Masters Degrees in Ontario

[iwanabeanurse]

Hello,

I would like some information about personal experiences with nursing masters Degrees/Nurse practitioner programs. I'm graduating from Uottawa/Algonquin and I'm interested in going for a masters to be a nurse practitioner, I'm not that interested in research and don't like writing essays. I would like to be an advance practice nurse. I'm not sure if I even have high enough grades to get in, I have a B+ in every course in 4th yr, so my overall GPA for my undergrad is probably a 6 something, the Uottawa website says they want a minimum of a 6 GPA(B) but of course thats only the minimum. So it would be great if anyone who was accepted for a masters in Ontario or knows anyone that did could share their experiences, what GPA is really needed to get in, how much more difficult masters is than undergrad, and how competitive the program is etc and where you work with a masters. I've looked on the internet for more info but cant find anyone with personal experience about this, I can only find information about the program from the universities website.

[iwanabeanurse]

Which school do you go to? How many students are in the program? Do they teach in class rooms or is it all on line? How long did you work before you applied, and why did the prep take a year? A year to write an essay and get references??

[RL657]

I am currently enrolled at Queens University and per cohort it is only to have 20-30 students for the program annually. it takes a year because of the other requirements they were asking. Each program is different. So ,what I am trying to say is get to know what type of masters program you really want to get into and work from there. And by the way , I have 20 years of nursing experience.

[Nursemaple]

I have a question about recognition of a US MSN in Canada. I work in the US but hope one day to work in Canada again. I work in admin and would like a leadership MSN. I started Athabasca's 10 yrs ago but nobody at my hospital had heard of it so I was concerned and only took 2 courses. Now I am looking at Western Governor's from the US. Any idea if it would be recognized if I applied for work in Canada?