Foundation in Access to Practical Nursing Pathway

Admission Requirements: Applicants need Grade 12 graduation or equivalent, a C+ in English Studies 12, Provincial English 12, English First Peoples 12, ENG 096/098, or paired ESL 092 and ESL 095 (or a successful assessment), a C in Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-Calculus 11 or a college equivalent (or assessment), a C in Anatomy and Physiology 12, Biology 12, or BIO 060, and a C+ in BIO 159 completed within the last 10 years. Applicants must sign a Declaration of English Language Competency Requirements for Practical Nursing and a Requisite Skills and Abilities Program Bulletin, and must hold a BC Health Care Assistant, Resident Care Attendant, or Home Support/Resident Care Attendant certificate (or current BC Care Aide Registry number) plus 600 hours of paid HCA/RCA/HS-RCA work experience within the last two years. Before classes start, students must complete a criminal record check, current CPR certification, WHMIS training, immunization documentation, provincial violence-prevention training, and respiratory fit testing.