Graduation Requirements
Students must achieve a minimum of 60% in each course to be able to apply the course to the B.S.N. Degree. A minimum cumulative grade average of 65% for all courses required in the B.S.N. program must be obtained in order to graduate. Normally students must complete the program within seven years of initial entry.
Taking Non-UBC Courses While Registered in the B.S.N. Program
The program must ensure the professional competency of its B.S.N. graduates; therefore, practice courses and some theory courses must be completed at the UBC Okanagan campus. Students are advised to seek academic advising prior to registering in courses outside of UBC Okanagan that they wish to apply to their B.S.N. degree.
Students require a letter of permission from the School of Nursing to register in most other academic institutions. On completion of the course, students are responsible for submitting an official transcript as well as a request form to have the credits assessed and applied to their degree.
Note: For further details please refer to the BSN Program Procedure for Taking Non-UBC Courses While in the Nursing Program located on the School of Nursing website.
Residency Requirements
Students in the B.S.N. program are also subject to the Requirements to Receive a Degree or Diploma.
Residency Requirement for Okanagan College B.S.N. Block Transfer Students
Once admitted, students will join the third-year of the B.S.N. program. Students in the B.S.N. program are generally subject to the Requirements to Receive a Degree or Diploma; however, the B.S.N. Block Transfer program is established such that over 50% of its total required credits are taken at Okanagan College (OC).
The B.S.N. Block Transfer program is established such that over 50% of its total of 130 required credits are taken at OC. There are 66 required credits taken in years one and two at OC. The 64 credits required in years 3 and 4 of the program must be taken at UBC’s Okanagan Campus.
B.S.N. Degree Course Requirements
| First Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| Term One: Semester I | |
| HINT 110 Applied Research in Health | 3 |
| NRSG 111 Foundations of Health | 3 |
| NRSG 112 Introduction to the Profession of Nursing I | 1.5 |
| NRSG 113 Relational Practice I | 1.5 |
| BIOL 131 Human Anatomy and Physiology I1 | 3 |
| One of ENGL 112 or 114, 113, 150, 151, 1531 | 3 |
| Term Two: Semester II | |
| NRSG 101 Nursing Lab Practice I | 2 |
| NRSG 120 Introduction to Nursing Research | 3 |
| NRSG 122 Introduction to the Profession of Nursing II | 1.5 |
| NRSG 123 Relational Practice II | 1.5 |
| NRSG 126 Health and Healing I | 3 |
| NRSG 136 Nursing Practice I | 3 |
| BIOL 133 Human Anatomy and Physiology II1 | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| Term One: Semester III | |
| NRSG 201 Nursing Lab Practice II | 2 |
| NRSG 210 Pharmacology for Nursing I | 1.5 |
| NRSG 213 Relational Practice III | 1.5 |
| NRSG 226 Health & Healing II | 1.5 |
| NRSG 236 Nursing Practice with Acute care Patients I | 3 |
| One of NRSG 228 Community Health or NRSG 229 Mental Health | 1.5 |
| One of NRSG 238 Nursing Practice in Community NRSG 239 Nursing Practice in Mental Health | 3 |
| HINT 231 Pathophysiology for Health Sciences1 | 3 |
| Term Two: Semester IV | |
| NRSG 202 Nursing Lab Practice III | 2 |
| NRSG 220 Pharmacology for Nursing II | 1.5 |
| NRSG 223 Relational Practice IV | 1.5 |
| NRSG 227 Health & Healing III | 1.5 |
| NRSG 237 Nursing Practice III | 3 |
| One of NRSG 228 Community Health or NRSG 229 Mental Health | 1.5 |
| One of NRSG 238 Nursing Practice in Community NRSG 239 Nursing Practice in Mental Health | 3 |
| BIOL 232 Human Infectious Disease1 | 3 |
| Third Year | |
| Term One: Semester V | |
| NRSG 301 Nursing Lab Practice IV | 1 |
| NRSG 310 Palliative Approach to Care | 3 |
| NRSG 326 Health & Healing IV | 1.5 |
| NRSG 336 Nursing Practice with Medical Patients | 4 |
| One of NRSG 328 Health of the Childbearing Family or NRSG 329 Child health | 1.5 |
| One of NRSG 338 Nursing Practice with Childbearing Families or NRSG 339 Nursing Practice in Child Health | 2 |
| HINT 331 Nutrition for Health Sciences | 3 |
| Term Two: Semester VI | |
| NRSG 302 Nursing Lab Practice V | 1 |
| NRSG 320 Global Health | 3 |
| NRSG 327 Health & Healing V | 1.5 |
| NRSG 337 Nursing Practice with Surgical Patients | 4 |
| One of NRSG 328 Health of the Childbearing Family or NRSG 329 Child health | 1.5 |
| One of NRSG 338 Nursing Practice with Childbearing Families or NRSG 339 Nursing Practice in Child Health | 2 |
| NRSG 313 Relational Practice V | 3 |
| Fourth Year3 | |
| Term One: Semester VII | |
| NRSG 421 Capstone NCLEX Preparation | 3 |
| NRSG 422 Leadership | 3 |
| NRSG 432 Capstone Project | 4 |
| Elective1 | 3 |
| Nursing Electives4 | 3 |
| Term Two: Semester VIII | |
| NRSG 431 Capstone Acute Care Preceptorship | 8 |
| Nursing Preceptorship Electives5 | 8 |
| 1 May be taken before entering the Nursing program. | |
| 2 To support clinical placements in Year 3, students entering the program in 2021/22, or later are split into three cohorts: Cohort 1 completes Year 3 from May through December, and Year 4 from January through August. Cohort 2 completes Year 3 from September through April, and Year 4 from May through December. Cohort 3 completes Year 3 from May through August and January through April, and Year 4 from September through April. | |
| 3 To support clinical placements in Year 4, students entering the program in 2020/21, or earlier are split into two cohorts: Cohort 1 completes Year 4 from May through December. Cohort 2 completes Year 4 from September through April. | |
| 4 One of NRSG 423, 424, 426, 427, 428, 429 - these courses are prerequisites for term two NRSG Preceptorship options. | |
| 5 Options of NRSG 434, 440, 436, 437, 438, 439 for a total of 8 credits –options are limited by availability of placements. | |