Respond to a need expressed by students who wish to obtain a bilingual degree in nursing in Alberta.

Offer a program that prepares graduates to provide nursing services in both official languages.

Offer a program that better prepares graduates to respond to the needs of the French-speaking communities in Western and Northern Canada.

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

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

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. For clinical courses delivered in English, required practice placements may be as far as 150 kilometers from Edmonton. For clinical courses delivered in French, required practice placements may be as far as 600 kilometers from Edmonton. Students are responsible for their transportation to practice placements and for the costs of travel and accommodations.

Students must purchase a stethoscope, a penlight, a lab coat and a uniform by the beginning of second year.

Clinical practice may include shift and weekend rotations.

Depending on the results of language placement testing, Faculté Saint-Jean will determine which one of the following three options is required for the student:

Electives are to be selected from disciplines of the student’s choice, including courses from the biological, physical, behavioural or social sciences, and the humanities. The language of instruction of all electives must be French and electives are normally taken at Faculté Saint-Jean.

To proceed to Year 2 students must have passed all Year 1 courses.

"SC INF" denotes nursing courses where French is the primary language of instruction.

Due to course scheduling conflicts, INT D 410 will be replaced with NURS 498 “Inter-Professional Team Concepts” Parts 1-3 scheduled during Years 2, 3, and 4. Current students should check the Faculty of Nursing website at www.nursing.ualberta.ca for details.

To proceed to Year 3 students must have passed all Year 2 courses.

Courses may be configured differently depending on clinical placement availability.

The Faculty of Nursing will offer this course in French whenever possible. When offered, students in the Bilingual Nursing Program must take this course in French.

To proceed to Year 4, students must have passed all Year 2 and 3 courses.

To proceed with NURS 494 or SC INF 494 students must have passed all courses of this program except the corequisite SC INF 495.

Based on academic and clinical performance, and on availability of placements, students may elect to complete the senior practicum in a bilingual or francophone milieu outside of Edmonton.