UBC Undergraduate nursing program 2008/2009

My understanding is that the program is technically only 18 months and since there is no school in August we would be finished with the program in July 2010 but we don't graduate until November 2010 which is where the 2 years comes in. It is 5 terms. We go Jan '09, Then summer '09, then Sep '09, then Jan '10, then summer '10 and we are done.

I'm in for January as well. I will have a car. Perhaps we could car pull or since you won't have a car, just share the gas costs.

Hi everyone,

I'm going to be applying for UBC nursing this year and hopefully will be able to start in 2010! I'm kind of nervous about the application process and am hoping that those who were accepted in can tell me what your GPA was. Mine will be 3.3 and I'm really worried that it will be too low :S I have a lot of volunteer experience so I'm not worried about my references.. just my GPA. My GPA for the prerequisites will be around 3.7 or 3.6

Any knowledge you guys could share would be TRULY appreciated.

Hey Amber,

I spoke to the nursing advisor, and she mentioned that the GPA will only be calculated on the last 30 credits. You should go see an advisor before applying as it will probably give you a better insight of how they calculate it... because I can't remember it too clearly myself.

The grades for your pre-requisite courses will only be counted towards your GPA if it is within the last 30 credits you've taken in post-secondary.

Angel

Hey everyone, congrats on your acceptance. I just had some questions regarding the interview process... how long was it? Did anyone have to fly out to BC because they live in another province?

I live in Ontario and have applied for their September 2009 intake. I'm very apprehensive about this process so anything you guys can add would be great! Thank you.

Hi,
I was wondering if those of you who got accepted to the UBC accelerated BSN program would be able to give some feedback/information about the program. I have been accepted for September 2009, but am very nervous. I don't really know what to expect and want to know how intense the program is. Is there enough clinical work within the program? Are you enjoying the program? Any information will be great!

Thanks!

Hi michelle8888,
I am accepted to the BSN program at UBC for Sept. 2009 and am a bit nervous. I see that you've already been accepted, so I was wondering how you are finding the program so far, or if anyone can help me out. How are the clinical practices? How is the workload? very intense? and perhaps an overall description of the experiences thus far.

Any information will be helpful, thanks so much!

Hi Sarah,

You asked a question about clinical hours earlier. I heard that UBC Nursing is just shy with how many hours of clinical practice they want when compared to BCIT. I think BCIT is about 1400 hours and UBC is around 1340. I also got accepted in to the September 2009 intake and I'm wondering how on earth we can get 1,340 hours of clinical time in less than 2 years...hahah I guess we'll find out soon

Hey lazz1,

I guess that's not bad for clinical hours at UBC...from what I was hearing from people, I though it would be way less than that...hmmm, that's good to know and yes, how in the world will we do those many hours in 2 years...lol, we'll have to wait and see Also, have you heard anything else about the program? how are the instructors? classes? anything else? I don't know, I'm just really nervous :S

Hey Sarah,

I know how you feel, I am also getting a little nervous too. From my understanding, I think the month of September we will just be in class/labs from 9-4 everyday. Then in October we continue with certain classes and begin clinicals. That's about all I know. If you are wondering what types of classes you'll be taking you can check them out by logining into the Student Service Center and look under registration. You can also find the date and time you can sign up for classes if you have paid the 250 dollar fee. I wish I knew more, but I'm sure that the orientation week will give us all the info we need.