Academic Calendar 2007
(New Academic Choices)

To be eligible to apply to the Compressed Time Frame Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) program, applicants must have completed, at least ten (10) university level full-course equivalents with a minimum 75% (3.0 GPA) average in the last year or in the last five (5) full-course equivalents during their university education with a minimum grade of 60% in physiology, anatomy and statistics (see below).

The minimum ten (10) university-level credits presented for consideration must include the following:

1. 1.0 credit in human physiology, or equivalent
2. 0.5 credit in anatomy
3. 0.5 credit in introductory statistics
4. No more than 5.0 credits at the introductory level (equivalent to courses numbered 020 to 099 at The University of Western Ontario)

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the minimum requirements should not beviewed as a guarantee of admission. However, preference will be given to those students with the completed minimum requirements at the time of application.

All applicants must apply through the Ontario Universities Application Centre. The application deadline is March 1. It is recommended that application be made early. The enrolment in this program is limited.

Applicants wishing to appeal an admission decision must do so following the procedure outlined in Admission Appeals Procedure specified for the Western-Fanshawe Collaborative BScN Program.

Enrolment in the nursing courses is limited. The University is unable to guarantee registration in any particular course and reserves the right to withdraw course offerings.

First Year

Term I (Fall): Nursing 101w, 102w, 103w
Term II (Winter): Nursing 201x, 202x, 203b, 204b
Term III (Spring/Summer): Nursing 300, 331, 332

Second Year

Term I (Fall): Nursing 300, 441w, 442w, 452J
Term II (Winter): Nursing 410x

Year 1 consists of three terms. Terms 1 and 2 correspond to the fall and winter terms, respectively. Term 3 corresponds to summer session May to July. Year 2 consists of two terms. Terms 1 and 2 correspond to the fall and winter terms, respectively.

Students must successfully complete all courses in each term of the program before proceeding to the next term. Normally, the program is completed within 19 months calculated from the initial date of registration within the School of Nursing. Throughout the program, students will be expected to meet the progression requirements and maintain clinical skills in all courses at a satisfactory level.