3.2 Admission Requirements: - Four Year Program

Course requirements for admission: Four-year program
Students must meet the entrance requirements under Option 1 or Option 2 to be eligible for admission. Preference will be given to Option 1 applicants. The minimum adjusted GPA for Option 2 applicants may be significantly higher than for Option 1 applicants. All students must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours in University 1, or an equivalent program, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (a minimum grade of "C" is required in all courses required for Nursing). A GPA of higher than 2.0 is recommended, as admission may be competitive. NOTE: GPA will be calculated on the most recent maximum 60 credit hours.

Option 1
Completed courses must include the following courses or their equivalent:
022.132 Anatomy of the Human Body
022.133 Physiology of the Human Body
060.122 Essentials of Microbiology
plus
3 credit hours of Humanities electives
6 credit hours of open electives
plus
6 credit hours of courses offered by the Faculty of Science^{1 & 2}

Note 1: Geology courses (007.XXX), which are now listed under the Faculty of Environment, may be used as a Science elective if taken prior to September 2006. Other courses under the Faculty of Environment do not meet the Science elective requirement if taken in 2003-2004 and later.
Note 2: 071.111 [Health and Health Professions] may not be used as a Science elective.

Direct Entry to Year 2
Students wishing to be admitted directly to Year 2 should include the following in University 1 as the Open Elective requirement:
049.126 Human Growth and Development
049.128 Introduction to Nursing

Option 2
Completed courses must include:
100 level English (3 credits) or English 40S (2 credits) from high school
100 level Science (3 credits) or Science 40S from high school
Students meeting the above criteria will be admitted to either Year 1 or Year 2 of the Nursing program, depending on transfer credits. A minimum grade of 60% is required in the high school courses.

Other requirements
Undergraduate students with less than 24 credit hours are required to enter University 1.

Minimum adjusted GPA required for consideration: 2.0 with a minimum grade of C in each course.

Although immunizations and a CPR course are not admission requirements, applicants should note that these are required of all students admitted to Nursing (see Section 4.3). There will be a cost and a time investment incurred in meeting these requirements.

Special Consideration Category
The Special Consideration Category will consider applicants to the Fort Garry site from Aboriginal populations of Canada and the University of Manitoba Nursing Access Program. Applicants in this category must meet the minimum entrance requirements of Option 1; however, they do not have to meet the competitive grade point average of admitted students in the admission year.

In considering applications in this category, less weight will be given to background academic performance.

Up to five percent of admission spaces will be offered to Special Consideration Category applicants. The allocation of available spaces is entirely at the discretion of the Faculty of Nursing.

The Admissions Committee shall not be bound to admit the maximum percentage of applicants in the Special Consideration Category in any given year.

The Admissions Committee reserves the right to consider the applicant who has applied for Special Consideration under the regular admission category, if it benefits the applicant.

Appeals of decisions are limited to the question of procedural regularity only. The merits of the decision will not be reviewed.

Criminal Record Check/Child Abuse Registry Check
The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM), as well as many clinical agencies where Nursing students are placed for clinical practice, requires that all graduates of an approved nursing education program who wish to practice nursing in this province disclose information about any conviction for an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), or the Food and Drugs Act (Canada) in order to be considered for eligibility for registration with the College. The review process by the Faculty of Nursing is independent of the review process conducted by the CRNM.

Accordingly, all applicants must provide a self-declaration of a criminal record and Child Abuse Registry listing following application to the Faculty of Nursing. Successful applicants are required to submit a Criminal Record Check and Child Abuse Registry Check after being conditionally admitted and before being allowed to register for courses. Failure to disclose any adult criminal record or listing on the Child Abuse Registry will invalidate an applicant's application and shall result in automatic expulsion from the Faculty of Nursing if the applicant has been admitted. Any applicant on the Child Abuse Registry will be denied admission. A criminal conviction will not necessarily result in denial of admission to the Faculty of Nursing. However, applications from persons with criminal records will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the Nursing Admissions Committee for the implications of the conviction in view of the professional mandate to protect the public.

Information on the self-declaration of a criminal record and Child Abuse Registry listing is provided in the Application Information Bulletin, available from Enrolment Services at 424 University Centre.

Advanced Standing
Advance standing will be considered for courses completed at the University of Manitoba. Courses completed at other recognized institutions will be considered if completed within the past 10 years. Credit for previous nursing courses is not given if there has been a lapse of five years or more since last attendance in the program. Nursing courses from other universities will be considered for credit only if they have been completed within five years prior to admission to the Faculty of Nursing.

Opportunities for Acceleration
Students with a first degree or who have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours of university course work may have the opportunity to study full-time in the summer during select years and complete the program in less than four years. Contact a Nursing Student Advisor for details.

Northern Site Admission Requirements
High School Graduates must meet general entrance requirements of the University, including the following courses: Mathematics 40S (Pre-Calculus or Applied Mathematics), English 40 (2 credits), Science 40S, with a minimum of 60 per cent in all three 40S level subjects with an overall average of 63 per cent.

Transfer Students: Completion of 24 credit hours at a university level with a minimum adjusted grade point average of 2.0 on the most recent 60 credit hours; courses must include a 100-level course of at least 3 credit hours in each of English (or English 40S) and Science (or Science 40S) with a minimum grade of "C" in each course (or 60 per cent in each 40S course). Transfer students may meet specific subject requirements through either university or high school credits (for example, high school English 40 [2 credits] with a minimum grade of 60 per cent will meet the 100-level university English requirement).

Transfer of Credit
Credit for previously-completed nursing courses is not given if there is a lapse of five years or more from the last date of attendance in the program. Credit for courses taken at other universities over 10 years prior to admission will not be granted credit. Nursing courses from other universities will be considered for credit only if they have been completed within five years prior to admission to the Faculty of Nursing.

Advanced Placement Option: LPN
Applicants who graduated from the enhanced Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program from Assiniboine Community College may be eligible for transfer credit. Applicants must meet admission requirements. Students who completed a different LPN program can be considered for advanced standing in the RRC/UM Joint Baccalaureate Nursing Program. Contact a nursing student advisor for details.

Advanced Placement Option: RPN
Registered Psychiatric Nurses may be eligible for advanced standing in the Baccalaureate Nursing Program. Applicants should inform the Faculty of their RPN status.

Professional Registration
A graduate of the Baccalaureate Nursing Program must write the Nurse Registration Licensure Examination to become eligible to practice nursing. For information on registration in Manitoba, contact:
The Registrar
College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM)
647 Broadway Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0X2.

Applicants for registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) are required to report any conviction for an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) or the Food and Drugs Act (Canada). Please contact the CRNM for more information.