Admission Requirements/Deadlines
Master of Nursing (MN)
Applicants to the MN Nurse Practitioner and Mental Health and Addictions options must hold a license to practice in a Canadian jurisdiction.
All applicants to the MN Professional option must be licensed to practice as a registered nurse (active practitioner) in a province in Canada or in a foreign country.
Applicants must have a four-year Bachelor's degree or its equivalent with a minimum “B+” (3.3) standing.
Completion of ungraduate-level introductory courses in research and statistics completed within 5 years of admission are required.
Applicants to the MN Nurse Practitioner option must have a minimum of 2 years (3,750+ hours) of full-time employment in the past 5 years, within the Family/All Ages population.
Applicants to the MN Mental Health and Addictions option must have a minimum of 2 years (3,750 hours) of full-time employment in the past 5 years, within the Mental Health and Addictions population.
The application deadline for the Master of Nursing is February 1 for fall entry.
The application deadline for the Master of Nursing is November 1 for winter entry.
Master of Science in Nursing (MScN)
All applicants must be licensed to practice as a registered nurse (active practitioner) in a province in Canada or in a foreign country.
Applicants must have a four-year Bachelor's degree or its equivalent with a minimum “A-” (3.7) standing.
Completion of ungraduate-level introductory courses in research and statistics completed is required.
The application deadline for the Master of Science in Nursing is February 1.
PhD (Nursing)
All applicants must be licensed to practice as a registered nurse (active practitioner) in a province in Canada or in a foreign country.
A minimum grade point average of 3.7 is required.
Applicants must have a first-class Masters degree in nursing or a relevant discipline or its equivalent from a recognized university.
Identification of a first-class research or non-thesis Masters degree is based on grades in class work and evidence of a well-written, high quality thesis or evidence of research work as demonstrated by a major research paper. Other indicators include publications in refereed journals, presentations at scholarly conference, etc.
The application deadline for the PhD (Nursing) is February 1.
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