Pre health at Seneca

Maxg1983 · Aug 10, 2016

Hi, I just finished this program about a year and a half ago. You can only apply for the BScN program at Seneca/York with this program. It is not applicable to get you into any other school. It is a challenging but good program BUT limiting. From what I know, all pre health programs are like this. Seriously though, ask Cathy (program coordinator and teacher of sciences) to confirm this because maybe things have changed since I graduate.

mssandy · Aug 11, 2016

oh man thats upsetting. i wanted to get my bscn at mccmaster :/ thank you so much though

toronto_nurse · Aug 14, 2016

Hi, I just finished this program about a year and a half ago. You can only apply for the BScN program at Seneca/York with this program. It is not applicable to get you into any other school. It is a challenging but good program BUT limiting. From what I know, all pre health programs are like this. Seriously though, ask Cathy (program coordinator and teacher of sciences) to confirm this because maybe things have changed since I graduate.

I heard the same thing about Seneca's pre-health science program and yes most pre-health programs are structured to support transitioning into their own school's practical nursing/BScN program. They do reserve a certain number of spots for students from the pre-health science programs but the numbers I heard are small plus your high school grades get reassessed. Find out how many students were accepted for the BScN program through the pre-health science route and what were their cut off averages.

mssandy · Aug 15, 2016

How hard was the pre-health program? and did you get accepted to the BScN program (if you dont mind me asking) ?

futureNP95 · Sep 12, 2016

I recently completed the pre-health program at seneca. I previously had attended york university and so I was familiar with the studying requirements for post secondary. If you haven't attended any post secondary institution before I could understand the transition being difficult but it all come down to your ability to discipline yourself to do the necessary studying and readings before class.

First semester was super easy for me and after completing it with 3.75 gpa I received an offer for the conditional offer BSCN and practical nursing programs at seneca (which become full offers once you complete the program with the required marks) as well full practical nursing offers at a few other schools. From what the program coordinator told us I believe they are completely changing the programs curriculum to gear more towards BSCN programs so that you can get offers for any BSCN program , which is great but also means the program is gonna be MUCH more difficult.

Honestly if nursing is something you truly want you'll do great , also take advantage of the FREE tutoring offered to pre-health students if you need it the tutors are amazing!

Khow89 · Sep 20, 2016

If you haven't started the pre-health program, you can consider doing the RPN program at Seneca or any other college then bridge to McMasters. Doing pre-health then Bscn takes about the same time as doing the RPN then Bridging.

Maxg1983 · Sep 23, 2016

How hard? It is challenging in the 2nd semester. First was pretty easy and fun. 2nd is like, woah, what happened here? It goes from 0-100 fast and hard. Like the other poster said, read the chapters assigned before each class for all classes. Stay on top of everything as it will get overwhelming with the constant quizes (they do chem and bio once a week each - sometimes they are on the same day or separated by 1 day). And, don't let the word quiz fool you. They are very indepth and difficult. Bio is more A&P at this point so know all of the processes instead of straight memorization and the chemistry is difficult (organic itself & biochcem is taught this semester and is easier than 1st semester to me but a lot of people struggled). It is all very fast paced as well. They teach like you are in a nursing BScN program so expect to go fast. Be prepared to be slammed and work your butt off. It is fun but can be overwhelming. If you work, my recommendation is to work as little as you can or don't. If BScN is your goal, work super hard - really read before each class, go over the notes after each class, start papers right away, do your research, and study daily (very important), stay on top of assignments, make sure you write down all due dates in a planner, stick to it and actually use it. Be prepared to run until the last day. I remember during mid 2nd semester, pretty much everyone just wanted to sleep for the break. I had to work and resented it because I was so exhausted. Seneca is a good school, I like it. I recommend the program Only if you plan on going there your for nursing school as well.

I didn't apply for the BScN program but I will be bridging.