BCIT August 2013 Applicants

[SIMBURGER]

Hello future nurses,

I am so excited to be starting nursing at BCIT in August!

For future applicants: To have a strong application make sure you have work experience, volunteer experience (preferably healthcare), as well as liberal arts courses - my Psych 241 at SFU transferred over as a libs course and I will find out if any other courses of mine transfer over once I send them an updated transcript.

I am going to be going in with a completed BSc in Kinesiology and Psychology, but a full degree is not necessary, just at least 60 credits to be competitive!

Anyone else defer to August?

[panitan]

Thanks!

Just noticed there is a 3 year recency and I took KIN105 more than 3 years ago...

Guess I'll have to take both 1593&1693. Still cheaper and quicker than re-taking the equivalent courses at SFU.

Thanks again for the tip, ace12345! :)

[ace12345]

Your very welcome! And the bonus of taking it online is no lab :)

[ace12345]

Your very welcome! And for tru online there's no lab :)

[vana_]

If you are on TOP of the Holdlist they will let you know in the letter they send you. I was on top of the list for January. They guarantee you a spot for the next intake if they do not call you for the spot in the intake. I just deferred myself to the August intake.

[PublicHealthHopeful]

If you start in aug 2013 what is the official grad date? Aug 2016? Was just curious if anyone knew, that would be great :)

[Chhun3]

PublicHealthHopeful,

The BSN program is a 3-year (year round) degree program. For students starting in August 2013 the terms are scheduled as follows (dates include exam week):

Level 1 - Aug 19 to Dec 13, 2013

Level 2 - Jan 6 to May 9, 2014

Spring Term - May 12 to Aug 1, 2014

Level 3 - Aug 18 to Dec 12, 2014

Level 4 - Jan 5 to July 31, 2015

Level 5 - Aug to Dec, 2015

Level 6 - Jan to May, 2016

When we were shortlisted a document was attached to the email we received

General-Information.pdf (something like that)

Congrats on your admission to the program.

Cheers!

[Chhun3]

Sorry, I must be visually incompetent. I didn't realize you meant GRAD date.

That I'm not too sure. I'm sure they will send us further information once the program commences.

[PublicHealthHopeful]

No worries!

That was still a great help! Im guessing may of 2016 when we finish exams, so its not exactly 3 years then. Thanks for the reply :)

[ty_bot]

How's everyone doing on finding CPR-HCP? Think it would be worth it if I ran one or two in Coquitlam/Burnaby before the program starts?

Also a reminder to join the August 2013 Nursing Facebook group (I can't link it or I break the ToS).

[sdtx0x0]

Has anyone that has been waitlisted in the top 10 been notified of acceptance yet?

[ilovesushi]

Hey everyone, I've received acceptance for August 2013 as well!

I was thinking of deferring to January but decided not to as I saw that they've changed to requirements for the January intake - A&P has to be completed within 3 years and I took mine about 4-5 years ago. So I'm starting for sure in August just to be safe! Now I just really need to brush up on A&P until classes start because I feel like I've forgotten almost everything which is making me super nervous!

Anyway, I was also looking at the course schedule and we have microbiology in Level 2. I've already taken it when I was in university over in California... anybody have past experiences/know of anyone that was able to transfer their microbiology course to BCIT?

Thanks and congrats to everyone that's made it this far :)

[careubc]

@ ilovesushi, congrats! I don't know about the microbiology but I was wondering where you saw the course schedule? I'm also starting in August but I don't see anything in mybcit. I was thinking we would find schedules there after immunizations/criminal checks are completed?