Aurora College offers Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a bachelor's degree in Nursing programme in Fort Smith, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,560 per semester (CAD 2,640 per semester for local students).
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is a four-year degree offered through a partnership between the University of Victoria and Aurora College, delivered at the Yellowknife North Slave Campus with a September start. Instruction combines classroom study, laboratory work, and mandatory clinical practicum placements, which may require students to work days, evenings, nights, weekends, and statutory holidays. Coursework covers nursing practice, professional development, relational skills, health sciences, and community health promotion, along with human anatomy and physiology, health psychology, nursing ethics, research methods, and clinical reasoning. Students must maintain a passing grade of 60% in all courses and a program-wide grade point average of 65%, and must complete the degree within seven years of starting. The program prepares graduates to work as Registered Nurses, with an emphasis on improving health outcomes across diverse populations and taking on leadership roles in healthcare practice. Admission favours Indigenous applicants, long-term residents of the Northwest Territories, and graduates of Aurora College's nursing pathway, alongside applicants with strong academic backgrounds in biology, chemistry, physics, and English.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires a minimum final grade of 65% in English 30-2, Math 20-2, Biology 30, and one of Biology 20, Chemistry 20, or Physics 20 (Alberta curriculum), with equivalent minimums for British Columbia coursework or Aurora College's own UCAP Nursing Pathway (Aurora College English 150, Aurora College Math 145, Biology 30, plus one of Biology 20, Chemistry 20 or Physics 20). No English-language proficiency test score is published for this programme. Applicants must submit official high school and post-secondary transcripts, a reference letter addressing their preparedness for an academically demanding program, and a personal letter of interest. A satisfactory Criminal Records and Vulnerable Sector Check, proof of compliance with the NWT Immunization Schedule, tuberculosis screening, and Basic Life Support CPR certification (before client contact) are required. Once admitted, students must maintain a 65% grade point average and pass each course at 60% or higher. Priority is given to Indigenous applicants, long-term NWT residents, and UCAP/Nursing Career Pathway graduates.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Priority admission (for Indigenous applicants, NWT long-term residents, and UCAP/Nursing Career Pathway graduates) requires a complete application before 1 April 2027 for Fall 2027 entry; applications received on or after that date lose priority but are still processed.
