Offered by Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, Canada, Nursing: Bachelor of Science Degree (BSN) is a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 756 per credit (CAD 166 per credit for local students).
The program carries recognition from British Columbia's College of Nurses and Midwives and aims to educate nurses who work with individuals, families, groups, and communities through a health-promotion lens grounded in an ethic of caring. It builds sensitivity to how people experience health and healing over their lifetimes, across a range of settings, and through engagement with the changing health care system, prepares graduates to take an active part in creating health for everyone. Graduates become eligible to write the national examinations required for registration, so they can practice as registered nurses within British Columbia.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Faculty requirement here is KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement, set out in the university's own admission requirements. On top of it this programme asks for: BIOL 1150 or BIOL 1160 at C+ or better; BIOL 1250 or BIOL 1260 at C+ or better; ENGL 1100 at C+ or better; and a further 21 credits of undergraduate coursework at C+ or better, at least 3 of them outside nursing. Entry is competitive and selection is made on the highest admission GPA calculated across those required courses. Everyone newly admitted must then produce a valid Canadian CPR Basic Life Support or CPR Health Care Provider certificate, kept current for the whole programme; a current Standard First Aid certificate; a criminal record check cleared through the Criminal Records Review Program run by BC's Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, dated no more than six months before the programme begins; and an Immunization Record Form covering the vaccinations listed in BC's Practice Education Guidelines. KPU states that students who are not vaccinated may not be able to take up a place, and that immunisations must be kept current for as long as you are in the programme. Each intake holds back three seats for graduates of KPU's Certificate in Health Care Assistant and three for self-declared Indigenous students; reserved seats that go unused return to the general pool of qualified applicants. To continue you need a cumulative GPA of 2.67, a minimum C+ in every standard-graded required course and a grade of MAS in every mastery-graded one, and each semester's courses must be finished before you move on. The degree totals at least 123 credits, including the courses used to qualify for entry, and must be completed within seven years. KPU's calendar page sets out these requirements without separating domestic from international applicants, so the same standard applies to both.
Application Details
Start Date:The University Calendar lists this programme's own start dates as Fall (September) and Spring (January); it lists no Summer (May) start, so that term is not an entry point for it even though KPU runs it institution-wide. Under the Senate-approved 2026-27 schedule Fall runs 8 September to 17 December 2026 and Spring 6 January to 28 April 2027.
Application Deadline:KPU accepts applications to this programme only from Canadian citizens and permanent residents / landed immigrants of Canada, so the international dates, fee and deposit KPU publishes for other programmes do not apply. KPU classifies this as a Limited Intake programme: the number of seats is capped, applications are assessed against one another, and meeting the published minimums does not guarantee admission. The University Calendar lists this programme with Fall (September) and Spring (January) starts, so only the windows below apply to it; KPU's institution-wide Limited Intake timetable also covers terms this programme does not admit into. FALL (SEPTEMBER) INTAKE: applications open on 1 October of the previous year and the Limited Intake deadline is 1 March, so the Fall 2027 window runs 1 October 2026 to 1 March 2027, with offers from November. SPRING (JANUARY) INTAKE: applications open 1 February and close 1 August, with offers from early April. Some Limited Intake programmes close early when demand is high, and others extend the deadline when seats remain - the current extension list is at kpu.ca/admission/deadlines-extended. KPU notes that selected Limited Intake programmes may still consider applicants after the term's final application date (1 July for Fall and 1 November for Spring). Applications open at 00:00 and close at 23:59 Pacific time. Applications go through EducationPlannerBC at apply.educationplannerbc.ca/kpu; the non-refundable application fee is CAD 40 and the confirmation deposit for a Limited Intake offer is CAD 500.
