4.2 Regulations for the Baccalaureate Program for Registered Nurses

Scholastic Progress
Students in the Baccalaureate Program for Registered Nurses will be assessed initially after the completion of 18 credit hours. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 to proceed in the program and to graduate. Refer to Academic Probation - Baccalaureate Nursing Program for Registered Nurses for information.

Residence Requirements
Baccalaureate Program for Registered Nurses students are required to complete, with the minimum grade of "C" in each course, at least 32 credit hours of University of Manitoba courses. Of these courses, a minimum of 20 credit hours must be from among those offered by the Faculty of Nursing.

Failures in Nursing Courses
Students will be permitted to repeat a nursing course only once following a failure. Withdrawal from the program will be required following a second failure in the same nursing course.

Students who fail the same Nursing course twice, prior to applying to the Faculty of Nursing, are ineligible for admission to the Faculty of Nursing. Students who fail a Nursing course twice and are required to withdraw from the Faculty of Nursing are ineligible for re-admission to the Faculty of Nursing.