RPN to RN bridging (UOIT)

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Hi fellow nurses,

I'm just wondering if anyone here has any experience with applying to the bridging program at UOIT. I know this is an extremely competitive program, usually with a minimum GPA from the PN program of 4.0 (80 percent) I have a 3.9 from the PN program and was told from an admissions advisor from UOIT that I am very likely to get in without completing any upgrading. However, I'm wondering how accurate this is. My mark is very close to the usual minimum average and am afraid this is cutting too closely as it is just slightly below. My question to every one here is, has anyone applied to this program? What was your GPA? Did you get in? Rejected? Upgraded as a result?

Thanks in advance for taking the time :) and I wish everyone else success in their future educational journeys :)

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Hello! I just got accepted on March 4th to the UOIT/Georgian bridging program. I had a 90% average in the PN program. Have you heard back? Best wishes! :)

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Hi!

Yes, I found out March 4 also that I have been accepted into the post PN bridging program at the Oshawa UOIT Campus. Congratulations and best wishes in the program ☺️

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Congrats! Have you accepted the offer? UOIT/Georgian are only giving 2 weeks to accept the offer (offer expiring March 18th). Maybe that's the same for UOIT/Oshawa? I haven't heard back from all of the programs I've applied to, yet. í ½í¸¯ I am leaning towards UOIT/Georgian; so, I will likely accept on the 18th if I do not hear back from the other schools by that time.

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They gave me the same time limit, and I have already accepted. It's the only school I wanted to go to for bridging as they guarantee a spot 3rd year RN, where as the other schools (that I know of) you need to apply to the RN after you have completed the bridging course (with no guarantee) As such, it is the only school I applied to - hense accepting the offer right away :). Do you have your mind set on any school? They are probably giving such a short time limit as it's such a high demand program and they want to let the people know who are wait-listed if they will be accepted.

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Hello my future classmates!

i also got "Conditional Offer" from UOIT/Oshawa based on my 3 semesters GPA 3.81, as I have not finished PN program yet.

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Well if that's the case I will be surprised as UOIT admission advisors told myself and many other PN students that we could not apply until we are registered with the CNO as a RPN. Therefore, many others went to different schools who did allow the conditional offer or waited a year (wrote PN exam Oct 2015) - not started until Sept 2016. When asked UOIT why they do not offer conditionally they explained that they USED to accept post PN students conditionally but do not anymore as too many students were not passing the required CNO exam - therefore being forced out of the program past the start date. Which I'm assuming would leave very many empty seats and less money for the University.

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Come on Amanda!! Cheer me up, please :-) Let's be positive. I don't know about previous years, but

this year RPNs can write both May-June and Sep-Oct.

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They gave me the same time limit, and I have already accepted. It's the only school I wanted to go to for bridging as they guarantee a spot 3rd year RN, where as the other schools (that I know of) you need to apply to the RN after you have completed the bridging course (with no guarantee) As such, it is the only school I applied to - hense accepting the offer right away :). Do you have your mind set on any school? They are probably giving such a short time limit as it's such a high demand program and they want to let the people know who are wait-listed if they will be accepted.

You are only guaranteed a spot in year 3 BScN if you pass their bridging courses. I had a colleague who started bridging at UOIT and couldn't complete it and went to the U.S. to do an associate degree with the goal of hopefully coming back to Canada and register as an RN with the American NCLEX.

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Yeah, you need a minium 60 percent in all bridging courses in order to guarantee a spot in 3rd year UOIT. Centennial/ryerson is more competitive to get a spot into ryerson after completing the bridging. You need to maintain an average over at least 85 percent to get into 3rd year at Ryerson - and there still is no guartenee (as you still need to apply to ryerson). At least what I have heard from people that took the program.

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FYI: "UOIT RPN to RN, Class of 2019" group was found on Facebook. Let's join there to know and help each other.

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Question for you, how do you actually place an upgrade on a course? wouldn't it be pointless since they dont take people who have failed or repeated courses, or am I missing something here.

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