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134.2 BScN—Honors Program

134.2.1 General Information

    Only students enrolled at the University of Alberta in the first year of the BScN—Collaborative Program can seek admission to the BScN—Honors Program. Students planning to apply to this program should consult §15.11.2 for admission requirements. Students in the Honors program are required to complete a Nursing Honors Seminar and a Nursing Honors Project and maintain superior academic standing. They must also be committed to function in an apprenticeship model where under the guidance of their Honors Supervisor they develop a strong foundation in nursing research and scholarship.

    Detailed course sequence of this program is provided in §134.2.2.

(1)

The curriculum is designed to be taken over four years. With the prior approval of the Honors Advisor, application for an extension to the program must be submitted to the Student Advisor. With approval, students have six years from the time of admission to complete requirements for this program.

(2)

Students are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of their registrations. Particular care should be exercised regarding prerequisite courses. Students are responsible for adjustments in registration made necessary by reexamination results.

(3)

Placements can be made anywhere in the greater Edmonton area (Devon, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Morinville, St Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain) or as far away as 150 kilometers. Students are responsible for their transportation to practice placements and for the costs of travel and accommodations.

(4)

Clinical practice may include shift and weekend rotations.

(5)

Students will have two opportunities to pass the Medication Administration Safety Screening (MASS) exam at the beginning of each clinical course. Failure to pass the MASS exam at the beginning of a clinical course will require students to delete their registration in the clinical course.

134.2.2 Course Sequence

    Students will take the same course sequence as the BScN—Collaborative Program through completion of Year 2 Winter Term.

Year 2

Spring/Summer

One of PSYCO 106 (*3) or SOC 100 (*3)

NURS 341 (*3) (see Note 1)

Year 3 (see Note 2)

Two Term

NURS 399 (*3) (see Note 3)

Fall Term

NURS 390 (*5) (6 weeks)

NURS 391 (*7) (7 weeks)

PHIL 379 (*1.5) or 388 (*1.5)

POL S 321 (*1.5)

Winter Term

NURS 394 (*5) (6 weeks)

NURS 395 (*7) (7 weeks)

PHIL 389 (*1.5) or 398 (*1.5)

POL S 322 (*1.5)

Year 4 (see Note 4)

Fall Term

NURS 490 (*5) (6 weeks) (see Note 5)

NURS 491 (*7) (7 weeks) (see Note 6)

NURS 499 (*6) (see Note 7)

Winter Term

NURS 494 (*3) (4 weeks) (see Note 8)

NURS 495 (*9) (10 weeks)

Notes

(1)

An equivalent STAT (*3) course may be accepted in lieu of NURS 341.

(2)

To proceed to Year 3, all courses listed in Years 1 and 2 of the Collaborative Program must have been successfully completed.

(3)

NURS 399 must be taken concurrently with NURS 390 during one six week block of Fall Term and with NURS 394 during one six week block of Winter Term.

(4)

To proceed to Year 4, all courses listed in Years 1, 2, and 3 of the Honors program must have been successfully completed.

(5)

NURS 490 must be taken during the first six weeks of Fall Term.

(6)

NURS 491 must be taken during the second six weeks of Fall Term.

(7)

All NURS 499 requirements must be completed by the end of Fall Term of Year 4.

(8)

To proceed with NURS 494 students must have completed all courses of the Honors Program except the corequisite NURS 495.

Promotion Requirements

    Promotion from year to year requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 on all courses taken during the Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer. Students who do not meet this requirement, but have a GPA of 2.0 are required to transfer back into the BScN—Collaborative Program.

Graduation Requirements

(1)

Graduation with Honors requires a GPA of 3.0 on the last *60. Students who are not recommended for graduation with Honors at the end of their fourth year may be granted the BScN degree if they meet the minimum requirements for this degree (see §134.1).

(2)

Graduation with First-Class Honors: Graduation with First-Class Honors requires a GPA of 3.5 or higher on the last *60 taken for credit toward the degree and that no failing grades are incurred throughout the program.

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