Nursing undergraduate collaborative program (Algonquin College)

Please note: Deadline dates for the 2025-2026 academic year were last updated on May 1, 2025.

Program requirements and deadlines

It is your responsibility to keep copies of all your documents, as we will not provide them. We are also not responsible for providing proof of immunization to other programs, clinical sites or future employers (including after graduation) and cannot help with this.

Please email all of your completed forms and obtained documents to your Clinical Placement Risk Management Advisor Anne-Marie Laverdure at [email protected].

New entry: starting September 2025

Deadlines	Requirements
November 1, 2025	Student Placement: Immunization Requirements (up-to-date vaccinations, serology, and full series COVID-19 vaccination) Important information regarding the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST): The 2-step TST is not required at this time and should only be submitted in the Spring of 2026. (See Year 2 requirements for more information)

Admission: September 2024 (year 2)

Deadlines	Requirements
June 30, 2025	Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) orBLS (Basic Life Support) Certificate must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period. 2^nd step of the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Test must only be administered after April 15, 2025, to ensure that results remain valid for the entire placement period. The second step of the 2-step TST initiated in your first year is to be done after April 15th but submitted by June 30th. If you had previously provided proof of a completed 2-step TST, you must now provide proof of a new 1-step TST, as it is only valid for 12 months. If you have previously tested positive on a TST, you should not be retested. You must, however, fill and sign the Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration form annually, in lieu of the 1-step TST.
November 1, 2025	Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSC must only be obtained after September 1, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period. Please do not apply before September 1, 2025 as your clinical placement in 2nd year may take place in long-term care home (LTCH) settings. As per the LTCH policy, a police vulnerable sector screening must be completed within 6 months prior to starting placement in a LTCH setting.
December 1, 2025	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination N95 Mask Fit Testing
June 30, 2026	INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS STARTING IN FALL 2025 ONLY 2-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Test must only be administered after April 15, 2026, to ensure that results remain valid for the entire placement period. Proof of a baseline 2-step TST is required (two separate tests, ideally seven to 28 days apart) in addition to a yearly one-step TST. If you have a history of a positive TST, you must provide documented proof of the positive TST (date of injection and results in mm) along with the report of a chest x-ray completed after the positive TST and a completed Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration form.

Admission: September 2023 (year 3)

Deadlines	Requirements
June 30, 2025	Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSC must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period. CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) orBLS (Basic Life Support) Renewal Course Certificate must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period. 1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration Test must only be administered after April 15, 2025, to ensure that results remain valid for the entire placement period.
December 1, 2025	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Non-Violent Crisis Intervention - Full Certification Course

Deadlines

Requirements

June 30, 2025

Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service
VSC must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period.
CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) orBLS (Basic Life Support) Renewal Course
Certificate must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period.
1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration
Test must only be administered after April 15, 2025, to ensure that results remain valid for the entire placement period.

December 1, 2025

Admission: September 2022 (year 4)

Deadlines	Requirements
June 30, 2025	Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSC must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period. CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) orBLS (Basic Life Support) Renewal Course Certificate must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period. 1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration Test must only be administered after April 15, 2025, to ensure that results remain valid for the entire placement period.
December 1, 2025	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination N95 Mask Fit Testing

Deadlines

Requirements

June 30, 2025

Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service
VSC must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period.
CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) orBLS (Basic Life Support) Renewal Course
Certificate must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period.
1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration
Test must only be administered after April 15, 2025, to ensure that results remain valid for the entire placement period.

December 1, 2025

It is your responsibility to keep copies of all your documents, as we will not provide them. We are also not responsible for providing proof of immunization to other programs, clinical sites, or future employers (including after graduation) and cannot help with this.

As an RPN, it is likely that you have already completed some if not most of the requirements for a previous program or even through your workplace. If the documentation is currently valid, it can be submitted for review.

Please email all of your completed forms and obtained documents to your Placement and Experiential Learning Requirements Management Advisor Anne-Marie Laverdure at [email protected].

Entry Winter 2025

Deadlines	Requirements
April 30, 2025	Student Placement: Immunization Requirements (up-to-date vaccinations, serology, full series COVID-19 vaccination and 2-step TST) Important information regarding theTuberculin Skin Test (TST): Proof of a baseline two-step tuberculin skin test (TST) done at any time in the past is mandatory, in addition to a yearly one-step TST. The yearly one-step TST should only be completed AFTER April 15, 2025, but before June 30, 2025, to ensure that the results remain valid for the duration of the placement period. Students with a history of a positive TST must provide written proof along with the report of a chest X-ray completed after the positive TST. Future TST are not required but the Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration formmust be completed on an annual basis.
June 30, 2025	Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSC must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period. Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) Certificate must only be obtained after April 15, 2025, to ensure that it remains valid for the duration of the placement period. N95 Mask Fit Testing A mask fitting session can be obtained by booking with one of the following companies or any other N95 mask fit-testing certified agencies: Levitt Safety: email them at [email protected] Paramed via their website GEM Health Care Services via their website 1-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Test must only be administered after April 15, 2025, to ensure that results remain valid for the entire placement period. If you completed a 2-step TST in the past 12 months, the 1-step TST is not required at this time. If you have ever tested positive, you must provide: Documented proof of the positive TST (date of injection and results in mm) A copy of your chest x-ray report A completed Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration form.
December 1, 2025	*Please refer to the Honours BSc Nursing – 4-year program (Ottawa campus) - Year 3 - program requirements and deadlines

Year 4:

*Please refer to the Honours BSc Nursing – 4-year program (Ottawa campus) program requirements and deadlines