Offered by Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau, Canada, BA/BS in Nursing (Initial Training) is a bachelor's degree in Nursing programme. The programme runs for 9 semesters, delivered on campus. It carries 105.0 credits. Tuition for international students is CAD 24,737 per year (CAD 3,118 per year for local students).
This Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Initial Training) develops clinical evaluation, problem-solving, and care-management skills across prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation, grounded in humanistic values and social justice, and prepares graduates to sit Quebec's nursing licensing examination administered by the OIIQ. The 105-credit program runs over nine trimesters, delivered full-time and on-site at the Gatineau campus, with a capped autumn intake of 54 full-time students. Clinical placements are embedded throughout the curriculum rather than concentrated at the end, covering medicine, surgery, mental health, pediatrics, critical care, and community settings, with a minimum of 17 credits earned through supervised practicums and a final consolidation placement before graduation. Students must register with the provincial nursing regulatory body and provide current vaccination records before beginning clinical placements. The program is designed for holders of a college diploma (DEC) in a health or science-related field, candidates with relevant university coursework, or applicants with 8,000 or more hours of health-sector work experience, and it requires proficiency in French. Its emphasis on continuous, staged clinical exposure alongside classroom instruction suits students who want sustained practical training throughout their degree rather than internships concentrated in a single term.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:2.80 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: All admission bases require prior completion of college-level Biologie (cellulaire, humaine, or equivalent), Chimie generale, and a calculus or quantitative-analysis course. On the DEC pathway, applicants need a Quebec DEC or equivalent from an eligible health/science program with an R-score of at least 24. The university-studies pathway requires a minimum of 15 completed university credits with a cumulative average of 2.8/4.3, or completion of UQO's Voie d'acces bridging pathway. A professional-experience pathway requires at least 8,000 hours of relevant healthcare experience within the past 7 years, and may include an interview. All applicants must demonstrate sufficient French via the DEC's ministerial French exam or the ministry's French test. Admitted students must hold an up-to-date immunisation record for clinical placements and must request an immatriculation certificate from the Ordre des infirmieres et infirmiers du Quebec (OIIQ).
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:UQO currently publishes deadlines only for the term now open, which as of mid-September 2026 is winter 2027 entry. Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to UQO: regular undergraduate and certificate programmes close 1 December 2026, while co-operative-education bachelor's programmes and all graduate programmes close 15 October 2026, with admission decisions issued from August onward. International applicants had an earlier cut-off of 1 August 2026 for winter 2027 entry; as of the fetch date that window has already closed for most programmes, and several programmes are not open to international applicants for this term at all. UQO has not yet published fall 2027 dates, and none of these deadlines are rolling; all are firm cut-offs. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
