Practical Nursing (PSW to PN Bridging Stream) – 758

Beginning in the Fall 2024 intake, applicants possessing a Personal Support Worker certificate from a private college, career college, or local board of education completed within the past 10 years to satisfy the PSW certificate requirement for eligibility for the Practical Nursing (PSW to PN Bridging Stream) program. Please note that all applicants must also satisfy the additional academic requirements to enter this program.

Students who are successful in all semester 1 courses will move into the second semester of Practical Nursing (715)

• Competitive Program
• Late Release Program

Late Release Program

• This is a limited enrolment program. Possession of the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.

Applicants are required to:

1. Apply through Ontario Colleges to program number 758 Practical Nursing (PSW to PN Bridging Stream).
2. Submit proof of completion of the following courses:
   • Grade 12 English C or U
   • Grade 10 Mathematics, D or P
3. Submit proof of completion of a Personal Support Worker Certificate program from an Ontario community college or a publicly funded college with an equivalent program from within another Canadian province within the past 10 years.
4. Proof of English proficiency for applicants where English is not their first language must be submitted to Ontario Colleges.

Successful completion of Professional Practice

Professional Practice is an academic requirement across all semesters of the Practical Nursing program. Successful completion of Professional Practice clinical placement is a requirement for graduation from the Practical Nursing program. Agencies that provide placement opportunities require you to have a clear Police Records Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector (PRCSVS). As such, to be eligible for placement, you must submit proof of a clear PRCSVS, which will be retained on your departmental file and used only for purposes related to your placement.

If you register in the program without a clear PRCSVS, and, as a result, are unable to participate in placement, you will not be able to progress in the program. A clear PRCVS is required at a minimum annually, and more often if requested by the placement agencies.

Preclearance requirements:

• Clear PRCVS, completed within the last 6 months and valid for the full upcoming semester
• Immunizations - Tdap, Varicella, Hep B, MMR
• Tuberculin Skin Test
• Flu Vaccine 
• COVID-19 Vaccines
• Standard First Aid & CPR-Level BLS/HCP
• Mask Fit 
• WSIB Consent Links 
• Fire Safety
• WHMIS
• AODA
• Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment
• Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps - Bill 18
• Student Consent and Waiver for Clinical Placements

Pre-clinical requirements:

All accepted applicants are required to complete certain requirements prior to clinical placement and are responsible for the associated costs. Details about pre-placement requirements will be emailed to you once you accept your offer of admission.

To be eligible for field/clinical placement, you must not have been convicted of any offence for which you have not been pardoned.

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Tuition and Fees
Total 1st Year Fees (term 1):    $2,876.71 
*Based on 2023-2024 domestic fees and subject to change.