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For admission, Canadian high school students in Alberta must have completed five of the following courses with a minimum 65% average across them:
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Nursing
Options available
- Bachelor of Nursing
Campus
- Lethbridge
Intake
Fall
Program description
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Lethbridge offers the Bachelor of Nursing program in collaboration with Lethbridge College. Students engage in theory, lab, and clinical practice experiences in the areas of continuing care, acute medicine and surgery, rural and sub-acute care, pediatrics, maternal/child and family health, mental health and addictions, and community health.
The program provides the essential background to write the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) to become a Registered Nurse (RN)."
We also offer a Bachelor of Nursing After Degree program for applicants who have already completed an approved undergraduate degree. Learn more
Possible careers
- Registered nurse
- Mental Health Nurse
- Clinical nurse
- Communicable disease nurse
- Community health nurse
- Diabetes educator/registered nurse
- Immunization Clinic
- Public health nurse
- Public programs & services coordinator
- Wellness coordinator/manager
- Travel RN
- Medical Adjudicator/RN
- Occupational Health Nurse
- Acute Care/ Emergency RN
- Clinical Care Nurse
- Neonatal Care RN
- Educator/Researcher RN
- Telemedicine/RN
Is Nursing the right career for you? Check out:
- College & Association of Registered Nurses in Alberta: Requisite Skills and Abilities for Becoming a Registered Nurse in Alberta
- Government of Alberta OCC Info: Registered Nurse - Occupations in Alberta
- NESA B.N. Programs Program: Purpose, Program Goals, and Program Philosophy
Admission requirements
Program-HS-BN
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Four of the courses you include must be:
You must also meet a meet a Spoken English Language Proficiency (SELP) requirement. You should also have a competitive average. Competitive average is calculated on five courses - four required high school courses indicated above plus one other 30-level course. |
If you do not have the necessary high school courses for admission you can apply to the Nursing Preparation Program. It provides access to courses that can be used for admission towards the B.N. program as well as courses that will count towards the B.N. program, if admitted. |
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Other Admission-ALL-ALL
Not a Canadian high school student in Alberta? Find your admission requirements here
Additional information
For courses currently in progress, mid-point grades must be submitted by the interim document deadline of April 1.
Admission Decision Documents must be received by April 1 and Final Documents by June 15.
Application and Document Deadlines Chart
See all uLethbridge application deadlines here.
Due to the collaborative nature of the Bachelor of Nursing program, students pay tuition and fees to Lethbridge College for the first two years of the program, and to the University of Lethbridge for the final two years.
Refer to the tuition and fee information at both Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge. Actual tuition and fee amounts will be reflected at time of registration.
The Faculty of Health Sciences will consider a limited number of exceptionally qualified applicants with previous health care related experience (who also meet the regular BN admission requirements) on a case-by-case basis. Applicants who are seeking admission based on this experience should submit the online application as normal and must also submit the following documents by April 1:
- A letter of intent, describing the nature of previous work experience as it relates to nursing and the reason for pursuing nursing;
- A letter of reference from an employer; and
- A resume detailing relevant work, volunteer and life experience.
Note: Number of years, currency, and relevance of work experience will be considered
The documentation should emailed to admissions@uleth.ca