MN Program; Field: Nurse Practitioner

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.

• In addition to the above requirements, applicants seeking admission to this field of study must have a minimum of 3,900 hours of Registered Nurse experience (equivalent to two years of full-time experience) by August 15 in order to begin the program in September (clinical placements in the BScN program cannot be counted).

• For further information about applying, please email connect.nursing@utoronto.ca or visit the Nursing website.

Completion Requirements

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

• Coursework. Students must successfully complete a total of 5.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • NUR1094H Research Design, Appraisal, and Utilization: Nurse Practitioner

  • NUR1095H Introduction to Qualitative Research: Methodologies, Appraisal, and Knowledge Translation: Nurse Practitioner

  • NUR1097H Program Planning and Evaluation in Nursing: Nurse Practitioner

  • NUR1138H Global Health Topics for Nurse Practitioners

  • NUR1401H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 1

  • NUR1402H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 2

  • NUR1403H Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning

  • NURxxxxH* Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management 1

  • NURxxxxH* Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management 2

  • NURxxxxY* 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.

* Course code to be confirmed pending approval.

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