Updated: Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:45

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

Which program is right for you?

Undergraduate Programs

Our Bachelor of Science in Nursing - BSc(N) - is the one for you if you:

  • are graduating with a CEGEP diploma in sciences;
  • are graduating with a high school diploma from outside of Quebec;
  • are enrolled in a university program;
  • qualify as a Mature Student.

If you are a holder of a bachelor degree in Arts or Science, you may want to consider entry into the Master of Science (Applied) in Nursing – Direct-Entry concentration (see link below).

If you are a McGill undergraduate student and are considering transferring to our BScN program, visit the Inter-faculty transfer web page for more details.

Our Bachelor of Nursing (Integrated) - BNI (On Campus or Online modalities) - is the one for you if you:

  • graduated with the 180.A0 CEGEP diploma in Nursing

Graduate Programs

Our Master of Science (Applied) - Nursing [formerly Direct-Entry] is the one for you if you:

  • hold a bachelor's degree in Arts or Science, comparable to the respective McGill undergraduate degree, and have no previous nursing preparation;
  • and have successfully completed the Qualifying Year.

Our Master of Science (Applied) - Advanced Nursing [formerly Nurse Bachelor Entry] is the one for you if you are:

  • a licensed Nurse holding a Bachelor of Nursing or a Bachelor of Science (Nursing) degree comparable to the respective McGill undergraduate degree.

Our Graduate Certificate; Theory in Neonatology or Theory in Primary Care is the one for you if you are:

  • a Quebec-licensed nurse holding a master's degree in Nursing, with clinical practice experience in the field of interest (neonatology or primary care), who's degree is not equivalent to our MSc(A) in Nursing - [Nurse Practitioner concentration].

Our Graduate Diploma in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner is the one for you if you are

  • a graduate of our MSc(A) in Nursing - [Nurse Practitioner concentration] program;
  • have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate; Theory in Neonatology or Theory in Primary Care.

Our Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing is the one for you if you are:

  • a licensed nurse with a master's degree in Nursing;
  • a licensed nurse with a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's in another field;
  • a licensed nurse with a bachelor's degree in nursing and interested in fast-tracking to doctoral studies.

Postdoctoral studies are available to you if you are:

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