Preparing to apply

Admission to Memorial’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) (Collaborative) Program is competitive. To give yourself the best chance:

• 1. Aim for a strong admission average
• 2. Know your requirements
  Read the admission requirements for your preferred program option carefully.
• 3. Book an advising appointment
  If you have questions about our admission options, email our Admissions Coordinator at nursingadmissions@mun.ca to set up a meeting.

Non-nursing courses

If you are planning to apply to the BScN (Collaborative) Program, you can complete the non-nursing courses before you apply. If you still need the required biology, chemistry and math courses, you can take them alongside some of the non-nursing courses.

Completing non-nursing courses ahead of time won’t improve your chances of admission or shorten the program, but it will lighten your course load once you’re admitted.

The non-nursing courses are offered through the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and some applicants work toward a Bachelor of Arts while preparing to apply. To plan a Plan B such as a Bachelor of Arts, speak with an academic advisor at the Academic Advising Centre.

The non-nursing courses

• Six credit hours in Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) designated courses in English
• Three credit hours in Sociology, Anthropology or Archaeology
• Psychology 1000, or equivalent
• Human Biosciences 1430, or equivalent
• Biology 3053 (Microbiology), or equivalent
• Statistics 2500 (or Statistics 1510 or 2550, Education 2900, or Psychology 2910 or 2925), or a statistics course acceptable to the Faculty
• Three credit hours in Philosophy, or Religious Studies 2610
• Three credit hours chosen from any academic unit

To be competitive for admission

To be competitive for the Four-Year Option, you should have an average of 70% or higher. We use whichever is higher: your average from one semester in the calendar year before the year you’re applying for (with at least three courses completed), or your cumulative Memorial University average.

Questions?

Book an advising appointment with our Admissions Coordinator.

Email: nursingadmissions@mun.ca
Phone: (709) 864-8560