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The BN Transitioning program at Medicine Hat College, offered entirely on the Medicine Hat College Site, is for Licensed Practical Nurses and Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedics who have graduated from the PN Certificate Program at Bow Valley College, the PN Diploma Program at Bow Valley College or the EMT-P Program at Medicine Hat College.

Students will apply to enter the program at Medicine Hat College, Upon successful completion of the BN Transitioning program and upon meeting the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ Faculty of Nursing admission criteria (minimum 2.00 GPA on the last five full-course equivalents), students apply to enter the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ as third year students. The remaining courses will be completed as ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ students. The third and fourth year courses will be delivered on the Medicine Hat College Site with ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ Faculty of Nursing professors as Instructors of Record. The fourth year is fast-tracked in the Fall Term, allowing students to complete the BN program in two and one-half years.

2nd Year

Paramedic Specialization - Medicine Hat College Courses¹

Fall Term

Nursing 251

Nursing 368

Humanities Option

Winter Term

Nursing 263

Nursing 365

Nursing 367

Nursing 369

Practical Nurse Diploma Specialization - Medicine Hat College Courses¹

Fall Term

Nursing 251

Biology 231

Biology 275 or 276

Psychology 205

Interdisciplinary Studies 101

Winter Term

Nursing 365

Nursing 367

Nursing 369

Biology 277or 278

Spring Term

Humanities Option (If Student completedÌýEnglish 123 in PN Program)

Practical Nurse Certificate Specialization - Medicine Hat College Courses¹

Fall Term

Nursing 251

Nursing 363

Biology 231

Biology 275 orÌý276

Interdisciplinary Studies 101

Winter Term

Nursing 364

Nursing 365

Nursing 367

Biology 277 orÌý278

Spring Term

Junior Open Option

Psychology 205

Humanities Option (If student took English 123 in PN Program)

3rd Year

Fall Term

Nursing Offsite 451 and 452²

Statistics 333³

Senior Open Option

Winter Term

Nursing Offsite 453 and 454²

Nursing Offsite 455

Philosophy 313³

Spring Term

Nursing Offsite 457 and 458

4th Year

Fall Term

Nursing Offsite 551Ìýand 553 and 554

¹Second Year course descriptions will not be listed in the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ Calendar since students must complete them prior to their admission to this institution.

²Corequisite Theory/Practice courses in third year will run back to back (one-half class each term).

³Students in the Fall Term of third year will register in ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ courses (Nursing Offsite 451 and 452 or 453 and 454 while concurrently taking Medicine Hat College Statistics 333 and Philosophy 313). Fees for the latter will be due and payable to Medicine Hat College.