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Nursing (Thunder Bay)

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording87–90%High 80s70–80%78%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4USBI4UENG4USBI4USCH4USBI4USCH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of SCH4U, SPH4U
  • one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
  • one of ENG4U, FRA4U
  • one of MCV4U, MHF4U, SPH4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • 4U Math
  • SBI4U
  • SCH4U or SPH4U
  • +7 more on the program page
  • ENG4U
  • SBI4U
  • SCH4U
  • 1 from MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
  • FRA4U or ENG4U
  • SBI4U
  • SCH4U
  • One of MHF4U, MCV4U, SPH4U
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoAvailable
DegreeBachelor of Science, BSc, Bachelor of Science (Co-op), BSc (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published150
What you studyNursingHuman BiologyNursingOthers in Subjects Related to MedicineHuman BiologyOthers in Subjects Related to MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology & Pharmacy
What it isYou study nursing from day one, learning how to care for patients across different healthcare settings, combining classroom learning with supervised clinical practice. Direct entry means you enter the nursing program straight away rather than completing a general first year, so you start specialized courses immediately. This suits people who are confident about choosing nursing and want to focus entirely on building clinical and theoretical nursing skills.You study how to assess, care for, and support patients across hospitals, clinics, and community settings. This program combines classroom learning in anatomy, physiology, and nursing theory with supervised clinical placements where you provide direct patient care. It suits people who want hands-on healthcare work, can handle emotional demands, and are comfortable with responsibility for others' wellbeing.This program teaches you the science behind how the human body works, how diseases develop, and how medicines treat them. You study human biology, pharmacology, and related medical sciences rather than practising medicine itself. The co-op version includes mandatory work terms at healthcare or research organizations alongside your coursework, letting you test whether this field suits you before committing to further training.
The door tomajors you reach through itnursingnursingApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceYork University on OUInfoLakehead University on OUInfoUniversity of Ottawa on OUInfo

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