Course of Study
1. Qualifying Year
The Qualifying Year is an intensive 10-month bridging period that introduces students to nursing and prepares them for entry to graduate-level nursing studies. After successful completion of the Qualifying Year, students must formally apply to the Master of Science (Applied) Nursing Direct Entry to Advanced Practice Nursing (DE-APN) or the Master of Science (Applied) Nursing - Global Health Direct Entry (GHDE) concentration through Slate.
| Fall Term | Winter Term | Summer Term | |||
| IPEA 500. Roles in Interprofessional Teams. | 0 cr | IPEA 501. Communication in Interprofessional Teams. | 0 cr | NUR2 512. Practice and Theory in Nursing. | 4 cr |
| NUR2 500. Integrated Health Sciences 1. | 4 cr | NUR2 501. Integrated Health Sciences 2. | 4 cr | NUR2 519. Nursing Clinical Skills Laboratory 3. | 1 cr |
| NUR2 534. Health Assessment/Anatomy 1. | 3 cr | NUR2 535. Health Assessment/Anatomy 2. | 3 cr | NUR2 521. Wound Care 1. | 1.5 cr |
| NUR2 510. Practice of Nursing 1. | 3 cr | NUR2 511. Practice of Nursing 2. | 3 cr | ||
| NUR2 513. Introduction to Nursing Care. | 4 cr | NUR2 514. Introduction to Nursing 2. | 4 cr | ||
| NUR2 517. Nursing Clinical Skills Laboratory 1. | 1 cr | NUR2 518. Nursing Clinical Skills Laboratory 2. | 1 cr | ||
| NUR1 222. Strengths-Based Nursing & Healthcare & Professional Practice. | 3 cr | NUR1 311. Infection Prevention and Control. | 3 cr | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | Total Credits | 18 | Total Credits | 6.5 |
2. MScA-N Direct Entry to Advanced Practice Nursing
The Master of Science (Applied) Nursing Direct Entry to Advanced Practice Nursing is a two-year, 61-credit program that directly follows the Qualifying Year. Upon successful completion of Year 2, graduates are eligible to write the OIIQ licensing exam.
3.MScA-N: Global Health Direct Entry (GHDE)
The Master of Science (Applied): Nursing: Global Health Direct Entry provides students with global health content throughout their program of study, and students spend one semester taking clinical- and project-based courses in their final year in a global health placement site. For more information about the Global Health Concentration, click here.
| **MScA-N 2022 cohort are to take NUR2 626 in their Winter Y2, as they would have already taken NUR2 611 in Winter Y1. |