Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Bilingual)

General Information

Note: Prospective students must apply for admission to the Faculty of Nursing.

The BScN (Bilingual) program is a collaborative effort between the Faculty of Nursing and Faculté Saint-Jean. This program offers students the opportunity to study nursing in Canada’s two official languages. It is designed to:

Respond to a need expressed by students who wish to obtain a bilingual degree in nursing in Alberta.
Offer a program that prepares graduates to provide nursing services in both official languages.
Offer a program that better prepares graduates to respond to the needs of the French-speaking communities in Western and Northern Canada.

During their program, students take courses at Faculté Saint-Jean and at the Faculty of Nursing. The total number of nursing courses where the primary language of instruction is French varies from 27 to 47 credits. These courses may include clinical practice in bilingual or francophone settings. In addition, based on academic and clinical performance, and on availability of placements, students may elect to complete the senior practicum in a bilingual or francophone milieu outside of Edmonton.

The curriculum is designed to be taken over four years. Application for an extension to the program must be submitted to the Student Advisor of the Faculty of Nursing. With approval, students have up to six years from the time of admission to complete requirements for this program.
Students are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of their registration. Particular care should be exercised regarding prerequisite courses. Students are responsible for adjustments in registration made necessary by reexamination results.
Placements can be made anywhere in the Greater Edmonton area (Devon, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Morinville, St Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain) or as far away as 150 kilometers. For clinical courses delivered in English, required practice placements may be as far as 150 kilometres from Edmonton. For clinical courses delivered in French, required practice placements may be as far as 600 kilometres from Edmonton. Students are responsible for their transportation to practice placements and for the cost of travel and accommodations.
Students must purchase a stethoscope, a penlight, a lab coat and a uniform by the beginning of second year.
Clinical practice may include shift and weekend rotations.
Students must meet Health and Safety Requirements [see Health and Safety Requirements ].

Course sequence

Year 1

Fall Term

Fall/Winter

PHYSE 152 - Physiologie

Winter Term

Spring/Summer

FRANC 232 - Techniques de rédaction OR
ANGL 1XX (★3) OR
Elective (★3) (see Notes 1 and 2)

Year 2 (see Note 3 and 4)

Two Term

INT D 410 - Interprofessional Health Team Development (see Note 5)

Fall Term

Winter Term

Year 3 (see Notes 4, 6 and 7)

Fall Term

SC INF 301 - Recherche en sciences infirmières OR
NURS 301 - Nursing Research (see Note 8)
SC INF 309 - La santé mentale OR
NURS 309 - Mental Health Nursing Theory (see Note 8)
SC INF 310 - Pratique infirmière en santé mentale OR
NURS 310 - Mental Health Nursing Practice (see Note 8)

Winter Term

Year 4 (see Notes 4, 7, and 9)

Fall Term

NURS 405 - Community Nursing Theory
SC INF 406 OR
NURS 406 - Community Nursing Practice (see Note 8)
Elective (★3) (see Note 2)

Winter Term

SC INF 494 - Synthèse des connaissances en sciences infirmières OR
NURS 494 - Nursing in Context D1 (see Notes 8 and 10)
SC INF 495 - Pratique infirmière VIII (see Note 11)

Notes:

Depending on the results of language placement testing, Faculté Saint-Jean will determine which one of the following three options is required for the student.
1. FRANC 226 , FRANC 227 , and FRANC 232
2. ANGL 126 , FRANC 227 , and 3 in ANGL at the 100-level or higher
3. ANGL 126 , FRANC 227 , and 3 in electives
Electives are to be selected from disciplines of the student`s choice, including courses from the biological, physical, behavioural or social sciences, and the humanities. The language of instruction of all electives must be French and electives are normally taken at Faculté Saint-Jean.
To proceed to Year 2 students must have passed all Year 1 courses.
“SC INF” denotes nursing courses where French is the primary language of instruction.
Due to course scheduling conflicts, INT D 410 will be replaced with NURS 498 ”Inter-Professional Team Concepts” Parts 1-3 scheduled during Years 2, 3, and 4. Current students should check the Faculty of Nursing website at www.nursing.ualberta.ca for details.
To proceed to Year 3 students must have passed all Year 2 courses.
Courses may be configured differently depending on clinical placement availability.
The Faculty of Nursing will offer this course in French whenever possible. When offered, students in the Bilingual Nursing Program are required to register in the French offering of the course.
To proceed to Year 4, students must have passed all Year 2 and 3 courses.
To proceed with NURS 494 or SC INF 494 students must have passed all courses of this program except the corequisite SC INF 495 .
Based on academic and clinical performance, and on availability of placements, students may elect to complete the senior practicum in a bilingual or francophone milieu outside of Edmonton.