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_O 110 Applied Research in Health | 3 |
| NRSG_O 111 Foundations of Health | 3 |
| NRSG_O 112 Introduction to the Profession of Nursing I | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 113 Relational Practice I | 1.5 |
| BIOL_O 131 Human Anatomy and Physiology I1 | 3 |
| One of ENGL_O 112 or 114, 113, 150, 151, 1531 | 3 |
| Term Two: Semester II | |
| NRSG_O 101 Nursing Lab Practice I | 2 |
| NRSG_O 120 Introduction to Nursing Research | 3 |
| NRSG_O 122 Introduction to the Profession of Nursing II | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 123 Relational Practice II | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 126 Health and Healing I | 3 |
| NRSG_O 136 Nursing Practice I | 3 |
| BIOL_O 133 Human Anatomy and Physiology II1 | 3 |
| Second Year | |
|---|---|
| Term One: Semester III | |
| NRSG_O 201 Nursing Lab Practice II | 2 |
| NRSG_O 210 Pharmacology for Nursing I | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 213 Relational Practice III | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 226 Health & Healing II | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 236 Nursing Practice with Acute care Patients I | 3 |
| One of NRSG_O 228 Community Health or NRSG_O 229 Mental Health | 1.5 |
| One of NRSG_O 238 Nursing Practice in Community NRSG_O 239 Nursing Practice in Mental Health | 3 |
| HINT_O 231 Pathophysiology for Health Sciences1 | 3 |
| Term Two: Semester IV | |
| NRSG_O 202 Nursing Lab Practice III | 2 |
| NRSG_O 220 Pharmacology for Nursing II | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 223 Relational Practice IV | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 227 Health & Healing III | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 237 Nursing Practice III | 3 |
| One of NRSG_O 228 Community Health or NRSG_O 229 Mental Health | 1.5 |
| One of NRSG_O 238 Nursing Practice in Community NRSG_O 239 Nursing Practice in Mental Health | 3 |
| BIOL_O 232 Human Infectious Disease1 | 3 |
| Third Year | |
|---|---|
| Term One: Semester V | |
| NRSG_O 301 Nursing Lab Practice IV | 1 |
| NRSG_O 310 Palliative Approach to Care | 3 |
| NRSG_O 326 Health & Healing IV | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 336 Nursing Practice with Medical Patients | 4 |
| One of NRSG_O 328 Health of the Childbearing Family or NRSG_O 329 Child health | 1.5 |
| One of NRSG_O 338 Nursing Practice with Childbearing Families or NRSG_O 339 Nursing Practice in Child Health | 2 |
| One of HINT_O 321 Planetary Health/Human Health or HINT_O 331 Nutrition for Health Sciences | 3 |
| Term Two: Semester VI | |
| NRSG_O 302 Nursing Lab Practice V | 1 |
| NRSG_O 320 Global Health or HINT_O 320 Global Health | 3 |
| NRSG_O 327 Health & Healing V | 1.5 |
| NRSG_O 337 Nursing Practice with Surgical Patients | 4 |
| One of NRSG_O 328 Health of the Childbearing Family or NRSG_O 329 Child health | 1.5 |
| One of NRSG_O 338 Nursing Practice with Childbearing Families or NRSG_O 339 Nursing Practice in Child Health | 2 |
| NRSG 313 Relational Practice V | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
|---|---|
| Term One: Semester VII | |
| NRSG_O 421 Capstone NCLEX Preparation | 3 |
| NRSG_O 422 Leadership | 3 |
| NRSG_O 432 Capstone Project | 4 |
| Elective1 | 3 |
| Nursing Electives | 3 |
| Term Two: Semester VIII | |
| NRSG_O 431 Capstone Acute Care Preceptorship | 8 |
| Nursing Preceptorship | 8 |
| 1 May be taken before entering the Nursing program. | |
2 To support clinical placements in Year 3 & Year 4, students 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 One of NRSG_O 423, NRSG_O 424, NRSG_O 426, NRSG_O 427, NRSG_O 428, NRSG_O 429, HINT_O 429 - these courses are prerequisites for term two NRSG Preceptorship options. | |
| 4 Options of NRSG_O 434, 440, 436, 437, 438, 439 for a total of 8 credits – options are limited by availability of placements. | |