Nursing
Trent’s interactive and inclusive Bachelor of Science in Nursing teaches students to become confident and compassionate healthcare professionals.
Beginning in your first year, you’ll take part in an immersive hands-on learning experience through lectures, seminars, simulation labs, and clinical practice. Benefit from the unique ability to study in Trent’s state-of-the-art life and health sciences facilities, expanding your knowledge to deliver care to individuals as well as communities, and across all demographics and cultures.
At Trent you are also encouraged to develop a focus in an area of interest and pursue electives within that focus. With mentorship from professors and practitioners, you will develop a strong understanding of providing health care in a range of medical and community settings.
For additional information, including important dates and deadlines, please visit our Nursing Admissions Requirements page.
Develop a strong understanding of social justice and political advocacy in the healthcare environment by choosing courses with topics including aging, mental health, Indigenous communities, rural healthcare, as well as gender and women’s health.
- Build your hands-on experience with over 1,000 hours of clinical placements over four years of study (starting in your first year!)
- Practise your nursing and clinical skills in the Trent Simulation Hub – the first internationally accredited university simulation centre in Canada featuring high-fidelity mannequins used to simulate the birthing process, acute illness and chronic disease management
- Participate in regional health conferences, where you can present your own work, such as research, gain new knowledge about the sector, and make connections with other nursing professionals
- Take your education global, gaining health care and health promotion experience in rural Honduras or Guatemala as a member of a community health development team and medical brigade
- Engage in community research projects and international nursing exchanges
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Requirements
If you are coming straight from high school in Ontario or are a recent grad, the general admission requirements are:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program specific prerequisites
- A minimum 70% overall final average
- ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%
Program specific requirements:
- A minimum 75% overall average
- Minimum of 70% in ENG4U, SBI4U, SCH4U and a 4U Math
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Students from across Canada can use their grades from their home province to apply to Trent.
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International students from outside Canada can apply based on the curriculum of their home country.
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Mature students can apply to Trent based on previous education and professional or volunteer experience.
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Trent's Nursing program allows for university and college applicants to apply to both the collaborative and compressed nursing. With Pathway options for practical nurses, Trent University makes it easy for students to make the most of their credits.
Whether you're graduating from an Ontario high school, looking to study in Canada, or training for a second career, Trent has clear pathways for students to apply and be admitted to study at either of our campuses.
