Office of the Registrar
School of Nursing (2012/2013)
5.4 Bachelor of Nursing (Post-RN) Program

  1. The 108 credit hour Bachelor of Nursing (Post-RN) program requires 42 credit hours in NURS, 21 non-NURS credit hours, and 45 unspecified transfer NURS credit hours awarded on the basis of successful completion of a diploma program in Nursing.

  2. The Committee on Undergraduate Studies, School of Nursing, may recommend that a maximum of 6 transfer credits be awarded for certain post basic nursing courses/programs or for current Canadian Nurses Association certification.

  3. Students are required to have a current, practising licence in the jurisdiction in which they plan to complete courses with a clinical component.

    Table 6 Bachelor of Nursing (Post-RN) Program

    Required Courses

    Elective Courses

    • 3 credit hours in English
    • Nursing 2040
    • Nursing 2230
    • Nursing 2700
    • Nursing 2740
    • Nursing 3023
    • Nursing 4002
    • Nursing 4010
    • Nursing 4310
    • Nursing 4701
    • Nursing 4702
    • Nursing 4754
    • Nursing 5210
    • Nursing 5220
    • Nursing 5700
    • 3 credit hours chosen from Philosophy 2500-2599, or Religious Studies 2610
    • 3 credit hours chosen from Statistics 2500 (or equivalent), or Education 2900

    12 credit hours of which 6 should be at the 2000 level or above