University of Calgary Nursing Transfer January 2017

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I applied to the U of C Winter 2017 program! I took the Athabasca University A/P course and haven't done well in it due to some family health issues that have taken most of my time. It is strange for me as that course comes in way below what i am used to getting. I have a 89.46 major average at the University of Waterloo. Unfortunately due to the uniqueness of my program there, most of those high average courses wont transfer and they will probably end up taking my lowest marks. I am really confused about how they calculate averages though. I know that an 80-84 is a 3.7 but then it drops to 77-79.9 is a 3.3. So how do we know what is in between that? Also i have courses transferring from an exchange in Australia but they wont tell me what they translate to in my GPA. I think that i am actually about to go crazy from the anxiety that i feel not knowing these things! It is 1 am and i am frantically searching for answers when i work at 4 am. Can anyone help me out? Also when i called they told me that the cutoff is 3.07 BUT that the faculty will release a higher one later on. Good luck everyone! :)

Have any of you who've been accepted actually enrolled in classes yet? Do you have to wait for your registration package to do that?

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Specializes in Palliative Care.

I enrolled. 285, 287, 288, 289.

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Specializes in Palliative Care.

I wonder about texts. Will they change from this semester? Is it safe to buy what this semester has? So many questions.

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Have you received your registration package in the mail? I am hoping that will address many of my questions. How did you know what classes to enrol in? I feel like I'm missing something lol.

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Specializes in Palliative Care.

Degree holders should enroll in all term 3 classes. There is info on the external website. Videos about what we will learn, etc. Check out the faculty of nursing undergrads section.

I can link you tomorrow if you haven't found it. I'm at work until 11 tonight.

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I just registered today because I still haven't received the package regarding application steps yet. I got accepted on the 15th so I'm guessing it takes a while to get the registration info sent out. I did like Amigone mentioned above though and registered for the same classes. Looks like we will all take the same three classes together and they are all in the same class room. The only one that will vary is the lab, but it's time and location is to be determined.

I guess for now I'm just going to wait for the application package before going forward with anything else!

here is the link to the courses to register for by term..

Program of Study | Faculty of Nursing | University of Calgary

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I registered today too! Thanks for the help. :)

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Specializes in Palliative Care.

Yay! Is anyone else going to the open house on Saturday?

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I won't be there. I have swim officiating courses there on Sunday morning so I don't want to go in two days in a row. Have fun!!

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Is anyone coming out of town? I'm not sure where I should be looking for housing lol

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Specializes in Palliative Care.

For housing, stick close to the C-train line if you're going to use transit. The school is in the NW. I live in the south, but close to Southland station so I can just hop on a train and hang out until it gets to the school. If you go to the NE or pretty far west, you'll have to trade trains downtown. RedCoat, where are you coming from?

Also, I found this: https://nursing.ucalgary.ca/files/nu/bn-student-handbook-f16-w17-final.may-12-16.pdf

I'm waiting somewhat impatiently for my registration package.

The RN I work with who was in school recently said to wait before buying textbooks, she foudn that sometimes the edition would change from one semester to another. I wonder if the faculty knows what, if any, changes might be made.

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How much you want to spend on living will play a lot into where you choose to live... certain areas that are trendier like Kensington, anywhere around the river or downtown will be a bit costly, but the farther you go out North or South, the cheaper it is. Keep in mind that Calgary is very wide spread, so I would try and look for something near the campus or around the SW.

I just made appointments for updating some shots, n95 mask fittings, I will wait for November I think to take a CPR/AED-HCP class, but the costs are slowly building up. I read through the nursing handbook that they have online and it outlines everything that the package will most likely cover. Im going to get my background check done starting in October. It says to have one done, which includes a vector search, within 3 months prior to beginning classes. I also read we need a unicard, which is free and obtained on campus or online that will allow access to certain facilities and what not.

I guess the last thing I need to take care of is getting a pair of shoes to wear in clinical settings?

Question - where did you guys find out the information regarding the books that will be used in the classes? Thanks!

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