Nursing Preparation Program

Applicants to B.N. are ranked on the basis of the grade average of the five required courses:

• English Language Arts 30-1
• Biology 30
• Chemistry 30
• Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2
• An eligible 5^th grade 12 subject*.

*An eligible 30-level subject must not be a Special Project and must be worth at least five credits (multiple courses worth a total of five or more credits can be used).
Improving your grades in these courses is the most effective way to strengthen your application for later admission competitions.

If you have noncompetitive grades in the courses required for admission, you can take university-level courses in the subject area. For example, if you have a noncompetitive grade in Chemistry 30, you could take CHEM 0500 at ULethbridge. Improving your grades is key for improving your chance of success in future admission competitions.

Applicants to the B.N. After Degree are ranked based on the Casper test score and a GPA calculated using Human Anatomy and Physiology, Statistics, and the terms containing the most recent additional 17 graded university-level term courses. Improving your grades, especially in the courses that are required for admission, is the most effective way to strengthen your competitive admission average for future admission competitions. In addition to other admission requirements, applicants to the B.N. After Degree program must have:

• 3 credit hours in Human Anatomy plus 3 credit hours in Physiology OR 6 credit hours in Human Anatomy and Physiology (combined)¹
• 3 credit hours in Statistics¹
• 3 credit hours in Fine Arts or Humanities²
• 6 credit hours in Social Sciences²

¹Must have been completed within the last 10 years
² To learn more about which courses have a Fine Arts and Humanities or a Social Science designation, please refer to School of Liberal Education section of the Academic Calendar - ulethbridge.ca/ross/academic-calendar.

For details on BN and BNAD admission requirements, please see the Future Student website:

Bachelor of Nursing admission
Bachelor of Nursing After Degree admission

Application deadlines

• June 30 (September intake)
• November 1 (January intake)

Admission requirements

The admission policies and procedures set out in the Admission section of the U of L Calendar apply to this program. Visit our Future Student website for more information about admission requirements and to apply.

NPP does not have any “required courses”. The courses you will take in this program depend on your goals – whether you are trying to improve the competitiveness of your B.N. or B.N.AD application or hoping to decrease your courseload if you are eventually admitted to the B.N. program.

Below, you can see which courses you can take depending on your goals with the Nursing Preparation Program.

Note that admission to the NPP does not guarantee access to courses you may wish to upgrade. In some cases, you may not be able to register for a course because you do not meet a prerequisite for that course, or you may be waitlisted. See ulethbridge.ca/ross/registration/register/waitlists for information about waitlisting.

Here are some courses you could take at ULethbridge to improve noncompetitive grades in courses required for admission to the B.N. program:

¹ This course can only be taken at ULethbridge if you have already completed Mathematics 30-1/Mathematics 30-2.
² This course can only be taken at ULethbridge if you have already completed Biology 30.

There are also some courses that students in NPP can take to lighten their future courseload if and when they are admitted to B.N. Many of these courses can also be used toward degree requirements in other ULethbridge programs, if you decide to pursue a program other than the B.N.

• Health Sciences 2310 - Human Nutrition
• Health Sciences 3450/Psychology 3450 - Applied Statistics for Clinical Practice
• Health Sciences 3560/History 3560 - History of Nursing: Women and the Care of the Sick¹
• Kinesiology 1160 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• Kinesiology 1161 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II¹
• Indigenous Studies 1000 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Canadian Contexts²
• Philosophy 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy²
• Psychology 1020 - Introduction to Psychology B: Developmental, Sociocultural, and AB.N.ormal²
• Sociology 1000 - Introduction to Sociology²
• Writing 1000 - Introduction to Academic Writing ²
• One course designated as a Social Science^{1, 3}
• One course with a subject code of ABHL, ADCS, HLSC or PUBH¹ (excluding: HLSC 1010, HLSC 3260)

¹ These courses have, or may have, additional prerequisites. You are responsible for ensuring that you meet the prerequisites for ULethbridge courses prior to registering. See the Course Catalogue - ulethbridge.ca/ross/courses for information about course prerequisites.
² These courses are offered by the Faculty of Arts & Science. If you are having difficulty registering in one of these courses, contact Arts & Science Academic Advising - ulethbridge.ca/artsci/advising.
³ To learn more about which courses have a Social Science designation, please refer to School of Liberal Education section of the Academic Calendar - ulethbridge.ca/ross/academic-calendar.

