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AFAIK, doesn't matter when you apply so long as you get your application in by the deadline. First seats go to all the degree holders. Then the rest of the seats are assigned by GPA.

You should know that most BSN programs don't admit foreign students. Applicants have to be permanent residents or citizens of Canada. If you're able to get permanent resident status here, in BC Thompson Rivers Online BIO 1593+1592/1693+1695 meet the two A&P courses which pretty much all BC nursing schools have as pre-req. I do not know if they are accepted in any other province. It's online + there is a lab componenent to both courses which has to be done in person but is compressed (I think it's 2 weeks?) For this you'd have to come to BC and I think you'd need a student visa. https://www.tru.ca/distance.html BC nursing schools all have their admission criteria online & you can check transfer of the TRU or any other courses on the BC transfer guide site https://www.bctransferguide.ca/search/course

Langara admits solely on GPA. Volunteering will not help you with admissions to Langara. The only thing that gets you to the front of the line at Langara is a previous degree. Langara gives priority admission to degree holders and then picks the rest based on GPA. If you don't have a degree but get awesome marks on your pre-reqs, you'll get into Langara. You definitely don't need 30 credits.. I really can't comment on BCIT as they have changed their program and process recently and I'm just not sure what they're doing right now.

yes what Pcmama says is true. If you get high GPA on your pre-req's you can get in & finished quickly at BCIT or Langara. Langara admits solely on GPA of pre-req's & doesn't assess volunteer hours so get those super high grades and you'll be fine. I'm only familiar with Langara's current process so here's a suggested sched for that. (Add in whatever BCIT's & Douglas pre-reqs are to cover all your bases so you have options to apply everywhere as time goes on) Take Engl + A&P 1 in Jan 2020 Second Engl + A&P 2 in May 2020 Stats in Fall 2020 (plus redo any Langara pre-req course which you got lower grade on and want to bump up) Applications for fall following year open in October and close end of Jan. Apply when you're doing stats, submit final transcripts at end of term. I'd aim for 3.8 if you want to be sure but I think 3.6s and 3.7s are getting in. Take more courses at a time if you're sure you can get the grades; otherwise spreading them out is safer. Start Sep 2021 & finish 36 months later.

Congrats to Jan 2020 people! just a tip that if you want to make your life easier you can get a jump start on doing your SPECO courses now https://learninghub.phsa.ca/Courses/8538/speco-curriculum

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I think it's 72. Then in Term 3, they accept 8 LPNs who want to get their BSN into the cohort. So assuming everyone passes and stays in the program, they graduate 80 students twice a year.

All that will happen is you will be out money if the school requires an immediate deposit when you accept your spot. Some of those deposits are non refundable. I think most schools have wait lists and there's always jostling right at the beginning of term with people giving up their spots and others being accepted off the wait list, sometimes even already once term has started.

hey, those of you who have prior degrees are, I think, pretty much guaranteed a spot. Last I heard they were still giving priority admission to anyone with a degree. After all the degree holder, the rest of the spots are allocated based on GPA (for the 5 pre-req's only) If you have any questions about the program, ask! I'm currently in the program ?

You could apply to BSN at Langara instead/also? They consider GPA only for admissions & not work experience.

Not many nursing schools are open to international applicants so you'll first have to find one that is. UBC does consider international students but the tuition is $58,652.16 (CAD) per year & it's a 2 year post-bac program. Not sure if you're just wanting to get the education or if you want to stay here but after you finish studying, you have to leave the country. If you wanted to stay in Canada, applying to immigrate here would be a separate thing & would have to be done from an embassy outside of Canada. The process seems to take about 2 years and there's no guarantee you'd be admitted.

Hi, ok, I've got your email. you can edit & delete it from the post for your privacy :)

Oh, just realized that as a new member I don't think you can access private messages yet (I think you need to have 15+ posts for it to work). Next time we're both online maybe we can make contact by email and then quickly delete our email from this thread... cheers.

Charlotte, for Langara, they ONLY consider the grades for the 5 pre-requisites, not your grades from your previous degree. I will try to send you a private message with more info.

Hi Charlotte, is there a specific school you're hoping to get into? FWIW, I think Langara is a pretty simple process to apply. They need 2 specific English courses, Anatomy & Physiology courses, and statistics. They go by GPA only - don't care about volunteering or work experience. If you're a good student and get high grades in those pre-req's, you're in. It's a 36 months continuous program leading to a BSN & they have a January and September intake. You can do your pre-requisites at pretty much any college - just check that the course you're taking will transfer as the specific course you need (they change the course numbers etc so you need to pay attention carefully). There's a website called "BC Transfer Guide" which shows which courses transfer directly from one college to another - our system is very integrated so most of the basic courses transfer, you just need to make sure it's exactly the correct course the receiving school is requiring. I'd go speak to an admissions advisor at whatever college is closest to you and and see what you need to give them in order to be admitted and get started on the pre-requisites. They usually book 15 min appointments throughout the summer. They may require you to take an English and Math placement test in addition to providing the foreign education accreditation documents. Some people take the pre-requisites 1 or 2 courses at a time to improve their chances of getting a high grade. Many colleges have a summer semester so you can go year round if you want to spread out the pre-requisites. Douglas's nursing program has way more pre-requisites & takes way longer to get into, BCIT & UBC both consider extra curriculars, work experience, volunteering etc. hth!