Nursing is one of the most challenging and rewarding careers. It’s also one of the most in-demand. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of our heathcare workers. They’re heroes!
Study Nursing at Western and join the most compassionate leaders in healthcare who are passionate about health promotion, health equity and social justice. Learn impeccable bedside manner from your award-winning professors who want to share their experiences with you.
There’s space for you to learn and make mistakes in the clinical skills lab and simulation suites on campus before treating real patients during practice placements. When you graduate, you’ll be ready to write the RN-licensing exam and begin your career.
From operating rooms to mental health centres to long-term care facilities, Canada needs nurses like you.
Study Nursing at Western to become a Registered Nurse (RN) through our four-year collaborative program with Fanshawe College, or take advantage of our 19-month fast-track program for students with previous university experience.
In the classroom, you learn to think like a nurse – theory, research methodologies, ethical and legal aspects, public policy, health equity and more. In our state-of-the-art clinical labs and simulation suites, you practice the act of nursing, with hands-on training in an immersive learning environment.
Two learning paths. Two locations. Unlimited possibilities. If you have a heart for helping, get ready to make an impact in one of the most rewarding careers available.
Western's Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing offers three ways to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree:
Western-Fanshawe Collaborative BScN: Four-year program that qualifies graduates to apply for registration as a professional nurse, in partnership with Fanshawe College.
Compressed Time Frame BScN: 19-month course of study designed for students who already hold a university degree or have completed at least two years of university study.
RPN to BScN Pathway (Compressed Time Frame): 19-month course to prepare graduates of the Fanshawe College two-year Practical Nursing Diploma Program for careers as Registered Nurses (RN).
Study the details on School of Nursing admission.
Study the details on School of Nursing admission.
Study the details on School of Nursing admission.
You’ll start your training in our Clinical Skills Lab and move on to hands-on practice in our Simulated Education Suite.
You'll have learning opportunities across a variety of urban, community and rural settings in southwestern Ontario.
Practice Builds Confidence
100+
years of nursing expertise
740+
hours spent in practice placements during degree
90%
of graduates who go on to become registered nurses in acute care hospital settings
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