At Cambrian College in Sudbury, Canada, Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing is offered as a bachelor's degree in Nursing programme. The programme runs for 8 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 28,941 per year (CAD 7,885 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Nursing
Duration: 8 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 7,885 / year
International tuition: CAD 28,941 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Earn your BScN degree from Cambrian and become a health care leader Make a difference in your community with a rewarding, well-paid career that is always in demand. Our immersive nursing degree program prepares you to be an innovative and compassionate professional who is a front-runner in addressing evolving health care needs. Cambrian’s high-tech nursing simulation lab equips you to excel in the rapidly changing, diverse, and complex health care environment. More than 1,000 hours of clinical experience in long-term care, hospital, and community health care agencies provide ample opportunities to practice the knowledge and skills learned in class. You’ll work with physicians, dietitians, physiotherapists, and other allied health providers to become a critical thinker who understands the value of teamwork and collaboration. As a graduate with a BScN degree, you can apply to become a Registered Nurse and further your education by pursuing Master’s and Doctoral studies.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:75.00 / %
Admission Requirements: DOMESTIC ENTRY. Graduates of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (30 credits) or an equivalent must have completed at least six grade 12 U or M courses, or the equivalent, with a minimum overall average of 75%; applicants who do not hold the OSSD may instead qualify through mature student status. The program-specific prerequisites are, in each case any course in the subject: grade 12 English (U), grade 12 mathematics (U), grade 12 biology (U), and grade 12 chemistry (U).
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS. Cambrian's international English table sets the degree minimum at Academic IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0; TOEFL 88 on the internet-based test; PTE (Pearson) 58; Duolingo is shown as not applicable. International applicants, and domestic applicants presenting transcripts earned outside Canada, must send official notarised documents with a certified translation where they are not in English, have them assessed by a certified credential evaluator, and include a copy of a valid passport.
AFTER ADMISSION - required before or during the program, not conditions of the offer. Basic Cardiac Life Support at Health Care Provider (HCP) level, renewed each year; a Standard First Aid certificate valid for the whole program; respiratory mask fit testing (N95, 3M models); a criminal record check including a vulnerable sector check - speak to the program coordinator first if you have a positive CPIC; WHMIS certification; AODA certification; and the Ministry of Labour's Worker Health and Safety Awareness in Four Steps training. Proof of immunisation is required at registration for a two-step TB test, varicella, polio, measles-mumps-rubella (two measles doses if you were born after 1971), current diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, current seasonal influenza when available, hepatitis B and COVID-19; hepatitis A is recommended but not required. If you were never immunised against varicella you must show proof of a previous chickenpox infection. The criminal record and vulnerable sector check, influenza immunisation, TB skin test, WHMIS and the HCP life support certificate all have to be renewed annually, each at a fee. Computer competency in relevant software is recommended.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes Cambrian lists for this program on its own page, read 6 September 2026: September 2026 (Schedule A fall term: Day 1 orientation 8 September 2026, classes from 9 September 2026, term ends 18 December 2026) and January 2027 (Schedule A winter term: Day 1 orientation 11 January 2027, classes from 12 January 2027, term ends 23 April 2027). Term dates come from Cambrian's published 2026-27 Academic Schedule A, which most programs follow and which is built from 14-week blocks with September, January and May starts. Not every program admits in every term, and the intakes above are the ones this program's page lists for the 2026-27 year; check the program page before applying, because an intake already under way may be closed.
Application Deadline:DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents). Cambrian publishes no deadline that belongs to this program alone; what follows is the college-wide Ontario colleges cycle plus Cambrian's own term cut-offs, and it applies to every full-time program. Apply at ontariocolleges.ca. Applications received there by 1 February are given equal consideration - they are assessed together, and Ontario residents are preferred where a program is oversubscribed. After 1 February applications are handled first-come, first-served for as long as seats remain, and your file is judged on what has reached the Admissions Office by the transcript submission deadline. For entry in Fall 2027 the provincial cycle runs as follows: the ontariocolleges.ca application opened on 26 September 2026, colleges may issue offers from 1 November 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027, and tuition deposits fall in June 2027 on each college's own date.
COLLEGE-WIDE LAST DAY TO APPLY. Separately from the equal consideration date, Cambrian's 2026-27 Academic Schedule A sets a hard last day to apply for admission on Day 3 of each term - for this program's intakes that is 10 September 2026 for the fall 2026 start and 13 January 2027 for the winter 2027 start. To begin, all transcripts and documents must already be with the College and you must be ready to pay the deposit and start classes by Day 5 (14 September 2026, 15 January 2027 or 14 May 2027). The schedule prints this as an all-programs date and does not distinguish domestic from international applicants. The non-refundable deposit is due 15 June 2026 for the september start and 16 November 2026 for the january start.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS. Do not use the domestic ontariocolleges.ca form: apply on the OCAS international service (Cambrian's college code is CAMB, up to three program choices), or have an authorised agent file for you in Cambrian's own application portal. The 1 February equal consideration date is part of the domestic Ontario colleges cycle and Cambrian publishes no closing date of its own for international applicants; files are assessed individually as they arrive. Cambrian does say that some programs fill faster than others and advises acting early, and that the letter of acceptance carries an expiry date past which no student may enrol. Once the offer is accepted and fees are paid you need an Ontario Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) before you can apply for a study permit, so leave time for that step.
