Nursing

Academic Qualifications for Admission

Applicants normally must meet the following minimum requirements before the University will consider admission:

• A University of Lethbridge Bachelor of Nursing degree, or its academic equivalent, from another recognized degree granting institution. The University of Lethbridge reserves the right to determine whether degrees and other academic programs completed elsewhere are equivalent to University of Lethbridge baccalaureate degrees.
• A minimum grade point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale) on the last 20 graded university-level semester courses.
• Current registration as a registered nurse, registered nurse practitioner, or registered psychiatric nurse in Alberta.
• Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Requirement for Graduate Students.

Admission Criteria

Because the capacity of the program is limited, not all students meeting the minimum admission requirements can be admitted.

The student’s record and letters of recommendation will be used to rank applicants for admission.

Newly admitted students in the MN program are required to pay a non-refundable $100 deposit to confirm their acceptance of their admission (Effective for the Spring 2016 intake, the confirmation of admission will be $200). This deposit is credited toward their registration in the program. Unless alternative arrangements have been made, a student receiving an offer of admission to the program must register in the program no later than the date specified in the offer of admission. Failing to register in this way will result in the student forfeiting admission status.

Admission After an Approved Masters Degree

A student holding an approved master’s degree from a recognized institution who wants to pursue an entirely different field of study to enhance or change their career focus or international students seeking North American credentials may be considered for admission to a U of L master’s degree program provided he/she meets all of the admission requirements.

Students normally are not eligible to pursue a second master’s degree which is similar to one already completed at a recognized institution. Generally, degrees with identical or closely related majors are considered to be similar. Courses used to complete the requirements of the first master’s degree normally cannot be used to fulfill the requirements of the second master’s degree; recommendations regarding exceptions may be made by the Program Committee to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. In all cases, the decision of the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies shall be final.