2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

70 'FACULTY OF HEALTH SCI'ENCESApplicants with Qualifications Equivalent'to Ontario Secondary School' " .Applicants from other provinces" and. countries" must achieve,the equivalent to .the qualifications listed' above in their second"ary school'graduationyear.Applicants with Other QualificationsFor applicants not applying directly from secondarY school orwithout the qecessary Grade 12 U or M course equivalents, selection,is'based on academic qualifications." For information on'how t6 qualify, ~ppHcants should contact the Office I of the ReQistrar(Admissions);GilmourHall, Room 108, McMaster University;Hamilton, ON L8S 4l8.'. " , . ','Applicants should: , ' , , ' .".1. achieve a Cumulative Average of at least 8- in all university, ,degree credit courses taken. A minimumof 12 units or equh(alentare required. Crhese courses may be taken as a full-timeor part-time student. University correspondence degree. courses .are acceptable.) All university transcripts must b.e·. submitted to the College. Failure to do' so will'result in withdrawalofthe offer of admission. . .University degree creditcbursescompleted, prior to' admis.: ,siqn will be assessed for advanced credit by the Chair, NursingProgram,at the site where application was made, follow-. ing admission to the program. "i," " ',2. apply to Qntario College Application' Services (OCAS) along'with the required' fees by, February, 1. All applications must bereceived by OCAS on or before this dateto' be. given equalconsideration by the colleges:- Please note that Febru~ry l' isnpt a deadline for submitting applications 'as -oCAS will continueto process applications received after this date: You are. encouraged, however, to ~ubmit your applicatio.n as early' aspossible,especia,lIy in the 'case of' oversubscribed ,programs, where there are often enough quaiified appiications receivedby the equal consideration date (February, 1) to fill the program ..Applicants From Other Degree Nursing Programs 'Applicants who.areenrolled ina Nursing degree program at: another universityor.in another college/university consortium, may,: I apply to transfer ~o the Mohawk or Conestoga site, to earn a, McMaster B.Sc.N. degree. Applicants will, not be con$idered for, studies above Levell!: The,Post Diploma B.Se.N. is not availableat the College siteS. Availability of space and placement in theprogram will be determined by the level Coordinator in consultationwith course planners. " .! All potential applicants ,should contacf the' appropriate site todetermine iUhere is space for transfer, applicants. For Mohawk,contact the Chair, B.Sc.N. Program; for Conestoga, eon'tact theChair; Nursing Program. ' " 'Applicants must: ' ,1. be currently enrolled in or have completed level I ofa B.Sc~N.Program with an overall CumulativeAverage of at least B- (70%) iand'at least a B- average in nursing and. science courses. '2. achieve a satisfactory score on a questionnaire comprised oftwo questions found on the supplementary application at http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/nursing/adrriissions. , ,,'Note: Applicants do not complete the supplem,entary application,form.," "" '. ' .Enrolment in this program i,s limited. Possession of the minimUmadmission requirements does not guarantee an offer ofadmission. ,Applications for transfer into the B.Sc.N. Programtp'commencestudies,:in September must ~e received by, the Ontario Colleges'Application Seryice (OCAS) in Guelph no later thanrylay 15:Applicants must submit the, following to the Registrar's Officeat the appropriate College by May 15;1. official transcripts of all university' work taken.2~ four (4) 'copies of the response to the questionnaire found on'the s,upplementary'application at http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/", nursing/admissions., ',' ,3. an official letter from the Dean/Director ofthe program in which', the applicant is currently enrolled stating that the applicant isin good standing in that program; ," ,4. cour~e descriptionsEl-nd outlines for all nursing and science, 'courses for assessment of advanced credit., , 'PART-TIME STUDENTS " 'It is possible tpcomplete the, B.Sc.N. Program on apart-tImebasis. University and program regulations governing fuJI-timeundet.graduate stud~nts will governpart,.time students althoughthere are' additional guidelines for part-time study. ' .As enrolr,nent is 'limited, places reserved forpart-,timestudentsat each level will be restricted." Normally,nur~ing courses are, available only during the day., Electives may be taken either in theday or evening. Counselling sessions will be avaiiableJ'for parttimestudents after admission., ", , ' , ' 'UNSU.CC~SSFUL APPLICANTS «A), AND (B) 'STREAMS) , 'Applications are not held over from one year to another. An' unsucces!?fulapplicant may reapply to- the B.Sc.N. Program by sUb-;mitting a new application; 'including supporting documentation. ', APPLICATION FOR DEFERRED REGISTRATIONDeferred registration is granted only under exceptional circumstancesto those candidates who have been admitted a~d haveaccept~d the offer. Registration may be deferred for one yearonly. The request for deferral, outlining the reasons for the request,mustbe postmarked no 'later thah July31 cUhe year forwhich deferral is ' reql.le~ted. ,', Curriculum foftheB.Sc.N. Program'BASIC{A) STflEAM , ,. ,. :' :{6390}', The Faculty has' planned the curriculum so that the' study of'nursing, the' physiologjcal, psychologic:al and social sciences, "'and the hu~anities are, interrelated and span the entire pro-,,gram. In Levell,the amount Of nursing experience is relatively, 'small;· the major proportion of study. is in the behavioural andnatul'alsciences. The, nursing component increases progressiv:elythrough Leyels, II, III, and IV, as the study of naturalsciencesis completed. Normally, because of timetable constraints,courses r'iiust~e taken' i'n the level indicated in the curriculum.ELECTIVES, Thirty. units' of electives are to be selected 'from disciplin~s ofthe student's Choice, of which, arTlinimum of ,12 units are to bechosen from,courses deSignated as level II or above. Normallya maximum of nine unit$ of electives may be 'selected from Nurs-\.'ing and: Health Sciences 'elective courses. For some courses J'the amount of duplication of required content will precludethei~being:used for elective cr~diHnthe B.Se.N. Prpgram."BaSIC ,(A), Stream, students are' eligible, to enrol in the folloWingCOllAB elective courses: COllAB '2F03(Mohawk site) andCOllAB 2K03(Gonestoga site). ,Please see' COLLAB co'ursesin the Course Listings section of this Calendar under NursingConsortium (D) Stream for more information.'REQUIREMENTS . ,LEVEL 1:,32 UNITS,(UNITS GRADED:,32) ,12 units HTH SCl1 AA3, 1 BB3, 1 H03, 1 HH3, 8 units NURSING 1 F04, 1 G046 units PSYCH 1 A03 and 1 AA36 units Electives'LEVEL II: 30 UNITS"(UNITS GRADED: 24; UNITS PASS/FAIL: 6)6 units "HTH SCI' 2H03, 2HH3 :'15 units NURSING2L03, 2M03,2N03, 2P03, 2Q039 units 'Electives ', LEVEL III: 32 UNITS(U,NIJS GRADED: 24; UNITS PASS/FAIL: 8)7 units, 'HTH SCI 3B03, 3C04.',' ,16 units' NURSING3S03, 3T03, 3U02, 3X04, 3Y049 units Electives' 'LEVEL IV: 30 UNITS(UNITS GRADED: 16;UNITSPAS~/FAIL: 14)2 units' HTH SCI' 410222 units NURSING 4P04, '4Q04 (or NURSING4A02, 4E03,4F03),4J07,4K07 .' "6 units ' Electives, TOTAL UNITS: ,124