Academic Calendar 2005
(New Academic Choices)

Enrolment in this program is limited. Possession of minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

To be eligible to apply to the Compressed Time Frame Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) program, applicants must have completed prior to admission the equivalent of at least 8.0 university-level courses with a minimum 75% (3.0 GPA) average in the last year or the last 5.0 courses completed during their university education.

The minimum 8.0 university-level courses presented for consideration must include the following:

1.0 course in human physiology or equivalent.
0.5 course in anatomy
0.5 course or equivalent in each of microbiology, immunology, pathology, and pharmacology
1.0 course in research and statistics, or 0.5 course in each of introductory statistics and research methodology.
3.5 elective courses of which no more than 1.5 at the introductory level (equivalent to courses numbered from 020 to 099 at Western).

All applicants must apply through the Ontario Universities Application Centre. The application deadline is March 1. It is recommended that application be made early. The enrolment in this program is limited.

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.

Enrolment in the nursing courses is limited. The University is unable to guarantee registration in any particular course and reserves the right to withdraw course offerings.

First Year

Term I (Fall): Nursing 101w, 102w, 103w
Term II (Winter): Nursing 201x, 202x, 203b, 204b
Term III (Spring/Summer): Nursing 301, 302

Second Year

Term I (Fall): Nursing 400w, 401w, 402w
Term II (Winter): Nursing 410x

Year 1 consists of three terms. Terms 1 and 2 correspond to the fall and winter terms, respectively. Term 3 corresponds to summer session May to July. Year 2 consists of two terms. Terms 1 and 2 correspond to the fall and winter terms, respectively.

Students must successfully complete all courses in each term of the program before proceeding to the next term. Normally, the program is completed within 19 months calculated from the initial date of registration within the School of Nursing. Throughout the program, students will be expected to meet the progression requirements and maintain clinical skills in all courses at a satisfactory level.