Admission & Application
Requirements

THE NURSING PROGRAW’S ADMISSION
PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE
CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW.

Selkirk College will not be accepting new applications
until a new admission process is approved and expect
this to be finalized in early 2018. We are adopting a
selective admission process for applicants starting
the program in 2020. We anticipate that applicants on
the current waitlist will fill the 2018 and the majority
of the 2019 intakes. We appreciate your interest

in the program; please monitor this website for
updates.

ACADEMIC:

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

Bin English 12

— Bin Biology 12

— C+ inChemistry 11

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

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION:

— 2personal reference forms BSN Letter of
Reference Form

— BSN Questionnaire BSN Questionnaire Form

Please complete the 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
— BSN Application Package

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.

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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.

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:
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

AHSC 228: Health Sciences IV: Pathophysiology
and Pharmacology 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: 60% or better in AHSC 278

NURSING
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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.

Pre-requisites: BIOL 164 with a "C" or better or written
permission of the Instructor and Schoo! Chair.

ELECTIVE 001 - 3 CREDIT ELECTIVE

3 Credit elective course. Please view the UAS Course
List for available options.

ELECTIVE 003 - 3 CREDIT COURSE

3 Credit elective course. Please view the UAS Course
List for available options.

ELECTIVE 004 - NURSING ELECTIVE
Must be a 300 or 400 Nursing course.

ENGL 110 - COLLEGE COMPOSITION

English 110 is about thinking and writing. You will
learn how to develop and express informed opinions
on issues that matter. You will also learn about
research, editing, and expository and persuasive
academic writing forms.

Pre-requisites: A “C” or better in ENGL 12 or equivalent
or LPI level 4 or written permission of the instructor and
School Chair.

NURS 112 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE I:
INTRO TO PROFESSION OF NURSING

This course is an introduction to the profession

of nursing. Participants examine the foundational
concepts of the curriculum and how the concepts
relate to nursing practice. Participants also explore
the history of nursing and have the opportunity to
explore and critically reflect upon the political and
socioeconomic forces that have shaped the status

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