Nursing Academic Hub

Undergraduate

• A student working on a 60.0 credit hour Certificate, if taking five courses in the Fall and five courses in the Winter semesters, will be here for two full years.
• A student working on a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (120.0) credit hours) if taking five courses in the Fall and five courses in the Winter semesters, will be here for four full years.

Graduate

• Master of Nursing and Collaborative Nurse Practitioner Program can be completed full time in two years, 2 courses or 6 credit hours a semester.
• Graduate Certificates are three courses, 9 credit hours and can be completed in two semesters.

Prerequisites are important in setting students up with the necessary knowledge needed in a course. However, there are sometimes extenuating circumstances where a prerequisite override might be acceptable. To see if you will be granted a prerequisite override, you need to email your request to the Department Head of the Department offering the course. 

Undergraduate

If you are granted permission to take the course without the prerequisite, please email that permission to nursing@uregina.ca.

Graduate

The short answer is: "it depends."

Upon successfully completing the SCBScN program and passing the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN), you will become a licensed registered nurse, ready to make a meaningful impact in healthcare. Our graduates are in high demand and find fulfilling careers in a wide range of healthcare environments, including:

• Hospitals
• Medical Clinics
• Nursing Homes
• Community Health Departments
• Schools
• Correctional Facilities
• Youth Service Organizations
• First Nation and Inuit Health Organizations
• Primary and Population Health Services

The truth is that it is likely that you will change careers several times in your life, and a Bachelor's degree can open many doors for you that may not otherwise be available to you. That doesn't mean that it's not a good idea to be thinking about what you'd like to do with your career prior to committing to a university, college or any other post-secondary education program.

If you don't already have an idea of what career direction you'd like to pursue, there are many tools available to you through the University of Regina Centre for Experiential and Service Learning.

See the various programs for further information regarding some potential career options.

Undergraduate

Transfer Credit may be obtained towards a program in Nursing for work completed at another institution. This includes Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses taken at the High School level.

If you think you have courses that may qualify for transfer, ensure that you have sent an official copy of your transcript to the University of Regina Registrar's Office, and speak to your Academic Advisor. You may be requested to provide detailed course syllabi for any courses that have not previously been evaluated for equivalency.

Graduate

Students that have taken graduate courses at other Universities and would like transfer credit, please contact CNPP@uregina.ca or Nursing.gradprograms@uregina.ca  prior to starting classes. Students will be required to submit the syllabi for the courses they have taken. Transfer credit is not guaranteed and you can transfer a maximum of four courses.