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