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 ten (10) university-level full-course equivalents with a minimum 75% (3.0 GPA) average in the last year or in the last five (5) full-course equivalents during their university education, with a minimum grade of 60% in each of physiology, anatomy and statistics (see below).
The minimum ten (10) university-level credits presented for consideration must include the following:
1. 1.0 credit in human physiology, or equivalent.
2. 0.5 credit in anatomy.
3. 0.5 credit in introductory statistics.
4. No more than 5.0 credits at the introductory level (equivalent to courses numbered 1000 to 1999 at The University of Western Ontario).
Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the minimum requirements should not be viewed as a guarantee of admission. However, preference will be given to those students with the completed minimum requirements at the time of application.
Submission of Application for Admission
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.
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.
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 1101W,
1102W,
1103W,
Pathology 2420A,
Microbiology and Immunology 3800.
Term II (Winter):
Nursing 2201X,
2202X,
2203B,
2204B,
Pharmacology and Toxicology 2060A/B,
Microbiology and Immunology 3800.
Term III (Spring/Summer):
Nursing 3300,
3319A/B,
3331,
3332.
Second Year
Length of the Academic Year
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.
Program Requirements
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 Arthur Labatt Family 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.
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