Health Sciences
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing at York covers health assessment, the Canadian healthcare system, pathophysiology, health challenges and leadership. Optional streams are available in High Acuity and Critical Care, Mental Health and Care of the Older Adult. York offers three CNO-approved BScN routes leading to Registered Nurse designation: Direct Entry, Second Entry and Post-RN for Internationally Educated Nurses. Delivered full-time at Keele Campus.
Faculty: Faculty of Health | Intake: Fall entry only (first and upper year); no Winter or Summer entry | Study mode: full-time | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Training in a 5,000 sq. ft. Nursing Simulation Centre with high-fidelity mannequins and a 2,000 sq. ft. VR/AR lab, plus clinical placements in hospitals, community health centres and long-term care facilities across the Greater Toronto Area, rotating through medical-surgical, paediatrics, maternity, mental health, community health, critical care, emergency and long-term care.
Registered Nurse, home and primary health care nurse, specialty nurse (oncology, paediatric, cardiology, ICU, emergency), mental health nurse, public health nurse, global health care provider, Nurse Practitioner (with further post-graduate training)
4-Year Direct Entry BScN route (program group; the Second Entry and Post-RN routes have different requirements): Ontario Secondary School Diploma applicants need ENG4U, 4U math, SBI4U, SCH4U or SPH4U, and two additional 4U or M courses, with no prerequisite below 70%. Applicants with averages in the high 80s or higher may be considered; maintaining an offer requires a final average of 86%. IB Diploma applicants need math (Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations), biology, and chemistry or physics, with no prerequisite grade below 5. WASSCE/NECO applicants need senior-level math, biology, and chemistry or physics, with no prerequisite below C4. The program has strict eligibility requirements beyond the minimum admission requirements and is highly competitive. Applicants who are not exempt must show English proficiency: IELTS Academic 6.5, PTE Academic 60, CAEL 60, Duolingo 120, or TOEFL iBT 88 (tests taken before January 2026).
Requirements published at program group level.
Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Undergraduate classes begin in Winter (January), Summer (May) and Fall (September); Fall 2027 (September) is the main intake with the January 2027 and May 2027 starts also listed.
Application deadlines for most programmes: Winter 2027 (January) entry November 18, 2026; Summer 2027 (May) entry April 1, 2027; Fall 2027 (September) entry January 15, 2027 for Ontario high school students and March 24, 2027 for out-of-province high school, international and university/college transfer and mature applicants. Applications are accepted until each programme is full.
Exceptions: Direct Entry Nursing and Nursing Second Entry apply by February 1; Nursing Post-RN for Internationally Educated Nurses by June 1; Schulich BBA and Social Work (BSW) accept no applications after January 15. Supplementary application deadlines for Fall 2027: Schulich BBA February 1, 2027; Creative Writing February 5, 2027; AMPD BFA/BDes programmes February 5, 2027; Concurrent Education March 19, 2027; Glendon International Studies & Business Administration March 31, 2027; Social Work February 16, 2027.
Applications are made through OUAC, or through the York University application for mature, international and transfer applicants, visiting students and certificate applicants; the York University application fee is $140 (non-refundable, Visa, Visa Debit or MasterCard). AMPD BFA/BDes programmes require a $20 supplementary application fee within the OUAC application.
Apply through the official page: https://futurestudents.yorku.ca/requirements/apply
Health Sciences
York University, Canada
Health Sciences
York University, Canada
Health Sciences
York University, Canada
Health Sciences
York University, Canada
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