Purpose

To clarify a condition under which a deferral could be granted for students who accept admission to the graduate program in the College.

Policy

The following outlines who may be eligible for a deferral of admission and who is not eligible for a deferral of admission:

Eligible to apply for one deferral of up to one year:

• Canadian students or permanent residents of Canada who have been admitted to the Master of Nursing Thesis or PhD programs and have secured a supervisor.

Not eligible to apply for deferral of admission:

• Master of Nursing Thesis or PhD students who have not secured a supervisor
• International students
• Any student admitted to the Master of Nursing Professional Practice program
• Any student admitted to the Master of Nursing Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program
• Any student admitted to the Post Graduate Special Certificate Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program

Purpose

To provide the guidelines for students applying to transfer from another university to the College of Nursing graduate programs when their supervisor has accepted a position at USask.

Policy

1. Student and supervisor contact Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies to notify of intent to apply to transfer.
2. Student submits transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended to the Graduate Program Coordinator.
3. Graduate Program Coordinator reviews documents for acceptable transfer credit, assesses whether minimum admission requirements are met, and sends the appropriate admission sub-committee all documents for review.
4. If the admission sub-committee agrees to the transfer and suggested transfer credit, the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies forwards to the Dean, College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies the requests for student’s transfer and transfer credit.

Purpose

To outline orientation and onsite lab requirements for graduate programs at the College of Nursing.

Policy

Students enrolled in the Master of Nursing Thesis, Master of Nursing Professional Practice, and PhD — programs are required to attend a half day online orientation in May and August prior to the beginning of their program.

Students enrolled in the Nurse Practitioner program are required to attend an online orientation prior to the start of their program and required onsite clinical labs in Saskatoon as outlined in the program manual.

Purpose

To provide equity seats for Indigenous students within the Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner program.

Policy

1. The NP program will aim to maintain 16.67% of the seats for Indigenous students.
2. On application to the NP program, Indigenous nurses will be able to indicate whether they would like to be considered for an equity seat.
3. If applicants indicate that they are Indigenous and want to be considered for an equity seat, their application will be placed in the pool of applicants applying for equity seats.
4. Decisions regarding admitting Indigenous students applying for equity seats will be addressed first in the admission process, prior to making decisions for the remainder of applicants to the MN-NP program.   

Purpose

To define how transfer credits will be approved from another institution to be used toward a student’s graduate program of studies.

Policy

• When a student has been admitted to a College of Nursing master’s program they are eligible to transfer coursework from another institution:
  • After the student has established a satisfactory registration record at USask for at least one term in a regular academic year.
  • On recommendation from the graduate chair, NP director or student supervisor.
  • Within the five-year time limit.
  • When at least 60% of the program requirements are completed at the University of Saskatchewan.
  • To a maximum of:
    • 9cu for students in the professional practice
    • 6cu for students in the thesis
    • 6cu for student in the nurse practitioner

• When a student has been admitted to a College of Nursing PhD program they are eligible to transfer coursework from another institution:
  • After the student has established a satisfactory registration record at USask for at least three terms in a regular academic year.
  • Within the six-year time limit.
  • When at least 6 cu at the graduate level are completed at the University of Saskatchewan.
  • To a maximum of 9cu.

Note: Please be aware that your time in program begins from the date of the earliest course counted towards your program.