This is an exciting and innovative option offered for the first time in Ontario. The alternate admissions process enables a registered nurse who is a graduate of a diploma or hospital program to fast-track to an MScN program after fulfilling foundational academic requirements.
Potential applicants will be nurses with a diploma and strong academic potential, currently working in leadership positions. Qualified applicants would be admitted to the Faculty of Health as visiting students until they complete the alternate admission requirements of upper-level courses in nursing at the undergraduate level in preparation for graduate study. Students who successfully complete the 30-credit baccalaureate equivalency are not awarded a baccalaureate degree, but are deemed eligible for graduate studies.
Applying for RN to MScN Alternate Admission
To apply for this program, please complete an undergraduate application. Use York's online application since you'll be applying as a visiting student (on the application, select Option 4, and then choose “Health” as the Faculty). Make sure you meet all of the admission requirements below.
The undergraduate program will be offered as a full-time option over three terms and/or as a part-time option over five terms.
Continuation into the Graduate Program
Upon successful completion of the 30 undergraduate credits with a minimum grade of B+, students will be eligible to continue in the MScN program.
Additional Program Information
Accreditation:
-
Financial Aid:
Yes
Requirements:
Minimum Admission Requirements
GPA: B+
Language Proficiency
TOEFL
iBT: 100
IELTS
Overall Band Score: 7.5
YELT
Band: 1
Recommendations: 3
Other - One reference must reflect significant contribution to leadership and clinical practice; there must be one academic reference - Minimum five years’ work experience as a Registered Nurse in Canada; - Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario; - proof of membership and liability protection with the RNAO (needed for NURS 5400); - Statement of intent letter; - A portfolio, used to determine significant accomplishments to the nursing profession and exceptional promise to be successful in the graduate program.
International Requirements:
Refer to the international credentials information for your country.
