Diploma in Practical Nursing (PSW to PN) (Evenings and Weekends Hybrid Delivery) is a diploma in Nursing programme offered by Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada. The programme runs for 16 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,662 per semester for local students.
This bridging diploma moves certificate-prepared Personal Support Workers from Ontario community colleges, private colleges, career colleges or equivalent programs into a nursing diploma and the Registered Practical Nurse designation, contingent on passing the College of Nurses of Ontario exam. Students who pass all first-semester courses progress into semester two of the full-time Practical Nursing program. Theory courses are delivered online but still require in-person midterm and final exams, lab-based courses require mandatory in-person attendance, and clinical placements take place in person at health care agencies, with shifts building from two seven-hour blocks a week to a 40-hour final placement week spanning days, nights and weekends. The curriculum follows the RPN Entry-to-Practice Competencies set by the College of Nurses of Ontario.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is a bridging stream requiring proof of completion of a Personal Support Worker certificate program from an Ontario community college, private college, career college, or school board, or a directly equivalent PSW program, plus Grade 12 English at the C or U level and Grade 10 Mathematics at the D or P level. International applicants whose first language is not English must present one of: a TOEFL score of 560 paper-based or 83 internet-based, an IELTS Academic overall score of 6.5 with no band below 6.0, a CAEL score of 70 with no sub-test below 60, a PTE Academic score of 60 overall with at least 60 in Writing and Speaking, a Duolingo English Test score of 115-120 with no section below 105, or completion of GAS-EAP (478) Program Level 8. Before clinical placement, applicants must hold a clear Police Records Check for the Vulnerable Sector, dated within six months and valid for the full upcoming semester, plus required immunizations (Tdap, Varicella, Hepatitis B, MMR), a tuberculin skin test, CPR-Level BLS, and workplace safety training. This evening-and-weekend hybrid delivery shares the same admission requirements as the standard offering of this program.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through Ontario Colleges: for a September start Mohawk's equal-consideration date is 1 February (1 February 2027 for the next fall intake), and for a January start it is 1 June; after either date, files are considered first-come, first-served while seats remain, with permanent residents of Ontario prioritized, then other Canadian residents, then international applicants. International applicants apply via OCAS's International Application Service on a per-intake deadline rather than one annual date: for January 2027 entry, applications opened February 2026 and the submission deadline is 1 November 2026; Mohawk had not yet published a deadline for the September 2027 intake as of this check. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
