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! :)

Specializes in Palliative Care.

I guess the background check from when I started my job 8 years ago is out of date!

I wonder if my shoes I wear to work now will do. When I took my HCA I had to wear white shoes but I have nice New Balance ones. I'm due for N95 fitting at work but we keep internal records, and I will not receive a card so I should probably book an appointment. Where are you going? How much? My CPR was just done through work in April through Heart and Stroke so that's good. Just need to print confirmation.

Where did you find which vaccines we need? I'm 95% sure I'm up to date except for seasonal flu which will come out next month.

I'm so excited for classes to start. Is it January yet?

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These are the forms you need to print/read over regarding immunizations required/documented proof of and the n95 fit test requirements..

Required documentation | Faculty of Nursing | University of Calgary

I'm not sure how much the fit test costs, but I think they can offer a discount if you state you're a student with UoC and the same goes for the background check, but you have to provide proof of enrollment. I made an appointment with Eisan consulting, located downtown. They list several places that offer the service la9MFCKoIaKIlaHjVuttgx238A8l+oISTPknrAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC As for the immunizations, I made an appointment with the SU wellness center and they told me it would be $55 for the visit plus an additional $15 for each shot I needed. I think I just have to get my tuberculosis test (mantoux) and seasonal influenza. I made need to get the hep-b antibody blood test or something like that.. I can't remember the name haha. Most of the vaccines you will def already have... MMR, Td, Polio, Hep B/A, etc.

I didn't see any info regarding the color of the shoes.. I'm guessing white/blue or black? But maybe they don't mind about shoes. I did see that you are allowed white/blue only for shirts under the uniform though...

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any one else heard back yet or still waiting??!

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Specializes in Palliative Care.

My boss sent me the paperwork they fill out when we do our N95 fit test. I'll submit it and see if it's adequate. Thanks!

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Still waiting to hear back! Only 22 people have enrolled, so I'm assuming they haven't sent out the bulk of acceptances yet :)

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Still waiting. Anxious.

I applied through degree holder route. Anyone know how many seats are available in this route?

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I think the degree holder route has quite a few more seats then the transfer route, not too sure about exact numbers though. I've called enrolment services countless times lol. I've also left a voicemail for the faculty, but have not heard back from them (it's been about 2 weeks).

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I read somewhere that last year held 90 seats for degree holders.. ?

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If anyone is still anxiously waiting for the registration packages like me, I emailed yesterday and they told me they will be sent out next week!

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Specializes in Palliative Care.

Oh good I can stop haunting my mailbox!

Saw my doc for my blood work today. N95 testing today and police check next week! So much to get done :)

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I wonder if they'll be sending out more acceptances! Still waiting to hear back

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Hey guys! Congrats to all of you who got in. I also applied for the winter 2017 intake as a transfer applicant. I was just wondering if any transfer applicants have been accepted and if so, what were your gpa's?

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