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The Practical Nursing Diploma prepares you to work as a LPN in a variety of health care settings within hospitals, residential care facilities, and the community. The program is comprised of four semesters followed by a preceptorship experience. Program courses are delivered in a variety of formats such as group work, multi-media approaches, lecture, lab simulation, and skill mastery. Once you graduate, you are eligible to write the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Exam (CPNRE). Upon successful completion, you can be employed as a licensed practical nurse (LPN).

Practical Nursing Diploma

University of the Fraser Valley

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1. High school graduation or equivalent.
 
2. English 12 (C+) or equivalent or Degree/Diploma Level English Language proficiency requirement
 
3. Math 11 (C) or equivalent
 
4. Biology 12 (C+) or equivalent (in last five years)
 
5. Completion of Practical Nursing Human Anatomy and Physiology course (PNUR 147 or equivalent) (in last five years (C+)

Academic Admission Requirement

1. Volunteer experience in a health care setting or employment in a health care field. (Volunteer experience will consist of a minimum of 30 hours of volunteer work with adults or children in an acute care, long-term care, or community health care agency.

Additional Academic Admission Requirement

1.Students will be rated based on the points achieved on the applicant rating form. Points will be given for academic performance on prerequisite courses, application essay, work/volunteer experience, references, and the personal interview.

2\. The highest score that can be achieved by an applicant is 30.


3\. Academic prerequisites: up to 8 points. The higher the applicant's GPA on required academic prerequisites, the more points awarded. GPA will be calculated using the UFV grading scale.



4.Work/volunteer experience and letter of reference: up to 6 points. Points will be allocated according to the duration of the experience and the character of the reference given. Recognition will be given to any applicant who has demonstrated a leadership role in a workplace.
   

5\. Application essay questions: up to 6 points. Applicants will be given points on the basis of meeting the criteria and the writing skill demonstrated.
 

6.Interview: up to 10 points. Applicants will be given points related to their knowledge of practical nursing, organizational skills, planning for program workload and financial aspects, identified supports, management of commitments, communication skills, knowledge of own learning, and problem-solving skills.

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Applications are accepted for entrance to the Fall semester only. 
 
Applications are open on October 1. Online applications including appropriate supporting documents must be submitted by April 30 for the Fall intake.


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