BSN Graduation Requirements
Minimum Degree Requirements
A minimum of 21 units of course work must be done through the University of Victoria by all students, although students are encouraged to complete as much of their course work as possible from the University of Victoria.
To meet University of Victoria graduation requirements, at least 21 units must be numbered at the 300 or 400 level (see Minimum Degree Requirements for Graduation).
Continuing students must complete 31.5 units of course work of which no more than 3.0 units may be transfer credit.
Post-diploma students must complete 24 units of course work of which no more than 3.0 units may be transfer credit.
Transfer Credit 
Students may be permitted, with the approval of the Director or designate, to present up to 3 units of transfer credit from institutions other than the University of Victoria. Course work can be completed college or university level post-basic certificate/diploma programs and/or approved university-level nursing and/or non-nursing courses. Students are advised to ensure the acceptability of such courses by the School of Nursing before enrolling in them.
Undergraduate English Requirement
All students must meet the Undergraduate English requirement.
Post-diploma students who do not meet the University of Victoria’s English requirement upon admission to the program are advised to register in ENGL 115* online (by distance education) during their first or second term of study in the program. Please consult the appropriate WebReg guide for registration information, or contact the School of Nursing Adviser. Nursing students registering in the online ENGL 115 course are NOT required to write the LPI examination, but may register directly in the course.
Early completion of the English requirement will facilitate writing academic papers. Students who have not satisfied the English requirement by the time they have completed 12 units of course work after admission to the BSN program (including courses completed elsewhere) will be ineligible for reauthorization and registration in future sessions until the requirement is satisfied.
Completion of ENGL 115* will satisfy the non-nursing elective requirement in the program, if needed.
* or transferable equivalent course
Continuing Students: CAEN Curriculum Course Sequence
| Term 6 |
| NURS 341 (1.5) |
Professional Practice IV: Nursing Inquiry |
| NURS 342 (1.5) |
Health and Healing VI: Global Health Issues |
| NURS 350 (1.5) |
Health and Healing VII: Promoting Community and Societal Health |
| NURS 351 (1.5) |
Nursing Practice VI: Promoting Health of Communities and Society |
| Non-nursing elective1 (1.5) |
| Term 7 |
| NURS 370 (4.5) |
Consolidated Practice Experience III |
| NURS 470 (4.5) |
Consolidated Practice Experience IV |
| Term 8 |
| NURS 360 (1.5) |
Professional Practice VI: Nursing Research |
| NURS 430 (1.5) |
Professional Practice V: Leadership in Nursing |
| NURS 431 (1.5) |
Nursing Practice VII: Engaging in Leadership |
| Nursing elective (1.5) |
| Term 9 |
| NURS 475 (4.5) |
Consolidated Practice Experience V |
| NURS 491 (4.5) |
Nursing Practice VIII: Transitions |
Note: Practice Course and Co-requisite Theory Course Section Changes—Continuing students only. For all required practice courses and corequisite theory courses (NURS 350, 351, 430, 431, 370, 470, 475 and 491) all continuing on campus students will register in a single section for each course. The School of Nursing will then register students into multiple sections of the course at a later date, prior to the beginning of the term. The following factors are taken into consideration when students are placed in their section of the course:
- Students working in pairs and/or the same agency/unit will usually be in the same section.
- Usually an agency/unit will have the same instructor for all students placed there; instructor assignments are made by the School of Nursing in consultation with instructors.
- The School of Nursing also considers the variety of placements in seminar groups so that there is representation from different agencies in each group in order to enrich the learning environment.
Post-Diploma Students: CAEN Curriculum Course Sequence
| 300 Level |
| NURS 325 (1.5) |
Explorations of Nursing Knowledge and Practice |
| NURS 345 (1.5) |
Family Nursing |
| NURS 341 (1.5) |
Professional Practice IV: Nursing Inquiry |
| NURS 350 (1.5) |
Health and Healing VII: Promoting Community and Societal Health |
| NURS 351 (1.5) |
Nursing Practice VI: Promoting Health of Communities and Society |
| NURS 360 (1.5) |
Professional Practice VI: Nursing Research |
| Non-nursing elective1 (1.5) |
| 400 Level |
| NURS 430 (1.5) |
Professional Practice V: Leadership in Nursing |
| NURS 431 (1.5) |
Nursing Practice VII: Engaging in Leadership |
| NURS 4952 (1.5-4.5) |
Nursing Practice Synthesis |
| Nursing Electives |
| NURS 4253 (1.5) |
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis |
| NURS 450 (1.5) |
Nursing Leadership and Management |
| NURS 481C (1.5) |
Nursing Practice in Hospice Palliative Care |
| NURS 482 (1.5) |
Pharmacological Knowledge for Nursing Practice |
| NURS 483 (1.5) |
Teaching and Learning in Nursing Practice |
| NURS 484 (1.5) |
Nursing With Aboriginal Peoples in Canada |
| NURS 486 (1.5) |
Mental Health Challenges in Later Life |
| NURS 487 (1.5) |
Health Care Law |
| NURS 488 (1.5) |
Women’s Health |
| NURS 489 (1.5) |
Culture and Health |
| NURS 493a (1.5) |
Community Health Nursing |
| NURS 493c (1.5) |
Lived Experience of Health in Aging |
| HSD 4004 (1.5) |
Policy in the Human Services |
| HSD 4014 (1.5) |
Women in the Human Services |
1. The intent is for students to select an elective that enhances their BSN course work. The elective can be a course at UVic or transferable to UVic, at the 100 level or above, outside the School.
2. May be taken more than once for credit to a maximum of 4.5 units.
3. May be used to satisfy either a nursing or non-nursing elective requirement and is a required prerequisite for admission to all School of Nursing graduate program options.
4. May be used to satisfy either a nursing or non-nursing elective.
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