2nd Entry Nursing (BScN) →
A nursing degree combining classroom learning and clinical practice.
Current intake not confirmed · About $22,700
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Program details are in English. Page labels are translated.
A route to explore · Ontario
I already studied at university. Could I become a nurse without starting a four-year degree?
Use previous university study to explore nursing
Your starting point
Gather transcripts and course descriptions; compare prerequisites and published equivalency examples for two suitable campuses.
A pathway helps you explore. It does not decide eligibility or guarantee admission, funding, licensing or work. Each program has its own checked date.
01 / Start with your situation
Your first steps
- Gather transcripts and course descriptions; compare prerequisites and published equivalency examples for two suitable campuses.
- Check each school’s assessment process before buying upgrading courses. York assesses only after a paid application and documents, and warns summer prerequisites may be too late.
- Check the exact intake and obtain a tuition/placement-cost estimate; ask financial aid about program-specific aid.
02 / Compare real options
Programs and organizations to explore
Open a program to see requirements, costs, funding and the official starting point.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), accelerated program →
A BScN with classroom, simulation and supervised clinical learning.
Current intake not confirmed · About $10,842 per year
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Accelerated (F) Stream →
A condensed nursing degree with professional-practice courses.
Current intake not confirmed · Confirm cost with provider
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Compressed Time Frame Bachelor of Science in Nursing — Regular CTF Stream →
A BScN combining theory, labs and clinical placements.
Applications advertised — confirm places · Confirm cost with provider
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Bachelor of Nursing Science — Accelerated Standing Track (AST) →
An accelerated BNSc with clinical education.
Applications advertised — confirm places · Confirm cost with provider
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Bachelor of Science in Nursing — Compressed Program →
A BScN with campus, simulation and clinical learning.
Applications advertised — confirm places · Confirm cost with provider
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Nursing Advanced Entry Program (BScN) →
A BScN with simulation and clinical placements across the GTA.
Current intake not confirmed · Confirm cost with provider
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Requirements, funding and where to start →03 / Check affordability
Possible funding
These are leads to assess individually. Loans must be repaid, and grants have conditions.
Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) →
Eligible study costs, with living and dependent-care costs considered where applicable.
Current intake not confirmed · mixed aid
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Ontario Learn and Stay Grant — Health Human Resources stream →
Specific nursing, paramedic and medical-laboratory programs on the approved institution/program/region list.
Current intake not confirmed · conditional grant
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Requirements, funding and where to start →04 / Before you commit
Important distinctions
- Prior study can open accelerated routes, but the credit, degree, GPA and prerequisite rules differ.
- Prior nursing education may require a different route or exclude admission to a particular stream.
- Admission and graduation do not guarantee CNO registration or a job.