PMNP Diploma Program

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Graduate Department of Nursing Science's additional admission requirements stated below.

• Applicants to the Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner (PMNP) diploma program must have completed a master's degree in nursing or an equivalent graduate degree that includes clinical nursing experience and a minimum of two years of clinical nursing experience.

• Preference is given to applicants who have one or more years in an advanced nursing practice role (in addition to clinical experience) and support within their employment setting.

• Applicants seeking admission to the Nurse Practitioner field must also have worked a minimum of 3,900 clinical hours as a Registered Nurse (RN), equivalent to two years experience (placements as part of their BScN and MN degrees do not count).

• Applicants must hold current registration as an RN or equivalent.

Completion Requirements

• All students in the PMNP diploma program are required to complete a total of 3.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • NUR1401H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 1

  • NUR1402H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 2

  • NUR1403H Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning

  • NUR1404H Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management 1

  • NUR1405H Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management 2

  • NUR1406Y Nurse Practitioner Professional Roles, Leadership, and Responsibilities, which must be taken alone in the final session and only after completion of all other coursework and program requirements.