The Master of Science in Nursing (MScN) course-based stream is offered full-time and part-time. Students enrolled in the full-time course-based MScN stream complete the program in 18 months (5 semesters). Please see the full-time flyer for the course sequence. Students in the course-based MScN stream complete the program in 3.5 years (10 semesters) when enrolled part-time. Please see part-time flyer for details.
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Admission Requirements:
- All general regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research admission requirements are applicable.
- Applicants must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent which includes physical assessment, and courses in research and statistics. Consideration may be given to nurse applicants holding degrees in other cognate disciplines.
- Applicants must have maintained a minimum 70% average in the last two years of their undergraduate nursing program.
- Applicants must have current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario with no practice restrictions.
- Applicants who are unable to obtain an academic reference must provide sufficient rationale for not being able to obtain a reference; otherwise, their application will not be considered.
- An "Applicant Profile" must be completed, which includes a section addressing goals in seeking graduate education (study plan/research interest).
- International applicants are required to demonstrate English language proficiency at a level consistent with the minimum benchmark scores established by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) for nurse registration in Ontario. Applicants must achieve the current CNO minimum benchmark scores for all components in one complete attempt of an approved English language proficiency test. Accepted tests include those recognized by the CNO for registration purposes (e.g., IELTS, OET, PTE Academic). Current CNO benchmark scores for each accepted test are available at https://www.cno.org/become-a-nurse/registration-requirements/proficiency-in-english-or-french/accepted-language-proficiency-tests.
- The Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) is also accepted as an alternative, provided the applicant achieves scores that are consistent with the current CNO IELTS benchmarks, based on the official score comparison table published by IELTS at https://ielts.org/organisations/ielts-for-organisations/compare-ielts. Applicants must arrange to send the appropriate language proficiency test scores directly to the University of Windsor.
- Applications for admission with required documents must be submitted by February 1.
- An interview may be required.
How to apply:
Please read/review the application instructions and download the appropriate forms prior to applying. Prospective students must apply via the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Graduate Studies. All portions of the application package with required documents must be received by February 1.
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Tuition Information:
Please refer to Master's candidate year base tuition as well as Compulsory Incidentals.
- Click https://www.uwindsor.ca/finance/student-accounts to go to the Cashier's website.
- Tuition Fee Estimator per Semester
Contact Information:
Suneeta Singh
Graduate Secretary
Faculty of Nursing
ssingh@uwindsor.ca
519.253.3000, x2260
Dr. Kathy Pfaff
Associate Dean, Faculty of Nursing Graduate Programs and Research
kpfaff@uwindsor.ca
519.253.3000 x4977