Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission to the AU at Mount Royal College Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degree program will apply directly to Mount Royal College. Applications for fall admissions will be accepted after December 1 of the previous year. Closing date for applications is March 15. Further information about the application process is available.

Preference will be given to students with the highest averages in English, Mathematics, and Biology.

Admission on the basis of secondary school standing: An overall average of 65 percent or higher and no grade below a D (50 percent) in the following:

Students enrolled in the program will take courses from AU and Mount Royal College. AU nursing courses and some support courses will be offered on site at Mount Royal College. Students may elect to take these courses by distance learning (individualized study). AU will not normally award transfer credit for Nursing courses that are more than 7 years old at the time of the request.

Credit requirements for the Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degree may range from 124 to 127 credits depending upon the combination of courses selected. Students selecting this route will be awarded a Bachelor of Nursing Degree by AU.

Students selecting the degree completion route will be permitted a maximum of 7 years to complete all degree requirements.

An optional diploma exit is available at the end of the third year of the program. Credit requirements for the diploma exit range from 105 to 108 credits depending upon the combination of current courses selected. Students selecting this route will be awarded a diploma in nursing by Mount Royal College.

Course requirements are divided into 3 categories: required support courses, required electives courses, and required nursing courses.

Required nursing courses are further subdivided into 3 clusters. Courses listed in Cluster A are prerequisite to those listed in Cluster B, and courses listed in Cluster B are prerequisite to those listed in Cluster C. Prerequisite and co-requisite course requirements are also present within Cluster A, B and C. Students are responsible for ensuring that prerequisite and co-requisite course requirements are met throughout the program.

It is recommended that the required support courses be taken early in the program; option/elective courses can be taken at any time during the 4 years of the program. At least 2 of the Arts and Sciences options must be at a 300/3000 or 400/4000 level and each of the Arts and Sciences option courses must be selected from different categories of option courses (i.e., not more than one from any one category) including the behavioral sciences, communications, fine arts/physical education, humanities, mathematical sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences.

Students selecting the optional diploma exit must complete all required support courses, required open/elective courses and required Cluster A and B nursing courses to be awarded a diploma in nursing.

Note:

Note: The order in which the above theory and clinical practice courses are taken will vary depending upon availability of clinical placements.

To complete their BN degree requirements, students must complete all of the courses listed below in Cluster C.

To be considered a student in good standing, you must achieve a minimum grade of C- (60 percent) in all AU nursing courses and a grade of C in all Mount Royal College nursing courses. Students must achieve a minimum grade-point average of 2.0 in AU and Mount Royal College courses to be eligible to graduate.

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