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On Education Planner BC select the program "Psychiatric Nursing - Academic Foundations for Potential Psychiatric Nursing"
Note: Effective November 18, 2024 a two-year temporary variance was approved, reducing the admission requirement to Douglas College's General College Admission Requirements.
If you plan on applying to the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN) at Douglas College, you will need to first complete the one-year Certificate in Academic Foundations for Potential Psychiatric Nursing Applicants or equivalent prerequisite courses. You'll take 10 university-transferable courses (30 credits) in the sciences and liberal arts that will prepare you for entrance to the BSPN program. See program requirements for more details.
APPLY EARLY: Students are admitted on a first-qualified, first-admitted basis. Applications will be accepted until the program is filled.
IMPORTANT: Acceptance to this program and completion of the required courses does NOT guarantee admission to the BSPN program. Once you have completed the required 30 credits with a minimum grade of C+ in each course, you may apply to the BSPN program.
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
*In most cases, university transfer courses completed in the above subject areas can be used toward meeting the entrance requirements.
Students offered a seat in this cohort will receive priority registration and have earlier access to the courses required for entry to the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN) program.
Students who are offered a seat in the cohort are not guaranteed admission to the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing program. Students may apply to the BSPN program for the Fall or Winter semester following completion of the required 30 credits listed under the curriculum tab on this page.
(Var. 1) A two year temporary variance was approved by Education Council on November 18, 2024 allowing applicants to be eligible for admissions with the following:
Notes:
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Graduation Requirements For Students Completing By Summer 2023:
Graduation Requirements For Students Completing After Summer 2023:
A minimum grade of C+ is required in each course to be eligible to apply to the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing program and students must complete the courses with the required grade of C+ within two (2) course attempts.
Course Requirements:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
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Select one course from the following three options: |
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Business Statistics |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Statistics |
3.00 |
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Data Analysis in Psychology |
3.00 |
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Required Courses: |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
3.00 |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
3.00 |
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Pathophysiology |
3.00 |
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Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences |
3.00 |
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ENGL 1130*** |
Academic Writing |
3.00 |
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ENGL elective (UT)*** |
Select any university transferable English (ENGL) course. |
3.00 |
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An Introduction to Psychology (I) |
3.00 |
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An Introduction to Psychology (II) |
3.00 |
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Elective (UT)***/**** |
Select any university transferable course. |
3.00 |
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Total Credits |
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30.00 |
*BIOL 1109 can be used as a substitution for BIOL 1103.
**BIOL 1209 can be used as a substitution for BIOL 1203.
***A University Transferable course is a course that transfers to one of the Research Universities - SFU, UBC (UBCV or UBCO), UNBC, or UVIC in the BC Transfer Guide.
****The following courses are highly recommended for the UT elective requirements:
Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Order of Offers
There are a limited number of seats available for each intake of the Academic Foundations for Potential Psychiatric Nursing Applicants program, and students are admitted on a first-qualified, first-admitted basis. In the case where there are more qualified applicants than space available in a term, seats are offered to qualified students in order of highest GPA based on the three admission requirements combined.
Those that were not offered a seat in the program, would have to re-apply and would be ranked against the applicants for the next intake they apply.
Reserved Seats for Indigenous Students
A limited number of seats in the Academic Foundations in Psychiatric Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing programs are designated for applicants who self-identify as Indigenous and meet the academic and the final admission requirements.
Interested students should self declare when applying for the program on Education Planner BC. For questions and support, please contact Indigenous Student Services for further details.
The application deadline date for a designated indigenous seat is February 1 for the Fall intake and June 1 for the Winter intake.
Reserved Seats for Students graduation from School District #43 and High School Applicants
There are a limited number of designated seats in the AF PNUR program for School District #43 and for other high school applicants. High school applicants apply online by the application deadline date.
Reserved Seats for Mental Health and Substance Use Work
In the AF PNUR program there will be a limited number of designated seats for graduates from the Douglas College Mental Health and Substance Use Work (MHSU) program. To be eligible for a designated seat offer, a MHSU graduate will be required to meet all academic and non-academic admission requirements for the AF PNUR program.
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