Overview

Nursing careers are diverse and include practice, education, administration and research. You can consider the Nursing program at Selkirk College if you are:

Caring and compassionate
A creative and critical thinker
Professional in demeanor and behavior
Able to manage time, stress and uncertainty
Committed to learning

Comfortable with new technology

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program are prepared to meet the entry-level professional practice requirements as identified by the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and undertake the NCLEX-RN exam. As practicing registered nurses, graduates will:

Practice nursing within a framework of promoting health and healing through the integration of the art and science of nursing within a variety of contexts and with diverse client populations
Be accountable practitioners providing care and making decisions based on relationships with others, nursing knowledge and different ways of knowing
Influence the current reality and future of nursing practice and health care at the economic, political, social, environmental and professional levels by anticipating and responding to the changing needs of society
Be critically reflective, independent and motivated practitioners with an inquiry approach to lifelong learning
Contribute registered nurse knowledge and voice to interprofessional and team-based collaborations to optimize health outcomes and strengthen health services and systems

Career

After graduation, you will be prepared for entry level practice in a variety of settings and eligible for post-basic nursing specialty programs, including

medical/surgical,
critical care,
gerontology,
maternal child health,
mental health,
rural and remote,
community health

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Anatomy and Physiology
College Composition
Professional Practice
Health and Healing
Relational Practice I: Self and Others
Nursing Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

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More details

Applications are accepted approximately 12 months before the start date and are first qualified, first admitted

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Castlegar, Canada

Disciplines

Nursing View 117 other Bachelors in Nursing in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

BC high school graduation and completion of the following BC Provincial Curriculum courses (or equivalents) with minimum marks as indicated:

English Studies 12 or equivalent (73%)
Biology 12 (73%)
Chemistry 11 (67%)

Foundations of Math 12 or Pre-Calculus 11 (67%)

Before an application is considered complete, the following must be received by the Admissions Office:

Selkirk College application form
Official transcripts of high school grades (an interim statement of grades is acceptable if applicant is still attending school)
Official transcripts for all post-secondary education studies in which the applicant has enrolled
BC Ministry of Justice criminal record check
Applicant personal resumé
College Readiness Tool (CRT) assessment
Computer-based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics (CASPer Test)

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Tuition Fees

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5111 CAD / year

≈ 5111 CAD / year

Additional Details

National Year 2: $5,184
Year 3: $2,246

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Scholarships Information

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