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Where are you planning to apply? I'm in manitoba. ( U of M). The GPA is supposedly competitive around 3.5 but it also depends a lot on experience and you have to write a letter of intent as well as an interview. I've just gone through the process and my GPA was only 3.3. Also, student loans looks like what I will be doing.
I agree, not many threads geared towards canada.
I'm in Alberta but I have a friend who is doing a masters at the UofM but it's the CNS stream which I'm not interested in. 3.5 seems a little high. I know they take your last 2 years of undergrad but what about the clinical classes that are pass/fail how is your GPA calculated there? Most of my last 2 years was clinical.
I'm hoping to apply to the UofAlberta or UofCalgary coursed based masters but I'm open to moving elsewhere. I've also heard athabasca has the program online? Not sure how credible that is..
Thanks
I did my undergrad at U of M as well, our clinicals were graded, not pass/fail. So, I'm not sure how that would work with you. You could always email the graduate advisor at the universities. That is what I did.. She's the one that told me the competitive GPA etc. As for an online program ... Not sure, I haven't heard much about it in canada or how it might work. Me personally, would prefer going to the uni. I know at U of M you only go to classes once on a while... A lot of it is self learning. Are you thinking of applying next year? How much experience do you have??
I have about 3 years experience in emerg and do per diem Psych once in awhile. I know you need xxx amount of hours which I'm pretty close to. I'm applying next year but the only big thing I'm worried about is having too low of a GPA. I heard you can get funding for your entire masters how true is that?
helterskelter22
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Hi there!
Has anyone graduated or in the middle of an NP program in Canada? Much of what I read is geared towards American schools unfortunately.
If is anyone out there...how competitive is the program? I read you need a 3.0/4.0 but I'm sure it must be higher than that? Also, do most people get funding for their masters or do you just take out a student loan? I'm willing to move anywhere to pursue this but there isn't much information on the net.
Thanks!