks after the issuance of the original decision.

Enquiries and Applications for Admission

All enquiries and requests for application forms should be addressed to the Program Office, School of Nursing, The University of Western Ontario, N6A 5C1 or to the Registrar's Office.
The application deadline is February 15 for the class that begins the following September.

Program

Enrolment in courses is limited and in some cases the demand exceeds that limit. The University is unable to guarantee registration in any particular course and reserves the right to withdraw course offerings.

Compulsory Nursing Courses:

Nursing 312y, 318a/b, 319a/b, 320, 321, 412, 499 (offered in spring/summer semester only).

Support Course:

Physiology 020 or 130

Writing 101F/G

*Elective Courses:

3.0 full-course equivalents, 1.0 of which may be at the 020-level and 2.0 of which must be at the 100-level or above.

One elective must be a science (e.g., Microbiology 106, Pharmacology 206a, Foods and Nutrition 021).

Computer Science 031a/b, Psychology 140 are strongly recommended.

Program Requirements

The program must be completed within five academic years calculated from registration in the first nursing course for Post RNs.

Students may register in this program on a full- or part-time basis.

Students should consult with the Program Office, School of Nursing for program planning and registration for each year or term.

Throughout the program, students will be expected to meet the progression requirements and maintain clinical skills from prerequisite nursing courses at a satisfactory level.

Progression Requirements

See Progression in the ACADEMIC POLICIES: Basic Nursing / Registered Nurse Programs section of this Calendar ().

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