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Deadlines

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2 deadlines
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing application

    2027 entry

  • September 2027: Nursing application

    September 2027 entry · Nursing September 2027 applicants; official course/document and assessment requirements also apply

Other deadline details
No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close datesEducationPlannerBC, deadlines are set per institutionRecurring annual · Every year
  • No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close dates
  • No central B.C. deadline
  • Each institution and sometimes each program sets its own dates
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Verbatim: "Each institution sets their own application open and close dates. These dates also may vary based on the program you are applying to. You can use the search database to explore programs you are interested in applying to or visit the institution's website directly. Please refer to the institution's website or contact the Admissions/Registrar's Office directly for application deadlines and details." EducationPlannerBC is the single application service for B.C.'s 25 public post-secondary institutions but publishes no deadline dates of its own.

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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, or the source's explicitly accepted ESAL/ENGL upgrading equivalents73% min.
  • Foundations of Math 12 or Pre-calculus 1273% min.
  • Anatomy and Physiology 1273% min.
  • Chemistry 1173% min.
  • One additional Grade 11 or 12 Science73% min.
TRU current exact programme admission and alternate-entry requirements
Application steps

Entry terms · September 2027

TRU confirms the Fall 2027 Kamloops BScN intake. Its nursing school uses one application with campus preference. Check Williams Lake availability with TRU before selecting that campus.

TRU Kamloops BScN catalogue and current application status
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through EducationPlannerBC
    • Create your application and select this program.
    EducationPlannerBCEducationPlannerBC
  3. Step 3Official high-school transcript
    • TRU uses the transcript to verify graduation, English and program-specific course requirements.
    TRU undergraduate admission document checklistTRU undergraduate admission document checklist
  4. Step 4$34.23 domestic undergraduate application fee
    • Follow the university’s instructions for this required application item.
    TRU 2026–27 domestic tuition and fees scheduleTRU 2026–27 domestic tuition and fees schedule
  5. Step 5CASPer situational judgement test
    • Required for Bachelor of Science in Nursing applicants. TRU publishes seven test dates for the 2027 intake.
    TRU Bachelor of Science in Nursing admission requirementsTRU Bachelor of Science in Nursing admission requirements
  6. Step 6Apply through TRU's currently available application system and provide official academic documents for the selected route.
  7. Step 7Provide language evidence and route-specific translations/transfer records where required.
  8. Step 8Complete the Casper situational-judgement assessment for the selected Nursing intake.
Applicant pathways
Programme entry requirements

BC high-school or explicitly named alternate/advanced-entry route; recommendations are optional

  • Selective and competitive admission
  • Minimum High School
  • Grade 12 (or equivalent) or mature student status
  • English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum 73% (or equivalent *)
  • *At TRU, the equivalent is successful completion of ESAL 0570 and ESAL 0580 or ENGL 0600 or ENGL 0601.
  • Foundations of Math 12 or Pre-calculus 12 with 73% or higher (or equivalent )
  • Anatomy & Physiology 12 with a minimum 73% (or equivalent )
  • Chemistry 11 with a minimum 73% (or equivalent )
  • One other Grade 11 or 12 level Science with a minimum 73% (or equivalent )
  • Minimum Post-secondary
  • Grade 12 (or equivalent)
  • Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher in the last 30 credits
  • Completion of the following 12 credits: English 1000 level or higher with a C+ minimum Biology 1000 level or higher with a C+ minimum Social Science 1000 or higher with C+ minimum Math/Science 1000 or higher with a C+ minimum
  • Additional Admission Requirements
  • Situational Judgement Test (i.e., CASPer) Applicants will be required to complete an online situational judgement test, which assesses for non-cognitive skills and interpersonal characteristics that we believe are important for successful students and graduates of our program and will complement the other tools that we use for applicant screening (i.e., GPA).
  • CASPer test dates for the 2027 intake: Oct 6, 2026 Nov 5, 2026 Nov 17, 2026 Nov 29, 2026 Dec 8, 2026 Jan 7, 2027 Jan 17, 2027
TRU current exact programme admission and alternate-entry requirements
General Admission Requirements

On-campus undergraduate applicants; flexible entry applies only to the source's explicitly listed degrees

  • High school graduation, Transfer, or Mature student status
  • Applicants to all undergraduate programs on campus must qualify under one of the following categories:
  • Graduate from a recognised high school curriculum, or
  • Complete 12 or more credits of transferrable postsecondary coursework, or
  • Be 19 years of age or older with no formal education in the past 2 years (some program restrictions apply).
  • English language requirements
  • English is the language of instruction at TRU. Successful applicants require a minimum of 73% in grade 12 English or equivalent* for undergraduate degree programs on campus, or 67% for undergraduate diploma and certificate programs on campus.
  • *At TRU, the equivalent is successful completion of ESAL 0570 and ESAL 0580 or ENGL 0600 or ENGL 0601.
  • Missing a general admission requirement? You may still qualify for Flexible Entry. See below.
TRU current general qualification and flexible-entry routes
Recognised high school curricula and provincial equivalents

