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	Carleton Nursing with RN Prescribing OUAC CN Remove	Ottawa Mechanical Engineering and Computing Technology (5-year double degree) OUAC OBC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	82–85%“82-85%”	85%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U	MCV4U MHF4U SCH4U SPH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Biology (SBI4U) Chemistry (SCH4U) 2 best 4U/M courses	ENG4U or FRA4U MHF4U MCV4U SPH4U SCH4U +2 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes Application deadline: March 1. Supplementary application deadline: March 5. Alternative Offers Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Applied Science, BASc, Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), BEng (Co-op), Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Applied Science, BSc/BASc
First-year intakewhere published	110	30
What you study	Artificial Intelligence Biological Sciences Health Informatics Nursing	Computer Science General or Integrated Engineering Interdisciplinary Studies Mechanical Engineering
What it is	This program trains you to become a registered nurse with the additional legal right to prescribe certain medications. Unlike a standard nursing degree, it includes specialized coursework in pharmacology and clinical decision-making that prepares you to diagnose and treat independently in specific practice settings. It suits people who want hands-on patient care combined with expanded clinical authority and the ability to manage medication decisions.	You study both mechanical engineering and computer science together over five years, learning to design machines and systems while also programming and working with software and hardware integration. Unlike doing these as separate degrees, you graduate with credentials in both fields and understand how they work together in modern engineering. This suits students who want to bridge mechanical design with computing, or who are drawn to robotics, automation, and intelligent systems.
The door tomajors you reach through it	nursing	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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