Admissions

The Collaborative Program is available to individuals entering from secondary school or those who have completed some post-secondary education.

• OUAC application code :  RCN
• Start date : September
• Program length : Four years
• Intake : 120 students
• Location : Peterborough Symons campus
• OUAC application deadline: February 19, 2021

Collaborative Program Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to complete the CASPer assessment.

All applicants should be aware of the Ontario requirements for study in a nursing degree program. 

Before submitting your application to the OUAC, please ensure you have the following admission requirements, including prerequisite courses, as outlined below.

SPECIAL NOTE

Prerequisite subjects

Applicants can meet the prerequisite subjects through a combination of secondary, college, and university subjects. Prerequisite courses should have been taken within the last 10 years.

For example, an applicant will meet the prerequisite requirements if they took one semester of math and biology at university and completed Grade 12 4U Chemistry and English.

Having prerequisite courses completed or in progress at the time of application makes an applicant more competitive.

Pre-health certificate programs

Applicants from pre-health certificate programs must complete all elements of the certificate.

Applicants who have attended university can use a pre-health certificate program only to meet subject prerequisites.

Transfer credit will not be granted for any pre-health science courses.

Practical Nursing applicants

Graduates of a Practical Nursing diploma must be registered in good standing with the CNO preceding the September start date.  Proof of registration must be received by August 15.

CASPer Test 

Applicants to the Collaborative program are required to complete the online CASPer test.

Details about the test (including registration and test dates) can be found at takecasper.com.

The Canadian undergraduate nursing applicant test (CSP-10202 – Canadian Undergraduate Health Sciences) dates for the September 2021 intake are:

CASPer test results are valid for one admissions cycle. Applicants who have already taken the test in previous years will therefore be expected to re-take it.

How to Apply

Applications for the B.Sc.N. Collaborative program are submitted to the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre. Our fully integrated B.Sc.N. model means that you are registered as a university student for the duration of the program.

The application process is competitive and admission is offered to the best-qualified candidates. 

Post-secondary applicants that have attended Ontario institutions can order their transcripts through the OUAC.  Other transcripts can be mailed to Admissions, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON, K9L 0G2.

Additional application information

Important additional application information is available for the following candidates:

• Trent students
• international students
• internationally educated nurses or physicians
• mature applicants
• nursing transfer students

Contact Nursing Admissions

Questions about admission to the nursing program? You can reach us in the following ways:

call 1-855-MY-TRENT ask for Nursing Admissions
email nursingadmissions@trentu.ca
book an appointment with the Enrolment Advisor, Nursing

for an in person meeting at the Peterborough campus  * currently unavailable *
for a phone appointment