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The amounts listed are based on a full-time course load and are estimates, so should not be used as actual numbers. All amounts listed are in Canadian (CAD) currency.
If you are planning on taking a part-time course load, try our tuition and fees estimator to get an idea of how much it will cost you.
There are additional fees for the English language stream first term:
Canadian students:
- Total tuition: $1659
- Total fees: $411.50 (estimate)
International students:
- Total tuition: $5092.50
- Total fees: $411.50 (estimate)
| Tuition estimate | + | Fees estimate | = | Total estimate | |
| Term 1 | $2,790.40 | + | $1,015.50 | = | $3,805.90 |
| Term 2 | $5,057.60 | + | $1,202.75 | = | $6,260.35 |
| Term 3 | $2,616.00 | + | $1,017.50 | = | $3,633.50 |
| Term 4 | $2,964.80 | + | $432.75 | = | $3,397.55 |
| Total estimate | $13,428.80 | + | $3,668.50 | = | $17,097.30 |
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| Tuition estimate | + | Fees estimate | = | Total estimate | |
| Term 1 | $8,546.56 | + | $1,015.50 | = | $9,562.06 |
| Term 2 | $15,490.64 | + | $1,202.75 | = | $16,693.39 |
| Term 3 | $8,012.40 | + | $1,017.50 | = | $9,029.90 |
| Term 4 | $9,080.71 | + | $432.75 | = | $9,513.46 |
| Total estimate | $41,130.32 | + | $3,668.50 | = | $44,798.82 |
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Courses for May 2025
You must complete 21 courses to graduate. Courses are listed to show the recommended path to completing the program in two years as a full-time student.
You will receive prior learning assessment and recognition towards ANPH 1001, ANPH 1002 , and PSYC 1060 and will not need to take them in the program. At this time, no other automatic PLAR credit has been approved for advanced recognition for any other courses in this specific PN offering, even if you have taken a program in, or been employed as, a Health Care Aide.
If you are in the English language stream, you will take these courses in your first term:
Courses marked with (O) are available through Open Studies.
Credits needed for full-time status: 9 credits per term
Term 1 - 16 weeks, 5 courses
| Nursing Foundations I: Introduction to Nursing | NFDN1001 | 4 credits |
| Communications for Nursing | NCOM1000 | 3 credits |
| Practical Nurse Diploma for Internationally Educated Nurses - Intercultural Foundations for Learning | ESLG1706 | 2 credits |
| Health Assessment | HEAS1000 | 4 credits |
| Introduction to Composition | ENGL2550 (O) | 3 credits |
Term 2 - 16 weeks, 6 courses
| Nursing Foundations III: Medical-Surgical Nursing | NFDN2003 | 9 credits |
| ESL Lab Support | ESLG1037 | 4 credits |
| Basic Pharmacotherapeutics | PHAR1000 | 3 credits |
| Pathophysiology for Health-Care Professions | PATH1000 | 3 credits |
| Nursing Foundations II: Basic Nursing | NFDN1002 | 7 credits |
| Health Education: Individual Health and Wellness | HEED1000 (O) | 3 credits |
Term 3 - 16 weeks, 5 courses
| Introduction to the Study of Society | SOCI1000 (O) | 3 credits |
| Nursing Practice I: Continuing Care Practice | NPRT1001 | 5 credits |
| Workshop 3: Clinical Preparation for Practical Nursing | NURS1503 | 1 credits |
| Nursing Foundations V: Pediatric Nursing | NFDN2005 | 3 credits |
| Nursing Foundations IV: Maternity Nursing | NFDN2004 | 3 credits |
Term 4 - 16 weeks, 5 courses
| Preceptor-Supervised Clinical Practice-Acute Care Surgery | NPRT2007 | 4 credits |
| Preceptor-Supervised Clinical Practice-Acute Care Medicine | NPRT2006 | 4 credits |
| Nursing Foundations VIII: Transition to Graduate Nursing | NFDN2008 | 3 credits |
| Nursing Foundations VII: Mental Health Nursing | NFDN2007 | 3 credits |
| Nursing Foundations VI: Community Nursing | NFDN2006 | 3 credits |
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