Bachelor's in Nursing (BScN)

Nursing (BScN) is a Bachelor program taught at Vancouver Community College, Canada. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Nursing (BScN) at Vancouver Community College is a bachelor’s degree program that prepares students to maintain professional responsibility and accountability of nursing practice, apply clinical judgment based on evidence from nursing science, and collaborate relationally with the interdisciplinary team. Students also uphold ethical standards and apply knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgment, and professional conduct to promote patient safety.

The program is full-time, class-based, and divided into eight terms with a different clinical focus such as maternity, pediatrics, mental health, gerontology, community health, and acute medical/surgical. Each term contains a clinical experience, and there is consolidated practice experience at the end of Term 2, 3, and 6. Term 8 includes a final preceptorship. Each term must be successfully completed before the next one can start.

Modules

• NURS 1162 Introduction to Pathophysiology
• NURS 1150 Pharmacotherapeutics 1
• NURS 1164 Nursing Clinical Practice 1
• NURS 1260 Pharmacotherapeutics 2
• NURS 1261 Collaboration with Older Adults
• NURS 1262 Pathophysiology of Chronic Disease
• NURS 1263 Developmental Transitions Older Adult
• NURS 1264 Nursing Clinical Practice

The minimum requirements for admission in Nursing (BScN) at Vancouver Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Vancouver Community College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Vancouver Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Nursing (BScN).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

18 credits in first-year level undergraduate courses:

• 6 credits in English: ENGL 1100 or equivalent with a minimum 'C+' grade
• 3 credits of English with a minimum 'C+' grade
• 6 credits in BIOL 1120 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 and BIOL 1220 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 with a minimum 'C+' grade or equivalent *taken within 5 years of the application date.
• 6 credits of courses with a minimum 'C+' grade in Humanities or Social Sciences.

Submission of a CASPer score. CASPer Test scores are only valid for one admission cycle.

Successful applicants are identified through a combined evaluation of GPA (based on the program pre-requisites) and a CASPer test result. Preference may be given to applicants with higher than the minimum GPA and CASPer test result.

6 credits in English: ENGL 1100 or equivalent with a minimum 'C+' grade

3 credits of English with a minimum 'C+' grade

Please check detail of study units at https://www.vcc.ca/programs/nursing-bscn/

For non-native English speakers, a minimum score on standardized English proficiency tests is required. This generally involves an IELTS score of 6.5 with no band lower than 6.0, or a TOEFL score of 90 overall, with specific minimum scores required in each section. Students should verify specific requirements from the university's official page.

51 fully funded scholarships are listed for Canada. See Canada scholarships.