The College of Nursing

The College of Nursing was established as a school in 1938 and became a college July 1, 1973. Graduates are prepared to give high quality nursing care in all types of general nursing and to fill teaching and supervisory roles after some experience as practitioners.

A variety of health care settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, home care, and various community agencies, are used for clinical practice.

In summary, the College of Nursing offers:

1. Undergraduate Nursing Education Program (B.S.N.)

2. Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS)

• Post Degree B.S.N. Option

3. Master of Nursing Program

• M.N. Nurse Practitioner Option, M.N. Thesis Option, and M.N. Course-based Educational/Leadership Option
• Post Graduate Degree (NP Certificate)

(See Graduate Studies & Research section.)

4. Nursing Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program
(See Graduate Studies & Research section.)

5. Native Access Program to Nursing (NAPN)

6. Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

Degrees with Distinction

The B.S.N. degree with Distinction will be awarded to students whose four-year Cumulative Weighted Averages are between .70 and 1.5 standard deviations above the mean of the four-year averages for their graduating year and who have four year averages greater than 75%. The B.S.N. degree with Great Distinction will be awarded to students whose four-year Cumulative Weighted Averages are more than 1.5 standard deviations above the mean of the four-year averages for their graduating year and who have four year averages greater than 80%.

The same criteria will apply to Post Degree B.S.N. Option students, but their Cumulative Weighted Averages in the program will be based on their two years in the program.

The same criteria will apply to Post Registration B.S.N. students, but their Cumulative Weighted Averages in the program will be considered with the last five years of graduating Post Registration B.S.N. student averages.

Course Information

College of Nursing courses (with the exception of NEPS) are listed under Nursing (NURS) in the Course Catalogue section of the Calendar.

NEPS Courses:

Courses for NEPS can be found under Nursing (NEPS) in the Course Catalogue section of the Calendar.

Post Registration B.S.N. Courses:

Not all courses in the Post Registration B.S.N. program will be offered in every term. Please refer to the online Course Offerings for information.

College Regulations on Examinations

For information on college regulations on examinations, students are referred to the College office. For further information, see the NEPS Student Handbook, the Post Degree B.S.N. Student Handbook, or the Post Registration B.S.N. Student Handbook, as appropriate.