Program Schedule and Timetable
The outline of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) curriculum is as follows:
Semester 1 and 2 include required non-nursing courses; Semesters 3 to 8 are exclusively nursing courses. Semester 1 Entry students will complete semesters 1 through 8. Semester 3 Entry students have the required pre-requisites and electives, totaling 30 credit hours and will complete Semesters 3 through 8. Semester 1 Entry and Semester 3 Entry students will begin the nursing program in September of each year.
*Students cannot use nursing courses to fulfill open electives requirements.*
Semester 1 (Foundational courses) |
Semester 2 (Foundational courses) |
Semester 3 |
Semester 4 |
| Physiology 1011.03 (BIOL 2933) (Univ Ste Anne Course) |
Physiology 1012.03 |
NURS 2710.03 Population Health Nursing |
NURS 2740.06 Nursing and Family Health |
Anatomy 1010.03 |
Biochemistry 1420.03 (CHEM 1923) (Univ Ste Anne Course) |
NURS 2720.03 Pathophysiology and Therapeutics I |
NURS 2750.03 Pathophysiology and Therapeutics II |
| Statistics 1060.03 (MATH 1293) (Univ Ste Anne Course) |
English 1999.03 (ANGL 1173) (Univ Ste Anne Course) |
NURS 2730.03 Foundations of Nursing Practice |
HLTH 3010.03 Intro to Research Methods |
| Open elective .03 Psychology 1021 (PSYC 1033) (Univ Ste Anne Course) |
Health and Human Performance 2000.03 |
NURS 2705.03 Introduction to Health Assessment | NURS 2725.03 Clinical Integration 2 |
Open elective .03 |
Microbiology 1100.03 (BIOL 1630) (Univ Ste Anne Course) |
NURS 2715.03 Clinical Integration 1 |
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| Interprofessional Education (IPHE 4900) | Interprofessional Education (IPHE 4900) | Interprofessional Education (IPHE 4900) | Interprofessional Education (IPHE 4900) |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 | Semester 7 | Semester 8 |
NURS 3710.06 Nursing and Episodic Care |
NURS 3730.06 Nursing in the Context of Persistent Illness |
NURS 4705.06 Professional Reasoning & Social Responsibility |
NURS 4725.15 Transition to Practice |
NURS 3720.03 Professional Formation of Nursing Practice: Leadership Perspective |
Nursing Elective (3CR): student chosen nursing foci |
Nursing Elective (3CR): student chosen nursing foci |
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NURS 3715.06 Clinical Integration 3 |
NURS 3725.06 Clinical Integration 4 |
NURS 4715.06 Exploratory Nursing Practice |
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| Interprofessional Education (IPHE 4900) | Interprofessional Education (IPHE 4900) | Interprofessional Education (IPHE 4900) | Interprofessional Education (IPHE 4900) |
Program Schedules: *where discrepancies are found between this document and the online Dalhousie University academic timetable, the timetable will be considered the binding document