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Nursing - BScN (4-Year Collaborative Program: TMU, Centennial, George Brown)

Nursing - BScN

(4-Year Collaborative Program: TMU, Centennial, George Brown)

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Faculty: Faculty of Community Services

Requirements: Grades-Only
Grade range: TMU: High 80s1
Centennial | George Brown: Mid 80s1
Experiential learning: Placements mandatory
Full-time format: 4 Year

Is this degree for you?

Nurses provide care to diverse patients, families and communities along the continuum of health promotion and acute care. This Collaborative Nursing degree program provides entry options through Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Centennial College or George Brown College to ultimately earn a BScN from TMU. This program, offered across all three sites, provides diverse clinical placements, simulation, group study and interactive teaching strategies. 

After graduation, you may write the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and apply for registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario to become a Registered Nurse and pursue nursing positions in a variety of healthcare settings.

Approval:

  • College of Nurses of Ontario 

Accreditation:

  • Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing

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After you graduate with this degree

🎓 Further education:

  • Nursing (MN)
  • Speciality certificates

Visit graduate and postdoctoral studies.

 Career possibilities:

  • Acute care
  • Health promotion
  • Home care
  • Public health
  • Rehabilitation

💼 Employer possibilities:

  • Scarborough Health Network
  • Sunnybrook Hospital
  • The Hospital for Sick Children
  • Trillium Health Partners
  • University Health Network (UHN)


Academic requirements

This is a Grades-Only program. Admission decisions for Grades-Only programs are based on academic performance.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent (see Important Notes below) with a minimum six Grade 12 U/M courses including the following program specific requirements.

Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher averages:

  • English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • Chemistry (SCH4U)
  • Biology (SBI4U)
  • Grade 11 U or M or Grade 12 U mathematics (one of MCF3M, MCR3U, MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U)
  • The minimum grade required in each of the subject prerequisites (normally in the 70-75% range) will be determined subject to competition.

Important notes:

  • Applicants who have been absent from full-time formal education for a period of ten years or longer may be required to repeat prerequisite subjects to ensure currency of knowledge and preparedness for the program.
  • Applicants with prior university or college study must present a minimum CGPA of 2.33 (C+) and be considered 'In Good Standing' with no failures in core prerequisite subjects in order to be considered. Higher CGPAs/averages may be required subject to competition.
  • Only applications to the first year of the Nursing program will be considered, and consideration is limited to applicants without prior post-secondary studies in Nursing. Advanced standing for students with prior Nursing studies cannot be considered. In addition, RPN diploma holders ineligible for Bridging-to-University programs and applicants who have completed a nursing degree will not be considered for admission.
  • CASPER (online, open-response situational judgment test) is not required.

Academic admission requirements for all other applicants are available on the admission requirements page.

Tuition and fees range 2024-2025

For detailed fees information, visit tuition and fees by program.

Full-time format:

Ontario students: $7,340 - $7,813
Out-of-province students: $8,402 - $9,101
International students: $35,063 - $36,374

First-year courses

Here is a preview of first-year courses based on the available undergraduate calendar information.

1st Semester 

REQUIRED:

  • BLG 101 Anatomy and Physiology I
  • NSE 101 Communication for the Nsg Professional
  • NSE 111 Foundations for Nursing Practice
  • PPN 101 Introduction to the Nursing Profession
  • PSY 102 Introduction to Psychology I

LIBERAL STUDIES:
One course from Table A - Lower Level Liberal Studies.

2nd Semester 

REQUIRED:

  • BLG 111 Anatomy and Physiology II
  • NSE 103 Introduction to Health Assessment
  • NSE 121 Clinical Practice I
  • PPN 102 Health, Wellness and the Role of the Nurse

Faculty of Community Services

Toronto Metropolitan University's Faculty of Community Services offers a diversity of disciplines that focus on making a positive impact in the community. The rich curriculum of multi-disciplinary programs in health, education, social justice and community development is closely connected to the spirit and the dynamism of the community.

Faculty of Community Services degree programs

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Notes:

  1. Actual minimum grade ranges required for fall 2025 admission/wait list consideration will be determined based on grades and qualifications presented by the applicant pool as they become available. Required grade ranges may fluctuate from year to year (up or down) as a result of competition. Applicants not educated in Ontario may present the equivalent of the Ontario requirements. TMU reserves the right to determine equivalency at its sole discretion.

Disclaimer: 

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this site, in the event of a discrepancy, TMU's current Undergraduate Calendar is the official reference.