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An undergraduate degree in Nursing, usually 4 years in duration, with an admission GPA of at least 3.0 on the 4-point scale from the º£½ÇÉçÇø, or an equivalent institution.

The admission GPA will be calculated based on the last 60 units of graded coursework completed, or on the equivalent of the last two years of full-time graded coursework.

One undergraduate course in statistics and one in research methods with a final grade of B or higher in each, preferably completed within the past 6 years.

Applicants who do not meet this requirement may be required to complete an undergraduate statistics and/or research course prior to beginning the MN program or complete a statistics refresher course.

MN applicants who desire to become eligible for entry-to-practice as a nurse practitioner require 4,500 hours of registered nursing practice, appropriate to the program category prior to entering the program, i.e.,

• Adult RNs who have worked with adult populations
• Neonatal RNs who have worked in at least level III or higher NICU environments
• Family/All Ages RNs who have worked with adults and children across some diversity of settings

Students will be tested on physical assessment skills at the beginning of NURS 516 (Adult/FAA) or NURS 518 (Neonate). 

Note: International applicants who do not have RN registration and clinical work experience in Canada cannot be admitted to the advanced clinical (NP) focus.

All applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency prior to admission, either by possession of a degree from an academic institution recognized by the º£½ÇÉçÇø, where the language of instruction is English, or a satisfactory score on an approved English language examination within the last 2 years as described below: 

• TOEFL: Overall score of at least 587 (paper-based), or a total score of 97 with a score of at least 22 on each of the individual skill areas (Internet-based); 
• IELTS: Overall score of 7.0 with the following minimum scores: Listening-7, Reading-6.5, Writing-6.5, Speaking-7.0; 
• Duolingo: Overall score of 130 with no subscore below 120

Note: Graduate programs reserve the right to require a further demonstration of English language proficiency. The Faculty of Nursing may require applicants to successfully complete EAP 550. Applicants who currently hold RN licensure with CRNA or another Canadian nursing regulatory body may be exempt from ELP requirements.

Application Documents Required:

• A completed online application for graduate admission. Please note, unsubmitted applications are deleted 21 calendar days after you begin your application or the application deadline (whichever comes first).
  

• An official transcript issued to you by the post-secondary institution (preferred) or a transcript/student record obtained from a self-serve web system of the post-secondary institution (must meet the criteria listed in the Application Requirements for Academic Documents).

• Three letters of reference (two from an academic setting and one from a nursing practice setting).
  • For thesis applicants, one reference letter must be from your proposed supervisor or co-supervisors, and within the letter, confirm their agreement to supervise.
  • If possible, students seeking admission to the program in a specific advanced practice specialty area should provide a letter of support regarding their clinical expertise in that specialty area.

  • Reference letters must be written in English.

• A completed MN Applicant Background Information Form (Forms and Guidelines - Admission Documents). The required form is also available in the Documents section of the online application.