Nursing Students

Collaborative Program

• Program length: 4 years
• Start date: September
• OUAC Code: RCN
• Intake: 120 students
• Location: Peterborough Symons Campus

The Collaborative program is available to applicants entering from high school or those who have completed some post-secondary education

Compressed Program

• Program length: 28 months
• Start date: September
• OUAC Code: RFN
• Intake: 100 students
• Location: Peterborough Symons Campus

Applicants from any discipline who are currently registered in or have completed at least two years of an undergraduate degree program.

P.N. to B.Sc.N. articulation agreement

Open to recent graduates of Centennial, Durham, Fleming, and Seneca College’s Practical Nursing Diploma Program who have a minimum average of 75% and are registered in good standing with the CNO may apply to the Collaborative and/or Compressed programs and receive up to 5.0 transfer credits.

Trent-George Brown R.P.N. Bridge to B.Sc.N.

• OCAS Code: S442
• ​Start date: September
• Location: George Brown Waterfront campus, Toronto

Open to graduates from any community college two year Practical Nursing diploma program who completed the program with a minimum 75% overall average and are registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).

Information about admissions into the Bridge year and progression into the Post-Bridge BScN degree is available at George Brown's PN to BScN Bridging website

Diploma in Foundations of Indigenous Learning for Future Nursing Students

A two-year program for Indigenous students who have the equivalent of Grade 12 or who qualify as mature students looking to bridge to into nursing. All courses from this diploma program receive university credit and students who complete the diploma and meet the minimum requirements are eligible for B.Sc.N. degree.

For more information contact Indigenous Studies, indigenousstudies@trentu.ca

Ontario High School

Average: a minimum average of 75 calculated on the four prerequisite courses and their next best two 4U or 4M courses

Prerequisite courses: biology (SBI4U), chemistry (SCH4U), any 4U math, and English (ENG4U) with minimum of 70 in each

College Pre-Health Certificate

Average: minimum GPA of 3.0 (75) on the full certificate

Subject prerequisites: two semesters of biology, chemistry, and math (min. 65 in each semester), and two semesters of English/Communications (min. 70 in each semester)

The following programs are accepted for consideration: any college Pre-Health Sciences Pathways to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees or a university stream pre-health certificate.

College Diploma

Average: a minimum GPA of 3.0 (75) in a diploma program from a community college

Prerequisite courses: two semesters of biology, chemistry, and math (min. 65 in each semester), and English/Communications+ (min. 70 in each semester)

+ The English requirement can be waived for applicants with two or more years of full-time study at college 

Registered Practical Nurse

Average: a minimum GPA of 3.0 (75) in a PN diploma program from a recognized community college.

Registered in good standing with the CNO at the time of application. Applicants who enter the B.Sc.N. program within 6 months of completing their Practical Nursing Diploma will have this requirement waived.

University transfer

Average: a minimum GPA of 2.7 (70) calculated on a minimum of two semesters of full time study

Prerequisite courses: a semester of biology, chemistry, and math, English (min. 60 in each) or meeting the college or Ontario high school subject requirements listed above

Applicants may be eligible to receive transfer credits.

Internal Trent transfer

See the prerequisites for university transfer applicants.

Registered Practical Nurse

Average: a minimum GPA of 3.0 (75) in the either Centennial, Durham, Fleming or Seneca College's PN diploma program.

University transfer

Average: a minimum GPA of 2.7 (70) calculated on the last 10.0 full credits (two years) of undergraduate study,

Prerequisite courses: biology, chemistry, and math, English+ (min. 60 in each) or meeting the college or Ontario high school subject requirements listed above, and a full-course credit (1.0) in Introductory Psychology*

+ The English requirement can be waived for applicants with one or more years of full-time study at university where the language of instruction was English

*The Introductory Psychology requirement may be waived for admission if the applicant has sufficient upper-year transfer credits

Internal Trent transfer

Average: a minimum GPA of 2.7 (70) calculated on a minimum GPA of 2.7 (70) calculated up to the last 10.0 full credits (two years) of undergraduate study.

Prerequisite courses: biology, chemistry, and math, English (min. 60 in each) or meeting the college or Ontario high school subject requirements listed above.

​Other: Applicants in first year must have the following prerequisite Trent courses: BIOL 1050H, BIOL 1051H, PSYC 1020H, PSYC 1030H each with a minimum course average of 60%, and an additional 2.0 full Trent credits in any subject. Current Trent students who are in their second year or above, see the prerequisites for university transfer applicants