On-campus undergraduate applicants; flexible entry applies only to the source's explicitly listed degrees

  • TRU recognises the government legislated secondary school curriculum in all Canadian provinces and territories.
  • You are considered to have the equivalent of BC high school graduation if you graduated from high school in:
  • Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or Yukon
  • Quebec, and have completed one full academic year at CEGEP
  • You are also considered to have the equivalent of BC high school graduation if you have completed the International Baccalaureate diploma program .
  • For program specific provincial admission equivalents, see the equivalency chart .
  • Not sure what program to apply to? One of our Future Students team members would be happy to chat with you.
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TRU current general qualification and flexible-entry routes

Program facts

Academic minimum73% minimum
Work experiencePracticum placements

The BScN plan includes Nursing Practice courses and Consolidated Practice Experience placements. A provincial criminal-record check is a pre-practicum requirement; a record can limit placement and prevent completion.

TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 133
TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 133Check work experience options

Courses

Named courses in the selected current degree calendar, including alternative majors, prerequisites and transfer routes. This menu is not a list every student takes. Published year or term groups appear separately.

Term 1 – Fall – 18 credits6 listed

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately.

  • NURS 1700Professionalism and Leadership 1: Introduction to the Profession of Nursing3 credits

    This course is an introduction to the profession of nursing.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage349
  • NURS 1730Health and Health Promotion 1: Understanding Health3 credits

    Awareness This course is an introduction to the meaning of health including personal health, family health, community health, and societal health.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage349
  • NURS 1740Nursing Practice 1: Introduction to Nursing Practice (3,0,4P)(L)3 credits
  • NURS 1170Communication and Collaboration 1: Self and Others3 credits

    Students focus on learning about themselves as individuals and on discovering how the unique person that they are influences their relationships with others.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage349
  • BIOL 1592Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology 13 credits

    This course is intended primarily for students taking the Nursing and Respiratory Therapy programs.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage231
  • ENGL 1100Introduction to University Writing3 credits

    Students explore the practices of reading and writing in scholarly contexts by investigating a chosen topic or issue.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage283
TRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendar
Term 2 – Winter – 16 credits5 listed

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately.

TRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendar
Term 3 – Fall – 16 credits5 listed

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately.

  • NURS 2170Communication and Collaboration 2: Creating Health-promoting Relationships3 credits

    Students will focus on the nurse's role as teacher.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage350
  • NURS 2750Health and Health Promotion 3: Community Health Nursing3 credits

    Students will examine the theoretical underpinnings of nursing practice with clients within the context of community.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage350
  • NURS 2740Nursing Practice 3: Promoting Health and Healing (2,0,2,13P)(L)4 credits
  • NURS 2300Knowledge and Critical Inquiry 2: Nursing Research3 credits

    Students will build on their learning from Knowledge and Critical Inquiry 1 increase their understanding of nursing scholarship and enhance their abilities to comprehend, critique, and use nursing and health related research.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage350
  • HLSC 2660Health Science: Pharmacology3 credits

    In this course students will learn foundational knowledge about essential pharmacological principles.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage316
TRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendar
Term 4 – Winter- 13 credits5 listed

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately.

TRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendar
Spring/summer session – May/June and July/August – 4 credits1 listed

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately.

  • NURS 2380Condensed Practice Experience 2 (0,0,22P)(54 credits
TRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendar
Term 5 – Fall – 16 credits **4 listed

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately.

  • NURS 3730Health and Health Promotion 5: Health Transitions3 credits

    In this course, students expand their understanding of knowledge that nurses use in practice.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage351
  • NURS 3170Communication and Collaboration 3: Connecting Across Differences3 credits

    In this course, students focus on enhancing relational practice through an exploration of the relational inquiry model for nursing.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage350
  • NURS 3740Nursing Practice 5: Promoting Health and Healing (2,0,3,13P)(L)4 credits
  • HLSC 3650Health Sciences: Pathophysiology 23 credits

    This course builds on concepts introduced in Pathophysiology 1 with an emphasis on complex health alterations.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage317
TRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendar
Term 6 – Winter – 13 credits5 listed

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately.

  • NURS 3500Health and Health Promotion 7:Promoting Community and Societal Health3 credits

    The student will focus on the role of the nurse in the promotion of community and societal health as client.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage351
  • NURS 3510Nursing Practice 6:Promoting Health of Communities and Society (0,3,6P)4 credits
  • NURS 3830Health and Health Promotion 6: Global Health3 credits

    Students in this course continue to develop an understanding of global health.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage351
  • NURS 3380Consolidated Practice Experience 3 (0,2.5,0.5,33P)(7 weeks)4 credits
  • NURS 3390Consolidated Practice Experience: Focus on International Nursing (0,3,33P)(7 weeks)4 credits
TRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendar
Term 7 – Fall – 13 credits3 listed

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately.

