Faculty of Nursing 4. Program Details 4.4 Bachelor of Nursing Transitioning Program at Medicine Hat College Site4.4 Bachelor of Nursing Transitioning Program at Medicine Hat College Site
Introduction
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 or Medicine Hat College, the PN Diploma Program at Bow Valley College or Medicine Hat College, or the EMT-P Program at Medicine Hat College. |
Admission to the Program
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. |
Course Requirements
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 or CMMB 250 Biology 275 or 276 Psychology 205 Nursing 252 Winter Term Nursing 365 Nursing 367 Nursing 369 Biology 277 or 278 Spring Term Humanities Option (if English 123 completed in PN Program) Practical Nurse Certificate Specialization - Medicine Hat College Courses1 Fall Term Nursing 251 Nursing 363 Biology 231 Biology 275 or 276 Nursing 252 Winter Term Nursing 364 Nursing 365 Nursing 367 Biology 277 or 278 Spring Term Junior Open Option Psychology 205 Humanities Option (if English 123 completed in PN Program) 3rd Year Fall Term Nursing Offsite 451 and 4522 Statistics 3333 Senior Open Option Winter Term Nursing Offsite 453 and 4542 Spring Term 4th Year Fall Term Nursing Offsite 551 and 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. |
Program Regulations
Duration of Degree Program Except with special permission of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs), the BN degree must be completed within seven calendar years from the date of initial registration in the program. Transfer Credit Students transferring from post-secondary institutions other than Medicine Hat College are considered on an individual basis. However, students will be required to complete the equivalent of not fewer than ten half courses, at least six of which must be Nursing courses taken as a BN student at the Medicine Hat College Site. Nurse Registration Examinations In order to be considered eligible to write the nurse registration examinations, BN students at the Medicine Hat College Site are required to complete the fourth year program requirements with a minimum 2.50 grade point average. Students who satisfactorily complete the program by December of their fourth year will be eligible to write the nurse registration examinations in February and will be awarded their degree in June. |