G R A D U AT E A N D P R O F E S S I O N A L S T U D I E S
Diploma RPN to BScN Degree
Upgrade your current Registered Practical Nursing Diploma to earn a BScN Degree. Offered at Institute for Applied Health Sciences at McMaster, Six Nations Polytechnic-Brantford
University Degree BScN Program 755
mohawkcollege.ca/755 $4,000-6,000
Program highlights
$4,000-6,000
• Direct entry into the BScN Degree Program. • Students receive 30 units of advanced credit and enter $4,000-6,000 at Level II. The two Level II core nursing courses are designed to assist students in transitioning to the baccalaureate program. • Curriculum is planned for three years of full-time study. Students are allowed six years after the first ‘nursing’ course to complete the program requirements. • This is a collaborative program of McMaster University, Mohawk College and Conestoga College. Students choose to attend one of the three sites and graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree from McMaster University. • Curriculum is unique in that it emphasizes person-centered learning within a problembased approach, uses tutorial classes and facilitates selfdirected learning
What you’ll learn • This program builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in the diploma Practical Nursing diploma program (mohawkcollege.ca/715). • Curriculum is designed so that the study of nursing, the humanities, and the physiological, psychological and social sciences are interrelated and threaded throughout the program. • University-level anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology
$6,001-8,000
Estimated first year tuition and fees∆
$4,000-6,000
$6,001-8,000
$8,001+
$4,000-6,000
$6,001-8,000
$8,001+
$4,000-6,000
$6,001-8,000
$8,001+
$4,000-6,000
$6,001-8,000
$8,001+
• Community and population $6,001-8,000 $8,001+ health principles and practices. • Evidence-informed decision making and clinical judgment at the registered nurse level. $8,001+ • $6,001-8,000 and Research methodology critical appraisal skills allowing you to understand and apply research literature to everyday nursing practice.
How you’ll gain skills • Engaging in Person-Based Problem-Based learning in the classroom setting to integrate a broad range of knowledge and skills to the care of individuals, families, communities and populations. • Experiential learning opportunities in a state-of-theart clinical simulation lab, and community and health care agencies.
Your future career options • Registered Nurses practise independently or in teams with other health professionals to care for diverse clients across the lifespan. Where you could work includes: • Traditional settings in hospitals, nursing homes, public health, visiting nursing agencies • Case managers for community care access centres • Entrepreneurs owning and managing health/nursing care businesses • Researchers in nursing care, education and health care • Educators of individuals, families, communities and nursing students.
Opportunities for grads • Upon successful completion of the PN program and the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) licensing exam, candidates will become members this regulated profession. • Membership with the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (RPNAO).
Where you can go next† • Earn a degree: oo Davenport University - Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration • Visit mohawkcollege.ca/ transfer for degree completion opportunities outside of Ontario. See ontransfer.ca for additional opportunities at other colleges or universities in Ontario.
Admission requirements • Submit proof of a current CNO annual registration payment or proof of eligibility to write in May or June, 2019 and subsequently pass the Practical Nurse Registration examination by the deadline of March 30, 2019 FIND A NURSE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
$8,001+
• All educational documents, $4,000-6,000 and $6,001-8,000 diplomas, proof of CNO $8,001+ • must be submitted to OCAS by March 30, 2019 • Note: University degree credit $4,000-6,000 $6,001-8,000 courses completed prior to $8,001+ admission will be assessed. • CASPer™ Test (ComputerBased Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics) • All applicants to the Diploma RPN to BScN Degree program, at Mohawk College are required to complete a mandatory online 90 minute computer-based test (CASPer™), to assist with our selection process. Successful completion of CASPer™ is mandatory in order to maintain admission eligibility. CASPer™ assesses for non-cognitive skills and interpersonal characteristics we believe are important for successful students and graduates of our program and will complement our other applicant screening tools. In implementing CASPer™, we are trying to further enhance fairness and objectivity in our selection process. • Proof of English proficiency for applicants where English is not their first language must be submitted to Ontario Colleges
• Submit proof of a diploma in Practical Nursing (two-year program) from an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology or equivalent, with a minimum overall average of 75% or higher
∆ Based on 2018-19 Tuition and Fees. Read more at mohawkcollege.ca/fees. †Equivalences and/or course exemptions may apply. Prerequisite courses and/or minimum averages may be required. Contact the academic area for full details. Programs and pathways subject to change without notice.
MOHAWK COLLEGE
171