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Thank you for your advice. I am thankful that I have a husband that is willing to support me and the children while I go back to school. I was a stay at home mom and know how difficult it is to raise a family on one income, let alone the added expense of post secondary education. I will definitely figure something out!

Thanks Fiona! If you don't mind, what province are you in? Is it different for every province? I found that they gave me quite a bit when I took my PN program.

Hello I was wondering if you need to apply for each year of study for a student loan? Also, what is the maximun amount they will loan you for a family with dependant children? I was told the government calculates by how long you will be going to school for, and not necessarily by need? Is this correct? I would like to go back to school, but I am just wondering if I can afford it. Thanks!

Lori- I will be calling the school tomorrow for clarification. Under the admission requirements, it's says that LPNs must meet all requirements of the nursing program (which those courses are). Hopefully having my LPN will suffice. Fiona- at UNBC they state either working 1700 hours, or graduating within a year. I do have 2 casual positions at the moment though. Thanks for the replies!!

Hello I became an LPN in Sept'11 and am trying to bridge into UNBC. They say that you can get into the program if you graduated within a year or have 1700 hours. I would like to apply for Sept'12 since I will qualify for the "within a year" stipulation. However, my prerequisites such as Biol, Chem, Engl, and Math are not current within 5 years (I took those courses in 1999!). However, in my former life I had been going to University for a biology degree, and have 4th year level courses under my belt. I stopped going to University in 2006 to have a family. I'm wondering if I apply, would having my LPN certificate exempt me from having to take those prerequisites again? When applying for the LPN program, since I was in university 3 years prior, they did not ask me to retake those courses. I know that each school is individual, and that each applicant is looked at seperately. If it matters, I did graduate with a 4.25 GPA and earned an A+ in anatomy and physiology. Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you for your info on the nursing program at UNBC. I am applying for the September 2012 intake. I suppose you are done, or nearing the end of your program? How did you find it? From what I read online someone posted that it was very disorganized (the posted graduated in 2008). How did you find the program? I have also read that UNBC has a very high CRNE pass rate.