Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner

The Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Graduate Diploma will prepare graduates to provide primary health care at an advanced level to clients of all ages. The PHCNP Diploma program is ideal for Master's-prepared Registered Nurses with a strong interest in the clinical aspects of primary health care nursing delivery at an advanced level. It provides students with the opportunity to expand their nursing scope of practice through advanced, evidence-based practice and education, and prepares them for certification and practice as a Nurse Practitioner. Graduates who obtain a PHCNP Graduate Diploma are eligible to write the CNPE.

Program Length
3 terms (Full-time study)
6 to 9 terms (Part-time study)

Completion of a bachelors degree in nursing eg BScN BSN BN Internationally educated nurses may be asked to submit a World Evaluation Services WES report to confirm degree equivalence to those accredited by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing CASN
Completion of a Masters degree in Nursing or a field related to health care
GPA of 78 percent B or higher Admission averages are based on the last two years of fulltime study or the last 10 parttime credits
Undergraduate preparation in research and statistics
Applicants must be registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse RN in good standing with no practice restrictions Out of province applicants may apply with other Canadian registration but will be required to show CNO registration as a condition of their admission
Completion of the equivalent of two years fulltime nursing clinical practice experience 3640 hours within the past five years some of those hours must be completed in Canada

The Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL iBT internet Based Test The minimum acceptable score is 86 with no individual score below 20 PdT Paper delivered Test The minimum acceptable total score is 65 with no individual score below 20 Please note that some programs require a higher minimum and or band score Westerns TOEFL ID is 0984. pbt - 550
The International English Language Testing Service IELTS AcademicThe minimum acceptable score is 6.5 out of 9 The IELTS is offered in 6 test centres in the US and 3 in Canada