NURSING
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Admission Requirements

ACADEMIC:

BC Secondary school graduation or equivalent with
the following courses and minimum grade of:

Bin English 12

B in Biology 12

— C+ inChemistry 11

— C+ inPre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Math 12

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION:

— 2personal reference forms

— BSN Questionnaire Form

Please download from selkirk.ca/nursing the
above FILLABLE Letter or Reference Form and

Questionnaire Form and submit to the admissions
department as part of your application package.

NON-ACADEMIC (NOT REQUIRED

UNTIL OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED):

— Criminal Record Check (BC Ministry of Justice)

— Completion of immunizations as required by Health
Care Workers in BC

— CPR-HCP

Fully qualified applicants are accepted in the order

in which their application files are completed. Selkirk

College accepts applicants on a first come first

applied basis. We do not have competitive admission.

Therefore, it is important that the application package

and supporting documentation are submitted as early

as possible. Application files must be completed by

March 31st of each year.

*Note: Immunization forms (within BSN Application
Package) to be submitted prior to starting the
program in Fall semester Year 1. TB Test results
should be completed between April and August prior
to starting.

Important Dates

WINTER 2017
— April 14 - Winter semester instruction ends
— April 18-26 - Winter semester exams

SPRING 2017

— May 1, 2017

FALL 2017

— September 5 - Campus Orientation Day)

— September 6 - Fall Semester instruction begins

If there is a discrepancy in calendar dates between
the University of Victoria and Selkirk College, the
Selkirk College calendar will be considered correct.

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Careers

Following registration with the College of Registered
Nurses of BC (CRNBC), graduates are eligible to
practice nursing in a variety of settings, or enrol

in post-basic nursing specialty programs such

as operating room nursing, critical care nursing,
pediatric nursing, maternal and child health nursing,
outpost nursing, or mental health nursing. Many
post-basic specialty programs require a period of
nursing practice before entry. A post-basic certificate
in Gerontological Nursing is available through
Distance Education.

Certain basic skills and abilities are required of
student to attain the competencies required of
a Registered Nurse. CRNBC describes these in
the document "Becoming a Registered Nurse in
BC: Requisite Skills and Abilities". Applicants are
encouraged to read this and contact the Nursing
Program if questions arise.

Application Information

Please make sure you meet all admission
requirements, including the general admission
requirements for the college and the specific
admission requirements for your chosen program
(these are listed in each program area).

— Fill out the general application form.

— Send official transcripts or interim grades, for all
prerequisite courses and official transcripts of all
other post-secondary education grades (mailed
directly by educational institution).

— Complete immunization form and criminal record
(instructions found in Application Package).

— Please complete the letter of reference form and
questionnaire form (found online) and submit
to the admissions department as part of your
application package.

Download the Bachelor of Nursing application
package at selkirk.ca/nursing

Program Courses

AHSC 218 - HEALTH SCIENCES III

The major emphasis of this introductory course is to
gain a foundational knowledge of concepts related to
human pathophysiology. This course will examine the
presentation and pathogenesis of health challenges
across the life span including pharmacology,
microbiology, diagnostics, epidemiology, genetics,
and nutrition. Topics will be closely coordinated with
practice, nursing learning centre and the health
courses.

Pre-requisites: Admission to Year 2 of the Nursing
Program.

AHSC 228 - HEALTH SCIENCES IV

AHSC 228: Applied Health Sciences II,
Pathophysiologic, Microbiologic, and Pharmacologic
Concept Application to Disease is a continuation

of AHSC 218. The major emphasis is on the study
of how homeodynamics is altered by physical,
biochemical microbial, genetic, nutritional or
immunologic factors. This course will examine the
presentation and pathogenesis of disease, the impact
of disease on homeodynamics, diagnostics, and the
pharmacological management of selected health
challenges. Where appropriate nutrition, genetics,
and environmental impacts on health will be drawn
through the major concepts of this course. Topics
will be closely coordinated with the practice and the
health and healing courses.

Pre-requisites: AHSC 218-3.

BIOL 164 - HUMAN ANATOMY
AND PHYSIOLOGY |

This course provides an integrative approach to the
normal structure and function of the human body.
Repair and replication, structural support, nervous
integration, movement and metabolism are examined
at the cellular, tissue and system levels. Recent
scientific discoveries are presented as a means

of relating the systems studied to various applied
disciplines including health care and Kinesiology.

Pre-requisites: BIOL 12, CHEM 11, and one of BIOL 11,
CHEM 172, or PHYS 12 (BIOL 11 recommended) with a grade
of "C" or better.

BIOL 165 - HUMAN ANATOMY
AND PHYSIOLOGY II

A continuation of Biology 164, this course covers
the cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic, urinary
and digestive systems. Endocrinology is discussed
throughout as a means of integrating the various
systems to the function of the body as a whole. The
focus remains on application of knowledge gained in
this course.

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