Admission Requirements
All applicants must:
- be licensed to practice as a registered nurse (active practitioner) in Canadian province or territory (provide proof of current RN licensure and聽eligible for RN licensure in Nova Scotia)
- have a Bachelor's degree in nursing with a minimum "B+" standing (3.3 grade point average)
- have completed undergraduate level classes in research and statistics (the requirement to have completed it within the past 5 years has been removed)
- have a minimum of the equivalent of 2 years full-time recent relevant clinical practice at the time of application (minimum of 3,750 hours). A verification letter/document from your HR Department must be provided with your application, which verifies that you have met the minimum requirement and which includes the number of hours worked with the agency/organization.聽Please ask your HR Department to send the verification letter to graduate.nursing@dal.ca and to include your name in the body of the email so we can add it to your application file.
- have electronic access to faculty and library resources (ie. internet access). 路 Submit all required application materials to graduate.nursing@dal.ca and complete by application deadline.
- Deadline for receipt of the complete application package for January 2026 admission is Nov 1, 2025.
- Effective for the 2026/2027 academic year (ie. September 2026/January 2027 entry and moving forward)
- Deadline for receipt of the complete application package for September admission to all graduate nursing programs (MN,聽MScN,聽PhD聽Nursing):聽February 1
- Deadline for receipt of the complete application package for January admission to Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner; Master of Nursing, Advanced Practice, Mental Health and Addictions; and Master of Nursing Professional:聽September 1