Admission Requirements
- Submit all the MSC PHCNP Supporting Documents for this program.
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (60 units taken at a university) with a minimum of the equivalent of a McMaster B+ average over the final 60 units from an undergraduate nursing program, or its equivalent. Applicants who are graduates of a baccalaureate nursing degree program for registered nurses and who have between 50 and 59 units of university study will be considered on a case-by-case basis. These 60 units will not include advanced credit for college courses.
- Two years of full time nursing practice within the past five years (3640 hours).
- Submit one official academic transcript. Please include RN diploma and any additional course work. Please note that non-English transcripts must be translated and notarized.
- Submit two academic references and two clinical references. (See Grad FAQ for details on academic versus clinical references. If for some reason you are unable to use the Electronic Referencing System, you can download the Reference form here.
- Submit confidential letter from two people who have known you in a professional context. Please download the guidelines here.
- Submit a Curriculum Vitae.
- Submit a Declaration of Employment. Please download the form here.
- Submit personal essay responding to four questions outlined in the Supporting documents related to suitability for the PHCNP program. Please download the guidelines here.
- Submit Health Professional Requirements.
- Submit Verification of Employment Hours. Please download the form here.
If English is not your native language, an official copy of a TOEFL score, or other evidence of competency in English is needed. A minimum TOEFL (iBT) score of 92 (580 on the paper-based TOEFL test or 237 on the computer-based TOEFL test) is required. IELTS minimum score 7.0.
To Apply to the MSc Course-Based Leading to the PHCNP on-line, select: Nursing-MSc/PHCNP (Course Scholarly Paper).
FACILITATED INDIGENOUS ADMISSIONS PROGRAM (FIAP): SELF-IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
With an understanding that Indigenous learners can face specific barriers or challenges when pursuing higher education, schools and programs within McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences have facilitated admissions streams for applicants with Indigenous North American (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) ancestry. This process is intended to provide equitable access to Indigenous applicants and aligns with the intent of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action. Applicants wishing to apply through McMaster’s FIAP need to complete the supplementary self-identification application in addition to McMaster university and program specific application processes. All Indigenous applicants who meet the admission criteria will be considered within an Indigenous applicant cohort.
Full details are found on the Indigenous Students Health Sciences Website: https://ishs.mcmaster.ca/admissions/self-identification