Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (GD/NP)

Frequently asked questions

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 7.0 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  12 months full-time (up to 3 years part-time), as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Previous 4-Year Undergraduate Degree || Minimum eligibility requirements for the graduate diploma nurse practitioner program (GD/NP) || Must have current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario with no practice restrictions. || Current Ontario Certificate of Competence (RN) || Completed CNO-approved undergraduate nursing program (BScN) or equivalent nursing degree (e.g. BN, etc.) || For the Nurse Practitioner Graduate Diploma program – must also have a completed master’s degree in nursing or health-related field (nursing preferred) with a minimum B (70%) average. || Equivalent of two years of clinical nursing (RN) experience in the last five years (> 3,640 hours) completed by the February 1st application deadline || Preference will be given to Ontario residents. || All general regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are applicable. || Applicants must have a CNO-approved Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent which includes physical assessment, and courses in research and statistics. Consideration may be given to nurse applicants holding degrees in other cognate disciplines (e.g. BN, etc.). || For the Nurse Practitioner Graduate Diploma program – must also have a completed Master’s degree in Nursing with a minimum B (70%) average. || Applicants must have current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario with no practice restrictions. || Three Faculty of Nursing confidential reports must be completed by academic/professional referees, with at least one from an academic who has taught the applicant and one from a recent employment supervisor. || Applicants must answer essay format questions related to Nurse Practioner (NP) role in Ontario. || An “Applicant Profile” must be completed which includes a section addressing goals in seeking graduate education (study plan/research interest). || Applications for admission with required documents must be submitted by February 1. || An interview may be required. || Applicants whose native language is not English must submit certification of English proficiency as follows: || IELTS – Minimum score: 7.0; or, || Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN): Minimum scores: Writing – 7; Speaking – 8; Listening – 10; Reading – 8 || Faculty of Graduate Studies programme profile (https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/337/nursing): Program Specific Admission Requirements || Deadline for Fall: || Ph.D.: February 1 || All MScN Programs and Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner: February 1. || Minimum TOEFL: || IBT-100 || Minimum IELTS: 7.0 || Minimum Pearson: || 68 || Minimum CELBAN: || Writing 7, Speaking 8, Listening 10, Reading 8 || Additional Requirements || Submit documentation as instructed by the || Faculty of Nursing · English: IELTS 7.0; Duolingo English Test 120 · English test waiver: Exemptions (Faculty of Graduate Studies, https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/346/admission-requirements): a university degree completed at a Canadian institution within the past two years; or a university degree completed within the past two years at an institution in a country on the Faculty's exempt-country list (Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon*, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta*, Mauritius*, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa*, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, Uganda, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Vanuatu*, Zambia, Zimbabwe; * where the medium of instruction was English). Pathways accepted in place of a test: UWindsor ELIP Level III with 75%; ILAC Pathway Level 3.3; ICEAP Toronto Education Cohort Program with 70% (course-based M.Ed. only). Senate policy: https://lawlibrary.uwindsor.ca/Presto/content/GetDoc.axd?ctID=OTdhY2QzODgtNjhlYi00ZWY0LTg2OTUtNmU5NjEzY2JkMWYx&rID=MzIy&pID=MjMy&attchmnt=False&uSesDM=False&rIdx=MzIy&rCFU= · Application fee: CAD 125.00 - Faculty of Graduate Studies application fee (https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/346/admission-requirements)

• Is there a scholarship?

  Faculty of Graduate Studies entrance awards: Doctoral Entrance Award $30,000 ($2,500 x 12 terms); Master's Research Entrance Award $7,500 ($2,500 x 3 terms). Both Canadian and international full-time applicants to RESEARCH-BASED programmes with an admission average of at least 80% are considered on the programme's recommendation; the full application must be in by the programme deadline or the entrance-scholarship deadline, whichever is earlier. Source: || This programme is on the Faculty of Graduate Studies list of programmes NOT eligible for the Doctoral / Master's Research Entrance Awards View scholarship page