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Basic Program Degree Requirements

 

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 YearCredits
Term One: Semester I 
HINT 110 Applied Research in Health3
NRSG 111 Foundations of Health3
NRSG 112 Introduction to the Profession of Nursing I1.5
NRSG 113 Relational Practice I1.5
BIOL 131 Human Anatomy and Physiology I13
One of ENGL 112 or 114, 113, 150, 151, 15313
Term Two: Semester II 
NRSG 101 Nursing Lab Practice I2
NRSG 120 Introduction to Nursing Research3
NRSG 122 Introduction to the Profession of Nursing II1.5
NRSG 123 Relational Practice II1.5
NRSG 126 Health and Healing I3
NRSG 136 Nursing Practice I3
BIOL 133 Human Anatomy and Physiology II13
  
Second Year 
Term One: Semester III 
NRSG 201 Nursing Lab Practice II2
NRSG 210 Pharmacology for Nursing I1.5
NRSG 213 Relational Practice III1.5
NRSG 226 Health & Healing II1.5
NRSG 236 Nursing Practice with Acute care Patients I3
One of NRSG 228 Community Health or NRSG 229 Mental Health1.5
One of NRSG 238 Nursing Practice in Community NRSG 239 Nursing Practice in Mental Health3
HINT 231 Pathophysiology for Health Sciences13
Term Two: Semester IV 
NRSG 202 Nursing Lab Practice III2
NRSG 220 Pharmacology for Nursing II1.5
NRSG 223 Relational Practice IV1.5
NRSG 227 Health & Healing III1.5
NRSG 237 Nursing Practice III3
One of NRSG 228 Community Health or NRSG 229 Mental Health1.5
One of NRSG 238 Nursing Practice in Community NRSG 239 Nursing Practice in Mental Health3
BIOL 232 Human Infectious Disease13
  
Third Year 
Term One: Semester V 
NRSG 301 Nursing Lab Practice IV1
NRSG 310 Palliative Approach to Care3
NRSG 326 Health & Healing IV1.5
NRSG 336 Nursing Practice with Medical Patients4
One of NRSG 328 Health of the Childbearing Family or NRSG 329 Child health1.5
One of NRSG 338 Nursing Practice with Childbearing Families or NRSG 339 Nursing Practice in Child Health2
HINT 331 Nutrition for Health Sciences3
Term Two: Semester VI 
NRSG 302 Nursing Lab Practice V1
NRSG 320 Global Health or HINT 320 Global Health3
NRSG 327 Health & Healing V 1.5
NRSG 337 Nursing Practice with Surgical Patients4
One of NRSG 328 Health of the Childbearing Family or NRSG 329 Child health1.5
One of NRSG 338 Nursing Practice with Childbearing Families or NRSG 339 Nursing Practice in Child Health2
NRSG 313 Relational Practice V3
  
Fourth Year 
Term One: Semester VII 
NRSG 421 Capstone NCLEX Preparation3
NRSG 422 Leadership3
NRSG 432 Capstone Project4
Elective13
Nursing Electives3
Term Two: Semester VIII 
NRSG 431 Capstone Acute Care Preceptorship8
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.

One of NRSG 423, NRSG 424, NRSG 426, NRSG 427, NRSG 428, NRSG 429, HINT 429 - these courses are prerequisites for term two NRSG Preceptorship options.
Options of NRSG 434, 440, 436, 437, 438, 439 for a total of 8 credits – options are limited by availability of placements.

 


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