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Please Note:听Applicants for all graduate Nursing programs听

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Master of Nursing

Applicants to the Master of Nursing (MN) program must meet the following criteria. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.

• Be licenced to practice as a Registered Nurse (active practitioner) in a Canadian province or foreign country
• Have completed a four-year (or equivalent) bachelor鈥檚 degree in Nursing
• Have completed undergraduate-level courses in research and statistics听
• Provide a听听(PDF - 93 KB)
  
• Provide a resume and statement of career goals
• Provide three letters of reference (one from current employer, two from former faculty)
• Be interviewed by the Associate Director, Graduate Program, School of Nursing or a delegate
  

Applicants for the听Profesional Stream听option are not required to have nursing experience prior to application.

Applicants for the听Nurse Practitioner听(NP)听option require听a minimum听of two (2) years of full-time clinical (3,750 hours & within the last five years) registered nursing practice, appropriate to the program category (i.e., Adult, Neonate, or Family/All Ages), at the time of application to the program.听Applicants may be asked for a record of employment 听to verify hours.听PLEASE NOTE:听International applicants who do not have an RN registration in Canada are not eligible for the NP program.

Master of Science in Nursing

Applicants to the Master of Science in Nursing (MScN) program must meet the following criteria. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.

• Be licenced to practice as a Registered Nurse (active practitioner) in a Canadian province or foreign country
• Have completed a four-year (or equivalent) bachelor鈥檚 degree in Nursing
• Have completed undergraduate-level courses in research and statistics听
• Provide a听听(PDF - 93 KB)
  
• Provide a resume and statement of career goals
• Provide three letters of reference (one from current employer, two from former faculty)
• Be interviewed by the Associate Director, Graduate Program, School of Nursing
  

Applicants听are not required to have nursing experience prior to application.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) in Nursing

Candidates for the PhD (Nursing) program must meet the following criteria. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.

• Hold a master鈥檚 degree in Nursing or another relevant discipline, awarded by a recognized university
• Be licenced to practice as a Registered Nurse in a Canadian province or foreign country
• Have a minimum admission grade-point average of 3.7
  
• Provide a study plan outlining area of research interest, how it fits with the research program of the proposed supervisor, preliminary thesis research plans and career plans
• Provide three examples of written work

• Required:
  - One first-authored peer-reviewed manuscript under review or published in a recognized journal
  Two other required works, for example:
  - One co-authored peer-reviewed manuscript under review or published in a recognized journal
  - Evidence of grantsmanship, e.g., submitted scholarship application (provincial, health research funding organization)
  - Accepted peer-reviewed poster abstract
  - Research report (to health care organization, NGO, government)
  - Evidence of knowledge translation, e.g., clinical workshops
  
  
• Have a faculty member from the SON willing to supervise as the Primary or Co-Supervisor
  
  
• Provide the following funding information:
  • A copy of the applicant鈥檚 completed and submitted听Harmonized Scholarship Process Application. (scholarship application deadline is December 1st)听听听OR
  • Letter of sponsorship from the international applicant鈥檚 agency/government听听听AND
  • Other funding already applied for/ potential sources of funding (e.g., Tri-Council, Killam Pre-Doctoral)
• Provide a curriculum vitae
• Provide two sets of transcripts covering all post-secondary course work
• Provide three letters of reference, including two from professors familiar with the candidate鈥檚 earlier graduate work and one from an employer
• Be prepared for full-time study
  

A personal interview with the Associate Director, Graduate Studies is also required.

The听deadline听for听submission听of complete applications is听February 1

For more information, please contact the graduate nursing coordinator at
graduate.nursing@dal.ca