MN Program; Field: Clinical Nursing

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 must have a BScN degree (a BN or BSN or BNSc is considered equivalent) and have obtained at least a mid-B (75% or 3.0 grade point average) standing in the final year of undergraduate study. In addition, applicants must have obtained at least a B standing in their next-to-final year.

• Applicants must submit official university transcripts; a curriculum vitae; two letters of reference; and a letter of intent outlining goals and expectations that clearly indicate the intended field of study. Candidates must submit proof of current nurse registration, or they must be eligible for registration. For further information about applying, please email connect.nursing@utoronto.ca or visit the website.

Completion Requirements

• To qualify for the degree, students shall complete a program of study outlined by the Graduate Department of Nursing Science.

• Coursework. The MN program requires 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • 3.0 FCEs:

    • NUR1170H Introduction to Advanced Practice Nursing

    • NUR1171H Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing

    • NUR1174H Research Design, Appraisal, and Utilization: Clinical

    • NUR1175H Introduction to Qualitative Research: Methodologies, Appraisal, and Knowledge Translation: Clinical

    • NUR1176H History of Ideas in Nursing Practice: Clinical

    • NUR1177H Program Planning and Evaluation in Nursing: Clinical.

  • A 1.0 FCE practicum-based course (NUR1179Y Advanced Nursing Practice Scholarship: Clinical), which should be taken alone in the final session and only after completion of all other coursework and program requirements.

  • Two elective field of study courses (1.0 FCE). One of these two field of study courses may be selected from outside the Faculty of Nursing.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-FWS)
Time Limit: 3 years full-time