  • NURS 4300Professionalism and Leadership 2: Leadership in Nursing3 credits

    This course is designed to explore leadership and professionalism in nursing from a systems-level and organizational perspective.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage351
  • NURS 4740Health and Health Promotion 8:Health Transitions in Complexity3 credits

    Students build on their nursing knowledge and understanding of health and health promotion in relation to complex episodic and chronic health challenges.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage352
  • NURS 4380Nursing Practice 7:Promoting Health and Healing in Complexity (0,2,14P)(13 weeks)4 credits
TRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendar
Term 8 – Winter – 10 credits6 listed

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately.

  • NURS 4210Nursing Practice 8: Transitioning to BSN Graduate (0,3,36P)10 credits
  • PHIL 2310Health Care Ethics3 credits

    Students examine the ethical role of the health care provider within the Canadian health care system.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage356
  • NURS 3390Consolidated Practice Experience: Focus on International Nursing (0,3,33P)(7 weeks)4 credits
  • BIOL 1592Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology 13 credits

    This course is intended primarily for students taking the Nursing and Respiratory Therapy programs.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage231
  • BIOL 1692Human Anatomy and Physiology II3 credits

    Students will gain an understanding of anatomy & physiology that is vital for health-related professions.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage231
  • ENGL 1100Introduction to University Writing3 credits

    Students explore the practices of reading and writing in scholarly contexts by investigating a chosen topic or issue.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage283
TRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendar
Mapped terms

Named required Bachelor of Nursing Fall/Winter rows and the explicit second-year Spring/summer practice session only, from the September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 calendar. OR alternatives, generic elective slots and policy-only code mentions remain outside core rows. Full-year HLSC 2660 carries its known 3 credits once; its Fall/Winter continuation is not a per-term credit allocation. The later Spring alternative is unmapped, and Terms 5/6 may switch seasons by section. Choice slot coverage is partial; named course weights do not reconstruct complete term-load totals.

BScN Year 1
Term 1 – Fall – 18 credits

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately. The native term also names BIOL 1594(L); the held named rows do not supply a mapped laboratory object. Published elective/alternative slots are incomplete, so the named course weights are not a complete term-load total.

  • NURS 1700Professionalism and Leadership 1: Introduction to the Profession of Nursing3 credits

    This course is an introduction to the profession of nursing.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage349
  • NURS 1730Health and Health Promotion 1: Understanding Health3 credits

    Awareness This course is an introduction to the meaning of health including personal health, family health, community health, and societal health.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage349
  • NURS 1740Nursing Practice 1: Introduction to Nursing Practice (3,0,4P)(L)3 credits
  • NURS 1170Communication and Collaboration 1: Self and Others3 credits

    Students focus on learning about themselves as individuals and on discovering how the unique person that they are influences their relationships with others.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage349
  • BIOL 1592Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology 13 credits

    This course is intended primarily for students taking the Nursing and Respiratory Therapy programs.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage231
  • ENGL 1100Introduction to University Writing3 credits

    Students explore the practices of reading and writing in scholarly contexts by investigating a chosen topic or issue.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage283
Term 2 – Winter – 16 credits

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately. PHIL 2310 is displayed in this term by the source but may be taken in any term. BIOL 1694(L) is also named natively; no held laboratory object is added. Published elective/alternative slots are incomplete, so the named course weights are not a complete term-load total.

BScN Year 2
Term 3 – Fall – 16 credits

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately. HLSC 2660 is a full-year course. Its known 3-credit course weight is recorded once here, not a claim that all three credits belong to Fall or that the named weights equal the source’s term load. Published elective/alternative slots are incomplete, so the named course weights are not a complete term-load total.

  • NURS 2170Communication and Collaboration 2: Creating Health-promoting Relationships3 credits

    Students will focus on the nurse's role as teacher.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage350
  • NURS 2750Health and Health Promotion 3: Community Health Nursing3 credits

    Students will examine the theoretical underpinnings of nursing practice with clients within the context of community.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage350
  • NURS 2740Nursing Practice 3: Promoting Health and Healing (2,0,2,13P)(L)4 credits
  • NURS 2300Knowledge and Critical Inquiry 2: Nursing Research3 credits

    Students will build on their learning from Knowledge and Critical Inquiry 1 increase their understanding of nursing scholarship and enhance their abilities to comprehend, critique, and use nursing and health related research.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage350
  • HLSC 2660Health Science: Pharmacology3 credits

    In this course students will learn foundational knowledge about essential pharmacological principles.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage316
Term 4 – Winter- 13 credits

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately. HLSC 2660 continues from Fall as a full-year course; its known 3-credit weight is recorded once in the Fall row, with no invented term-credit split. Published elective/alternative slots are incomplete, so the named course weights are not a complete term-load total.

