College Diploma - Practical Nursing (PSW to PN Bridging Steam) (758)

Progress from a Personal Support Worker (PSW) certificate to a nursing diploma and the professional designation of a Registered Practical Nurse upon completion of the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Exam.

The PN Program is a hybrid program to support study-life balance, with both online courses and in-person courses. Theory courses each semester are online with mandatory in-person midterm and final exams. Lab-based courses each semester have a 2hr in-person weekly lab on campus. Attendance at in-person lab is mandatory.

Professional practice courses (clinical) are in-person at health care agencies. Shifts may be scheduled during the week or on weekends. Semester 1 is two 7hr shifts per week, Semester 2 and 3 is one 12hr shift per week, and Semester 4 is 40 hrs per week for the final 7 weeks of the Semester (days, nights, weekend shifts).

Students choose their own timetable "block" each Semester, and courses can potentially be scheduled in the morning, afternoon, or evening. ​See "Program of studies" tab for more details on specific courses in each Semester.

What you'll learn

Interact with faculty members who provide structure and act as facilitators through consultation, assisting with group collaborative activities and providing feedback.

Acquire the professional knowledge, skills, accountability and responsibility for nursing practice through curriculum that is grounded in the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) RPN Entry-to-Practice Competencies.

Program Length

Full-time program over 16 calendar months (continuous over 4 semesters).

Students who are successful in all semester 1 courses will move into the second semester of Practical Nursing (715)