Admission Requirements
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with the following prerequisites:
Minimum 75% overall average for six Grade 12U or 12M level courses including:
- Grade 12 English at the U level
- Grade 12 Math at the U level
- Grade 12 Biology at the U level
- Grade 12 Chemistry at the U level
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AND
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Full Disclosure of any other College or University Education:
Applicants to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program must provide their full academic history, including official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended and proof of current enrollment. Your most recent post-secondary education must meet a minimum standard (overall average of 70% or a 2.80 GPA) and you must be in good academic standing with your last college or university to be considered for entry.
Follow each step below to disclose your previous post-secondary education:
- Save the full disclosure form to your desktop.
- Close the full disclosure form on your web browser.
- Using Adobe, open the form that you saved on your desktop.
- Complete the required information on the form.
- Click save and close your completed form.
- Attach your completed form in an email; include your first and last name and student number in the subject line.
- Send the email and attachment to ask@sl.on.ca
- Submit official transcripts to the Admissions Office at St. Lawrence College.
Click here to open the full disclosure form.
This is a HIGHLY COMPETITIVE program. To be included in the competitive ranking, applications must be complete including all transcripts and proof of enrollment by February 1. Meeting minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee admissions to the program. Please see the Highly Competitive Program Chart for more details.
Additional Requirements
- Standard First Aid with ‘CPR Level C - BLS CPR.' Please note that CPR recertification is required yearly.
- Students are not permitted to attend clinical practice if immunization, CPR, First Aid, security clearance requirements, or any other mandatory requirements are outstanding.
- Students are required to make up any clinical practice or nursing laboratory time at their own expense.
Costs for these certifications/documents will be the responsibility of the applicant. Similarly, students will be required to pay for the make-up of any missed scheduled clinical practice or nursing lab time. Any missed clinical or nursing laboratory hours MUST be made up.
Not quite ready? Check out our Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees program.
Transfer or Advanced Level Applicants
Due to the popularity of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and the number of students accepted in first year, there is no space available for applicants with previous degree nursing credits. Applications from students with BScN transfer credits from other institutions will not be accepted and the application will not be processed. (Students who are current or previous students in the Laurentian University BScN program at SLC or one of the collaborative partner institutions can apply. They should contact their current program coordinator.)
Prerequisites
Health Requirements
The health of each student must be such that he/she can successfully meet the demands of the program, including clinical practice that involves physically strenuous activity such as repetitive lifting and bending, walking and standing over extended periods, fine motor coordination, and participation in a helping relationship with clients.
IMMUNIZATION - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE requirements
Completion of the IMMUNIZATION - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE FORM is a MANDATORY condition
for your clinical/practical placement. THIS FORM IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
Download your IMMUNIZATION - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE FORM (pdf)
Questions regarding completion of this form can be submitted to: Immunizations@sl.on.ca
Note: Full-time students coverage for vaccines received on or after September 1, can be claimed under the Student Sickness & Accident Insurance Plan.