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Bachelor of Nursing Science - Accelerated Standing Track (AST) at Queen's University

Queen's University, Canada

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Nursing Science Accelerated Standing Track builds on previous university education and is completed in two years, with the same degree, courses and clinical hours as the four-year BNSc. After passing the professional certification exam, graduates are designated Registered Nurses; the programme is approved by the College of Nurses of Ontario.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences  |  Department: School of Nursing  |  Duration: 2 years full-time, including both summer terms  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must have completed at least 10 full university courses. External applicants and current Queen's students apply through the transfer option. First aid and CPR (BLS or HCP, in-person, dated after May 1 of the entry year) and a criminal records check are required after admission.

Domestic applicants: CAD 6,825 a year (2026-2027). 2026-2027 Ontario-student tuition for 33 units; excludes Student Assistance Levy, ancillary fees and UHIP. Out-of-province Canadian students pay the same. Source

International applicants: CAD 58,818 a year (2026-2027). 2026-2027 international tuition for 33 units; excludes Student Assistance Levy, ancillary fees and UHIP. Source

Winter (January) entry is available for selected undergraduate programmes (Arts, Science, Computing, Health Sciences) and is open to international students only; the Registrar publishes Fall/Winter tuition for 2026-2027.

Applications for first-year full-time entry open on 1 October 2026. Applications are due 1 February 2027 for Commerce, Health Sciences and Nursing, and 1 March 2027 for all other first-year full-time programmes. The mandatory Supplementary Application for Commerce, Health Sciences and Nursing is due 15 February 2027.

All documents including transcripts and English test scores are due 31 March 2027; the Nursing Advanced Standing Track document deadline is 15 March 2027. The Major Admission Award application on SOLUS is due 8 December 2026 (apply through OUAC by 20 November 2026 recommended).

Apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) for applicants within Canada, Common App for applicants from the United States or outside Canada, or the Queen's International Application Portal for international applicants not applying to another Ontario university. Bachelor of Music applicants audition.

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