Admission into the Master of Psychiatric Nursing program requires:

• Licensure, or eligibility for licensure, as a registered psychiatric nurse or registered nurse in Canada with mental health nursing experience;
• An undergraduate degree in either psychiatric nursing and or nursing OR a diploma in psychiatric nursing accompanied by an alternative undergraduate degree. If the undergraduate program does not sufficiently prepare students for the MPN program, additional courses may be required and must be completed prior to admission;
• Completion of a University-level research methods course and a statistics course with a minimum grade of “C” in each course;
• Proof of completion of a University-level Indigenous course or completion of a certificate-level Indigenous course from an approved list. Approved Courses and Rubric
  • Applicants who have not met this requirement may be granted conditional admission for up to one year to complete the course. Failure to do so within this timeframe will result in removal from the MPN program;
• A minimum GPA of 3.0 (B) in the last 60 credit hours of university study or all credit hours of post-diploma degree if less than 60 credit hours;
• At least 1800 hours of practice experience in psychiatric/mental nursing is required.