Academic Calendar 2012/2013

ADDITIONAL ADMISSION CRITERIAAll applicants must meet the following:1. English Language ProficiencyTo be evaluated through the Office of the RegistrarApplicable to all admission categoriesAll applicants must meet an acceptable level of Englishlanguage proficiency. We will require official documentssuch as high school or post-secondary transcripts or proof ofsuccessful completion of standardized language evaluation.Full details are available in the Admissions section onpages 27 – 29 or online at www.MacEwan.ca/ELP.Applicants must meet university level requirements forEnglish language proficiency.2. Spoken English ProficiencyTo be evaluated through the Office of the RegistrarApplicable to all admission categoriesApplicants who speak English as a second language –regardless of citizenship – are required to submit officialdocuments such as high school, post-secondary transcriptsor proof of successful completion of standardized languageevaluation. Full details are available in the Admissionssection on pages 27 – 29 or online at www.MacEwan.ca/ELP.Other Admission CriteriaTo be evaluated through the Office of the RegistrarApplicable to all admission categoriesApplicants who have had one unsatisfactory academic recordmust meet the admission requirements under the PreviousPost-Secondary Work admission categoryApplicants who have two or more unsatisfactory academicrecords from any post-secondary program or institutionwill not be considered for admission or re-admission to theProgram. For the purpose of admission or re-admission,an unsatisfactory record is defined as a transcript with thenotation ‘required to withdraw’ or equivalent.To be evaluated through the ProgramApplicable to all admission categoriesConditionally accepted applicants are required to submit: acurrent, clear Security Clearance for working with vulnerablepopulations by the academic document deadline. Having apardon in progress does not meet the admission requirementfor a clear security clearance.Conditionally accepted applicants who have had a break inthe continuity of their nursing program or who completeda portion of a nursing program through another institutionmay have to meet additional course requirements to establishcourse currency and/or course equivalence.PROGRAM OF STUDYYear I*MINTERM IcR. GR.HLSC 120 Human Anatomy 3 C-HLSC 126 Human Physiology I 3 C-HLST 154 Professional Communication 3 C-HLST 159 Health Foundations 3 C-NURS 150 The Discipline of Psychiatric Nursing 3 C-PSYC 104 Introductory Psychology 3 C-TERM IIENGL 102 Analysis and Argument 3 C-HLSC 124 Microbiology for Health Professionals 3 C-HLSC 128 Human Physiology II 3 C-PNRS 152 Foundations in Nursing Practice 6 C-PSYC 105 Individual and Social Behaviour 3 C-TERM IIIPNRS 155 Mental Health Nursing I 4 C-Year IITERM IVHLSC 220 Pharmacotherapeutics for Health Professionals 3 C-HLSC 222 Alterations in Health Across the Lifespan 3 C-NURS 251 Nursing Care, Diverse Populations 4 C-NURS 252 Health Assessment Across the Lifespan 4 C-PNRS 252 Mental Health Nursing II 4 C-TERM VNURS 253 Nursing Practice, Diverse Populations I 5 C-NURS 255 Nursing Practice, Diverse Populations II 5 C-PNRS 255 Psychiatric Nursing Practice, Adult Populations 5 C-TERM VIPNRS 259Year IIIPsychiatric Nursing Practice, SpecialPopulations 5 C-TERM VIIPNRS 352 Mental Health Nursing III 4 C-PNRS 355 Clinical Preceptorship 7 C-*Minimum grade to GraduateThe minimum passing grade for a course at MacEwanUniversity is a D unless otherwise noted next to theappropriate course in the program of study.Psychiatric Nursing • Psychiatric Nursing • Psychiatric Nursing • Psychiatric Nursing • Psychiatric Nursing • Psychiatric NursingGrant MacEwan University • A C A D E M I CC A L E N D A R 2012/2013 • www.MacEwan.ca133