Spring/summer session – May/June and July/August – 4 credits

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately. Published elective/alternative slots are incomplete, so the named course weights are not a complete term-load total.

  • NURS 2380Condensed Practice Experience 2 (0,0,22P)(54 credits
BScN Year 3
Term 5 – Fall – 16 credits **

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately. The source footnote permits Terms 5 and 6 in either Fall or Winter depending on the assigned section. An unnamed 1000-level non-Nursing elective remains unassigned. Published elective/alternative slots are incomplete, so the named course weights are not a complete term-load total.

  • NURS 3730Health and Health Promotion 5: Health Transitions3 credits

    In this course, students expand their understanding of knowledge that nurses use in practice.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage351
  • NURS 3170Communication and Collaboration 3: Connecting Across Differences3 credits

    In this course, students focus on enhancing relational practice through an exploration of the relational inquiry model for nursing.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage350
  • NURS 3740Nursing Practice 5: Promoting Health and Healing (2,0,3,13P)(L)4 credits
  • HLSC 3650Health Sciences: Pathophysiology 23 credits

    This course builds on concepts introduced in Pathophysiology 1 with an emphasis on complex health alterations.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage317
Term 6 – Winter – 13 credits

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately. The native term also names NURS 4650 and a 2000-level non-Nursing elective; no missing held course object is fabricated. NURS 3380 or NURS 3390 belongs to the following separate May/June Spring session, not this Winter term. That alternative remains unmapped. Terms 5 and 6 may switch Fall/Winter with the assigned section. Published elective/alternative slots are incomplete, so the named course weights are not a complete term-load total.

  • NURS 3500Health and Health Promotion 7:Promoting Community and Societal Health3 credits

    The student will focus on the role of the nurse in the promotion of community and societal health as client.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage351
  • NURS 3510Nursing Practice 6:Promoting Health of Communities and Society (0,3,6P)4 credits
  • NURS 3830Health and Health Promotion 6: Global Health3 credits

    Students in this course continue to develop an understanding of global health.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage351
BScN Year 4
Term 7 – Fall – 13 credits

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately. A NURS 3000-level elective remains unassigned. Published elective/alternative slots are incomplete, so the named course weights are not a complete term-load total.

  • NURS 4300Professionalism and Leadership 2: Leadership in Nursing3 credits

    This course is designed to explore leadership and professionalism in nursing from a systems-level and organizational perspective.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage351
  • NURS 4740Health and Health Promotion 8:Health Transitions in Complexity3 credits

    Students build on their nursing knowledge and understanding of health and health promotion in relation to complex episodic and chronic health challenges.

    tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage352
  • NURS 4380Nursing Practice 7:Promoting Health and Healing in Complexity (0,2,14P)(13 weeks)4 credits
Term 8 – Winter – 10 credits

Courses and alternatives named in this published term group; elective requirements are listed separately. Only NURS 4210 is in the native Term 8 requirement row. Later policy mentions of PHIL 2310, NURS 3390, BIOL 1592, BIOL 1692 and ENGL 1100 are not additional Term 8 requirements. Published elective/alternative slots are incomplete, so the named course weights are not a complete term-load total.

  • NURS 4210Nursing Practice 8: Transitioning to BSN Graduate (0,3,36P)10 credits
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Elective choices
  • The BScN plan includes a 1000-level non-nursing elective in Term 5, a 2000-level non-nursing elective in Term 6, and a NURS 3000-level elective in Term 7. All electives require Program Advisor consultation. Non-nursing electives must be academic, not vocational, and cannot repeat BScN content.
Study locations
Published study sites
Kamloops offers the BScN each September. Williams Lake offers the first two years every other year, followed by transfer to Kamloops for years three and four. This is not a promise of a Williams Lake intake every year.TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 131

Careers

Career examples

  • Registered nurse
Scope and qualifications

University-published career examples; some require further study or registration. These are not ranked graduate outcomes.

Professional recognition

NCLEX examination eligibility; registration through BCCNM after successful examination.

CASN lists Thompson Rivers University’s BScN as accredited. BCCNM lists recognition of the TRU baccalaureate RN program through June 30, 2033. This record covers the Kamloops BScN.

Scope and qualifications

University-published career examples; some require further study or registration. These are not ranked graduate outcomes.

Applies to Kamloops. Registration with the applicable nursing regulator has separate requirements.

Costs

Undergraduate campus courses

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Per campus course credit · CAD

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Tuition$165.10 / credit
Books and suppliesNot researched
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
Not estimated
Estimated subtotalNot available

Published tuition · Other charges extra

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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