Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing is a honours degree in Nursing programme taught at Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 18,775 per year (CAD 6,481 per year for local students).
This is an honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree delivered on Sault College's Sault Ste. Marie campus, structured as a four-year program comprising eight semesters. Coursework integrates nursing theory with foundational sciences such as anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and pharmacology alongside clinical practice in areas including medical-surgical nursing, mental health, obstetrics, pediatrics, and community health. Clinical placements begin in the program's first semester and continue throughout all four years, taking place in nursing homes, Sault Area Hospital, and other partner agencies, supplemented by simulation laboratories and small class sizes. Graduates who pass the national licensing examination become eligible to register with the College of Nurses of Ontario as Registered Nurses. Admission pathways include direct entry from an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a minimum overall average and required senior courses in English, biology, chemistry, and mathematics, completion of the college's Pre-Health Sciences pathway program, or transfer from prior postsecondary study meeting minimum grade thresholds. The program suits students seeking professional nursing preparation with early and sustained clinical exposure rather than a delayed practicum model.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:75.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a minimum overall average of 75% across one 4U English, one 4U Biology, one 4U Chemistry, one 4U Mathematics and two further 4U/M courses (highest two grades counted); the 75% need not be met in each individual course. Applicants may instead qualify by completing Sault College's Pre-Health Sciences — Pathways to Advanced Diplomas & Degrees program (3065) with a minimum 3.0 GPA, or by holding a minimum 2.8 GPA (or 70%) in the most recent year of postsecondary study together with the same four required 4U courses. Admission is competitive: meeting the minimum average or GPA does not guarantee an offer. International applicants and those whose prior study was not in English must meet Sault College's Bachelor of Science - Nursing language requirement of IELTS Academic 6.5. Applicants must fully disclose all prior postsecondary transcripts, and before clinical placement must hold Standard First Aid and CPR-BLS certification, WHMIS training, N95 mask fit testing, a Police Vulnerable Sector Check, Naloxone training, and up-to-date immunizations (TB, MMR, tetanus, varicella, hepatitis B, influenza, COVID-19).
Application Details
Start Date:September 2027
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in September 2027, the application system opens on 26 September 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which qualified applications are assessed first-come, first-served until seats are full; Sault College publishes no equal-consideration date of its own, and neither OCAS nor the college states a separate date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly to Sault College rather than through ontariocolleges.ca; the college states only that applications are reviewed within five business days of submission and publishes no fixed opening or closing date for international admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