Applicants to the B.N. After Degree are ranked based on the Casper test score and a GPA calculated using Human Anatomy and Physiology, Statistics, and the terms containing the most recent additional 17 graded university-level term courses. Improving your grades, especially in the courses that are required for admission, is the most effective way to strengthen your competitive admission average for future admission competitions.

In addition to other admission requirements, applicants to the B.N. After Degree program must have:

• 3 credit hours in Human Anatomy plus 3 credit hours in Physiology OR 6 credit hours in Human Anatomy and Physiology (combined)¹

• 3 credit hours in Statistics

• 3 credit hours in Fine Arts or Humanities²

• 6 credit hours in Social Sciences²

¹Must have been completed within the last 10 years

² To learn more about which courses have a Fine Arts and Humanities or a Social Science designation, please refer to School of Liberal Education section of the Academic Calendar - ulethbridge.ca/ross/academic-calendar.

If you would like to improve your grades in courses required for admission, you can take them at ULethbridge. Note that these courses may have additional prerequisites that you must meet before taking them. You are responsible for ensuring that you meet the prerequisites for ULethbridge courses prior to registering. See the Course Catalogue - ulethbridge.ca/ross/courses for information about course prerequisites.

¹ These courses have prerequisites that you must meet before taking them.

² To learn more about which courses have a Fine Arts and Humanities or a Social Science designation, please refer to School of Liberal Education section of the Academic Calendar - ulethbridge.ca/ross/academic-calendar.

³ These courses are offered by the Faculty of Arts & Science. If you are having difficulty registering in one of these courses, contact Arts & Science Academic Advising - ulethbridge.ca/artsci/advising.

Refer to the Undergraduate Registration Guide for details on how to register in courses.

1. Check the Program Planning Guide for recommended courses

2. Plan your course schedule using the Look Up Classes feature on the Bridge.

3. Check when registration opens for you

• Use your username and password to log in to the Bridge (http://bridge.uleth.ca)
• Click ‘Student’
• Click 'Registration'
• Click ‘Registration Status’
• Select the appropriate term

i. You are encouraged to register on the first day of your registration since the sooner you register, the better your selection of electives will be.

ii. If the course requires a tutorial or lab, ensure you register in both the section and lab/tutorial.

4. Register in Courses

During your assigned registration dates, you’ll need to add courses to your schedule:

• Use your username and password to log in to the Bridge (http://bridge.uleth.ca)
• Click ‘Student'
• Click ‘Registration’
• Click ‘Look Up Classes'
• Select the appropriate term from the drop-down menu
• Click ‘Submit’

Check your 'Student Detail Schedule' to verify the courses that you're registered in.

5. Waitlist Procedures

Wait-lists are for continuing Nursing Preparation Program students who were unable to access required courses in the Faculty of Arts and Science during their assigned dates and times. Requests must be made online from 9:00 a.m. November 30 to December 6: Click here to access the Wait-List information on the Faculty of Arts and Science website.

• The student must have the prerequisite for the course
• The student is expected to have tried to register in the course
• The student is expected to continue to try to register in the course after being wait-listed
• The course must fit the student's schedule or he/she must give permission to be dropped from a course to accommodate the wait-listed course.

NOTE Some courses in the NPP are offered by the Faculty of Arts & Science. If you are not able to get into a course that is offered by Arts & Science, you must connect with an advisor in the Faculty of Arts & Science.

No.

No.

In some instances, some of the courses available to take have an added benefit of being program requirements of our Bachelor of Nursing (4 Year) program. If you take and receive a sufficient grade in them, and are successful in gaining admission to the BN program, you could strategically lighten your future courseload.

No. NPP does not grant a credential. See here for information about changing your program into a program that does.

Please reach out to the institution that offers your program of interest to inquire about this.

The Nursing Preparation Program is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Arts & Science. Although the NPP Advisor in Health Sciences can provide insight and advice as to how to better plan/prepare for nursing admission, you must connect with Advisors in the Faculty of Arts & Science about courses if you are trying to get into an Arts & Science course.

Continuing students registered in a U of L program can log onto the Bridge to complete a change of program request.