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Nursing – Bachelor of Science

Program Details

Length: 4 years

Total Credits: 147.5

Intake Terms: Fall

Campus: Castlegar

Student Loans: This program is eligible for student loans

Credential Received

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

Overview

Program Summary

With all four years of classes held at Selkirk College, you will get to study in one of BC’s most beautiful regions and graduate with a University of Victoria Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.

Our location supports you to live in a community where the cost of living is lower than most urban centres. You will experience small class sizes, simulation technology, a variety of rural practice placements, and may have international learning opportunities.

Our program is nationally accredited by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) and provincially recognized by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

Nursing careers are diverse and include practice, education, administration and research.

After graduation, you will be prepared for entry-level practice in a variety of settings and eligible for post-basic nursing specialty programs, including Medical/Surgical, Critical Care, Gerontology, Maternal Child Health, Mental Health, Rural and Remote, and Community Health

Consider nursing if you are:

  • Caring and compassionate
  • A creative and critical thinker
  • Professional in demeanour and behaviour
  • Able to manage time, stress and uncertainty
  • Committed to learning
  • Comfortable with new technology

Graduates are eligible to write the National Council Licensure Examinations, Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN) and qualified to pursue graduate education.

Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program are prepared to meet the entry-level professional practice requirements as identified by the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and undertake the NCLEX-RN exam. As practicing registered nurses, graduates will:

  1. Practice nursing within a framework of promoting health and healing through the integration of the art and science of nursing within a variety of contexts and with diverse client populations
  2. Be accountable practitioners providing care and making decisions based on relationships with others, nursing knowledge and different ways of knowing
  3. Influence the current reality and future of nursing practice and health care at the economic, political, social, environmental and professional levels by anticipating and responding to the changing needs of society
  4. Be critically reflective, independent and motivated practitioners with an inquiry approach to lifelong learning
  5. Contribute registered nurse knowledge and voice to interprofessional and team-based collaborations to optimize health outcomes and strengthen health services and systems

Program Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

BC high school graduation and completion of the following BC Provincial Curriculum courses (or equivalents) with minimum marks as indicated:

  • English Studies 12 or equivalent (73%)
  • Biology 12 (73%)
  • Chemistry 11 (67%)
  • Foundations of Math 12 or Pre-Calculus 11 (67%)

Additional Requirements

Individuals applying for admission to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program must apply during the application period; exact dates are posted on the Nursing webpage. To be considered for the program, applicants must meet all prerequisites and submit their completed application and supporting documents by the end of the application period.

Before an application is considered complete, the following must be received by the Admissions Office:

  • Selkirk College application form
  • Official transcripts of high school grades (an interim statement of grades is acceptable if applicant is still attending school)
  • Official transcripts for all post-secondary education studies in which the applicant has enrolled
  • BC Ministry of Justice criminal record check
  • Applicant personal resumé
  • College Readiness Tool (CRT) assessment
  • Computer-based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics (CASPer Test)

Applicants are responsible for registering for the CASPer Test. A limited number of testing dates and times are available. Results are sent directly to the College Admissions Office.

Admission to the BSN Program is through a selective admission process. Successful applicants are identified through the combined evaluation of GPA (based on program prerequisites) and a portfolio. The portfolio includes the CASPer screening tool designed to assess non-cognitive personal characteristics. Applicants will be ranked using a metric that incorporates academic and non-academic portfolio information.

Written offers will be sent to the highest ranked applicants. Receipt of a $500.00 non-refundable seat deposit by the offer-acceptance deadline is required otherwise the offer will be considered declined.

Once the seats have been filled, a waitlist will be created for the current intake. Applicants on the waitlist will be offered seats that remain or become vacant after the offer-acceptance deadline.

Applicants who are not accepted into the program will receive notification. Applicants who are not admitted or do not take a seat in a given year are required to reapply to be considered in a subsequent year; waitlists are not carried over.

Graduation and Promotion

Satisfactory completion of all nursing and non-nursing core courses with a minimum grade of 60% and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.33 per semester.

Program Courses

Term 1

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Required courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
BIOL164Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4.00

90
ENGL110College Composition

3.00

45
NURS112Professional Practice I: Introduction to the Profession of Nursing

3.00

45
NURS116Health and Healing I: Living Health

6.00

90
NURS117Relational Practice I: Self and Others

3.00

45
NURS119Nursing Practice I: Introduction to Nursing Practice

3.00

45

Term 2

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Required courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
BIOL165Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4.00

90
NURS122Professional Practice II: Introduction to the Discipline of Nursing

3.00

45
NURS126Health and Healing II: Health Indicators

6.00

90
NURS129Nursing Practice II: Coming to Know the Client

4.00

150
NURS130Consolidated Practice Experience I

5.00

160
INDG302Indigenous Health And Healing

3.00

45

Term 3

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Required courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
AHSC218Health Sciences III: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology

3.00

45
NURS216Health & Healing III: Health Challenges/Healing Initiatives

6.00

90
NURS217Relational Practice II: Creating Health - Promoting Relationships

3.00

45
NURS219Nursing Practice III: Promoting Health & Healing

7.00

240

Term 4

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Required courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
AHSC228Health Sciences IV: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology

3.00

45
NURS222Professional Practice III: Nursing Ethics

3.00

45
NURS226Health and Healing IV: Health Challenges/Healing Initiatives

6.00

90
NURS229Nursing Practice IV: Promoting Health and Healing

7.00

240
NURS230Consolidated Practice Experience II

6.00

210

Term 5

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Required courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
NURS316Health and Healing V: Complex Health Challenges

6.00

90
NURS317Relational Practice III: Connecting Across Differences

3.00

45
NURS319Nursing Practice V: Promoting Health and Healing

7.00

226

Elective Courses

one (1) 100-400 level General Elective course

See the UAS Courses by discipline page for course selections.

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Term 6

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Required courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
NURS341Professional Practice IV: Nursing Inquiry

1.50

45
NURS342Health Healing VI: Global Health Issues

1.50

45
NURS350Health and Healing VII: Promoting Community and Societal Health

1.50

135
NURS351Nursing Practice VI: Promoting Health of Communities and Society

4.50

135
NURS370Consolidated Practice Experience (CPE) III & IV

9.00

420
NURS470Consolidated Practice Experience (CPE) III & IV

9.00

420

Elective Courses

one (1) 100- 400 level General Elective course

See the UAS Courses by discipline page for course selections.

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Term 7

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Required courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
NURS360Professional Practice VI: Nursing Research

1.50

45
NURS430Professional Practice V: Leadership in Nursing

1.50

45
NURS431Nursing Practice VII: Engaging in Leadership

1.50

136

Elective Courses

one (1) 300 or 400 level Nursing course

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Term 8

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Required courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
NURS475Consolidated Practice Experience V

4.50

210
NURS491Nursing Practice VIII

4.50

210

Additional Program Policies

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