U of Calgary Accelerated 2018 January

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Hi all! Just like to meet all the potential applicants here. Have you applied already?

Hi there, I'm thinking about applying for the degree holders route. I'd love to be in touch with some questions about the program if you're interested in helping me out? :)

Hi Deguidi. Thanks for the info. Congrats. I'm in Term 6 and about to select my focus. I'm interested in older adults but I need information on the older adult theory course. What do you think of it? I'm looking at a course that will earn good grades. Not sure if I'm making a good choice. I know I can still practice older adults in future irrespective of my term 7 focus. Kindly enlighten.

Quick question,

I'd been working on a music degree prior to being interested in pursuing a degree in Nursing.

For the Arts Requirement, is this the most recent applicable arts course that i've taken, or can I choose the highest GPA art course I have taken in the past?

My current gpa is a 3.5, hopefully it'll be closer to 3.57 after my english course. Is this a fairly competitive gpa for me to go into this program with?

thanks!

Hi Leikol,

They generally take the highest grade that matches the requirements. What I recommend is send them an email with a screenshot of your transcript and ask them which courses they would use and whether your GPA is competitive (it will depend on the year and route of entry).

Don't know if anyone is still responding to this thread, but I had some questions regarding practicum placements. I'll be coming from Edmonton and staying pretty close to the hospital by U of C if admitted to the DH route. I won't be driving and I'm afraid my practicum placement will be somewhere where there is no public transport. Can someone please clarify how they do their placements ? :)

There are few placements outside Calgary in places like Okotoks, Cochrane etc especially in Term 4. Not sure about Term 3. You can always car-pool with your group mates or get a ride from a group member. It is helpful to have a car but you will survive without it. All the best!

Hi,

The placements from Term 3 to Term 6 will be randomly-assigned (i.e. they do not look at your address to give you an convenient placement). The groups are also randomly-assigned, so there is no guarantee that you will live close to a group member who is able to car pool. For example, in my term 5, I was lucky that 4 of the 8 group members lived near me and I was able to get a ride. In term 6, everyone in my group lived far apart so I had to find my own way there... it's luck of the draw.

You should be able to access the majority of placements via public transit, especially from term 5 onward (Rockyview, South Health Campus, Foothills, Children's Hospital, Peter Lougheed Centre - chances are you will be at one of these locations). That being said, it's not always convenient to transit. If you live near the U of C, it will take you 1.5 hours to transit to South Health Campus vs. a 30 min drive. That extra hour can be an issue when you need to start shift at 6:30am or when you end a shift at 10:00pm with a midterm at 8:00am the next day. Yes, you can do it, but it will be more taxing mentally/physically.

All in all, you can get by without driving, but it's more tiring.

Thanks for reply! Are most people willing to car pool ? Just afraid I won't be able to get a ride as I know being late is not tolerated! And for the first two terms, would we would be on campus and then from terms 3 - 6 in our placements ?

My pleasure! Everyone I've met so far have been happy to car pool.

I forgot that the "term" system for nursing was quite confusing! For degree holders, you enter in term 3 (2nd year) and there are 8 terms in total. From terms 3 through 8, you will have clinical placements. The focus of term 3 is community nursing, so your placement will be in a community. Most groups spend part of their time in their assigned community and part of their time on campus (1.5 days/week).

Term 4 is long-term care + perinatal. You will spend most of your clinical hours at a long-term care facility. I think they are doing a new thing this year where students spend a few weeks on campus for the perinatal section (1.5 days/week).

Terms 5 to 7 you will spend all of your clinical hours at a hospital (2 days/week).

Term 8 is your final focus where you follow your preceptor and work when/where they work.

Hi all,

I am considering applying for the Degree Holders Route program that starts in January 2019. I have two questions for anyone who has a moment to answer them:

1) Is it strictly a grades-based admissions process? Or do they look at one's previous degree and evaluate how applicable it is to the nursing profession?

2) Are there any interviews, or personality evaluations that prospective students must go through before being accepted? I am wondering because I am not from the Calgary area and am curious about if I will have to go into Calgary before the course begins.

Thank you!

Hi Kleanza,

1) Strictly grade-based

2) No interview

If accepted, there are a few things you need to complete before courses start, but you may be able to get those done in the city you live in. These things include a criminal record check, vaccination history and booster shots, N95 mask fit testing, CPR certification.

There is a one-day orientation/welcome the week before, so you might want to come for that (although not mandatory).

Hope this helps!

Kenobi

Hello everyone,

I want to apply for the Degree holders route nursing program at U of C. I am currently taking statistics and anatomy& physiology prerequisites. Do i need to take any more courses? Any tips of acing these courses? Any information that would help me meet my goals to be admitted would be appreciated.

Thanks

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