Administered by the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
DEGREE: Two years of study燽eyond approved nursing studies as noted below.
Applicants may qualify by satisfying the items found under either admission criteria A, B or C.
ADMISSION CRITERIA A: �Canadian Diploma-Prepared Registered Nurses
1. 燗pplicants must be a graduate from a Nursing diploma program爁or registered nurses at a public Canadian college, from any province or territory, with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher (or equivalent).
AND must爏atisfy at least one of the two following criteria:
2a. Applicants may qualify by demonstrating proof of current registration, as a Registered Nurse, with the regulatory body pertaining to their respective province(s) or territories. � Please see Important Notes Section I below for further clarification;�
OR
2b. Applicants must demonstrate proof of eligibility for registration as a Registered Nurse in Ontario. �
Please see Important Notes Section I below for further clarification.
ADMISSION CRITERIA B: �
Registered Practical Nurses
1. 燗pplicants must be a graduate of a Practical Nursing Diploma program from a public Ontario College with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, and contain no repeated courses or failures on their academic transcript.
AND
2. Applicants must be a graduate from a Ryerson-approved bridging program with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, and contain no repeated courses or failures on their academic transcript.
PLUS
3.燗pplicants must demonstrate proof of eligibility for registration as a Registered Practical Nurse in Ontario. �
Please see Important Notes Section II below for further clarification
ADMISSION CRITERIA C: �
Internationally Educated Nurses (IEN)
1. Applicants must be a graduate of international nursing studies.
AND must satisfy at least one of the two following criteria:
2a. 燗pplicants must be a graduate of a Ryerson-approved bridging program with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, and contain no repeated courses or failures on their academic transcript.�
OR
2b. 燗pplicants must demonstrate proof of current registration as a Registered Nurse in Ontario or in another Canadian province or territory. 燩lease see Important Notes Section I below for further clarification.
Important Notes Section I
Eligibility for Registration in Ontario means that candidates must possess registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) () under the 'general' class, and in good standing. 燫egistration with the CNO in 'non-practicing', 'suspended' or 'retiree' class is ineligible for admission. 營f the candidate is applying from outside of Ontario, then the respective 'good standing' decrees apply as per the relevant regulatory body in their province. 燜or a table of the regulatory bodies and the 'general' class爀quivalents, please refer to the chart below.
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Province or Territory in Canada
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General Class Equivalent
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| Alberta |
'础肠迟颈惫别'� |
| British Columbia |
'笔谤补肠迟颈蝉颈苍驳'� |
| Manitoba |
'Registered Nurse' |
| New Brunswick |
'Practising' |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
'Practicing' |
| Northwest Territories |
'Practising' |
| Nova Scotia |
'Active-Practicing' |
| Nunavut |
'Practising' |
| Ontario |
'General' |
| Prince Edward Island |
'Licensed to Practise' |
| Quebec |
'Plein droit d'exercice' |
| Saskatchewan |
'Practicing RN' |
| Yukon |
'Practising' |
Important Notes Section II
Eligibility for registration in Ontario means that candidates must possess registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) () under the 'General' class, and in good standing. 燫egistration with the CNO in 'non-practicing', 'suspended' or 'retiree' class is ineligible for admission.
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ADMISSION PROCEDURE
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Applicants must submit the following, in addition to the online application and Supplementary Form, to Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment.
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details on the document submission process:
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Academic transcripts爁rom all nursing and other post-secondary level studies,爄ndicating specific courses and grades, and爄ncluding promotion/graduation status.
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Photocopy of current Ontario Certificate of Registration (or provincial or territorial equivalent) or proof of eligibility for the same.
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Applications for Fall 2015 admission must be received by March 1, 2015. Applications for Winter 2016 admission must be received by November 1, 2015.
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