Nursing: Bachelor of Science Degree - Advanced Entry (BScN) is a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences programme offered by Vancouver Community College in Vancouver, Canada. The programme runs for 21 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 10,800 per total for local students.
This advanced-entry route lets students apply prior practical nursing training toward direct entry into the third year of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme. Study emphasises clinical judgment grounded in evidence from nursing science, other sciences and the humanities. Each term combines clinical experience with theory, with particular emphasis on patient safety and patient-centred care.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:2.33 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: This is the LPN-to-BScN route, and entry is competitive on a combined assessment of prerequisite GPA and a CASPer result. You must show nursing practice experience: graduation from a practical nursing programme or its equivalent with transcripts, current Canadian registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse with proof of licence, and 900 hours worked to the full LPN scope within the previous five years, verified by an employer letter. The academic requirement is 18 credits of first-year undergraduate study — six credits of English (ENGL 1100 or equivalent at a minimum 'C+' plus three further English credits at 'C+'), six credits from BIOL 1120 and BIOL 1220 Human Anatomy and Physiology at a minimum 'C+' taken within five years of applying, and six credits of humanities or social sciences at a minimum 'C+' — plus a CASPer score, valid for one admission cycle. Acceptable courses are VCC's own and their BC Transfer Guide equivalents; documents from outside Canada or the United States may require an International Credential Evaluation Service report. Education requirements must be complete by the posted date or the application is cancelled, and qualified applicants who are not offered a seat must reapply rather than being waitlisted for the next intake. Successful applicants then complete a required five-month full-time bridging term (NURS 1357, NURS 1399, NURS 1358, NURS 1359 and CSIH 1010, finished within two years) before the degree itself begins. On acceptance you must clear a criminal record check carried out to VCC's instructions — a result indicating risk to vulnerable populations prevents you from completing practicums or graduating, hold valid CPR-BLS certification, submit a negative tuberculosis skin test or chest X-ray dated within six months of the start, complete the School of Health Sciences immunisation record, and provide an annual N95 respirator fit-test certificate on the first day of class. VCC states this programme is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents and directs international students to VCC International, which lists separately the programmes open to them.
Application Details
Start Date:April and August intakes. VCC's academic year runs in three terms: Winter (January to April), Spring/Summer (May to August) and Fall (September to December).
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through EducationPlannerBC. VCC publishes this programme's windows term by term on its When to Apply page: the April and August 2026 intakes — applications opened in early October 2025 and closed on 1 February 2026, the pattern VCC has published for this programme. Seats go to eligible applicants in the order their applications are completed, so the programme can close before the listed end date once it fills. Entry is competitive (prerequisite GPA plus a CASPer result) and applicants are not carried over to the next intake, so a fresh application is needed each cycle; check the When to Apply page for the current cycle's dates. VCC's page for this programme states it is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and points international students to VCC International, which lists separately the programmes and intakes open to them; there the application periods open on 1 February, 1 June and 1 October of the previous year for the Winter, Spring/Summer and Fall terms, with no fixed closing date — a programme accepts applications until roughly three to four months before classes begin, or until its seats are gone.
