Nipissing University Scholar Practitioner Program

Encee2015 · Jun 12, 2015

Conditional means you are admitted for sure. You just have to submit your final transcript. Congrats!

i.a.k93 · Jun 12, 2015

Hey guys! So my webadvisor just updated to "offered conditional admission" and i realized i have to send in my final transcript. On OUAC i made it to send out my final transcript after my degree was conferred. I had my convocation on June 8th and just wanted to know if my final transcript will send now? Or should i call my school and make sure? Congratulations to everyone who got their admissions and good luck to the rest!

shadowrook · Jun 12, 2015

Awesome - congrats to everyone! I also just received an acceptance.

iak93 - I would recommend calling Nipissing to see what they still require and/or wait until you receive the letter.

atchi · Jun 12, 2015

Got my aceptance too! :) yey! Congrats to all!

shadowrook · Jun 13, 2015

FYI - I created the facebook group: Nipissing SPP 2015-2017

facebook.com/groups/477017042463945/

i.a.k93 · Jun 13, 2015

Hey!

Quick question to all of you. Are any of you looking to move to Toronto and rent a place? I was planning on finding a place. Anyone else?

shadowrook · Jun 14, 2015

I already live in Toronto. My main suggestion is that you find a place that is on the TTC line, especially if you're placement is Toronto Public Health.

Encee2015 · Jun 16, 2015

Hey did you guys get your placement location? Does anyone have any more info on the program? What the schedules are like?

atchi · Jun 16, 2015

So from what i heard from my friend who is in the program:

- 3 months per semester; tri-mestre/year

- 1 month in-class, 2 months in placements (weekly reflection classes for NI sessions)

In terms of placements:

- you get rotated every semester

- so i think you get to be placed in all affiliated of the hospitals (give they have spots available) by the end of the year 1 (i need to double check with her because her top 1 and 2 placements are UHN and TPH and she got placements in Toronto Western (sem1), Toronto Rehab (sem2), and TPH this semester --> have to double check with her)

- There are Student Projects that are due at end of each placement months.

- projects and essays are weighted heavy relative to tests; but tests are also important in that you MUST attain a certain mark in order to pass that semester

Encee2015 · Jun 16, 2015

Thanks atchi!

They dont have lectures right? What does the one month in class consist of? Are the timings the standard 8-4, 5 days a week?

atchi · Jun 17, 2015

They have some lectures, apparently primarily focusing on psychosocial stuff--that's pretty much happens on the first month of in-class. I heard it is standard 5 days/week; starting 8 or 9am and finish as early as 3pm or 4pm.

I heard they are pretty hard on grading essays and projects. The placement projects that i mentioned are like creating your own learning plan, then outline how you'll attain the goals you wish to learn by the end of your placement.

Placement schedule all depend on your preceptor's schedules. then weekly reflection classes (so meet up in the classroom).

For example, for the two months of placements, you'll probably just have to do two shifts per week and the rest is for self-studying. :) That's the current schedule of my friend who is in the program.

YorkUnursing · Jun 17, 2015

Thanks atchi, that was very detailed!

Anyone who paid the deposit already, do we just select payable to Nipissing University (for online banking) and use our account number as our student number? I still havent got my letter yet so i do not fully know the process but I want to finish the application as soon as possible.

Thanks