Nursing

All registered nurses who graduate in British Columbia are now required to complete a four-year baccalaureate degree in order to meet national and provincial standards for nursing education. Students entering the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at Selkirk College complete the four-year baccalaureate degree on site. During the first two and one half years, students will be considered Selkirk College students. For the last one and a half years, students will be enrolled with the University of Victoria with classes at Selkirk College campus.

Collaboration for Academic Education in Nursing

The Selkirk College Nursing Program is in partnership with the University of Victoria and seven other colleges and universities in BC and the NWT, forming the Collaboration for Academic Education in Nursing (C.A.E.N.) These collaborating programs offer the same nursing curriculum. Transferability is a core value of the collaboration and the Schools of Nursing facilitate student transfer between sites whenever possible.

Selkirk College Community First Health Centre

We also have another service the "Selkirk College Community First Health Centre" which is a service- and learning-based community health centre that operates in collaboration with the Nelson Community First Health Cooperative to provide innovative solutions and practical experiences for patients as well as nursing students.

NOTE: Revisions to Year 3 of the program are being implemented during the 2009/2010 academic year.

Practicum Experiences

Each year nursing students have the opportunity to experience an international practicum.  Please click the following link to view the Guatemala 2008 practicum experience!