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Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

The Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing is offered jointly with an Ottawa-area college in both official languages.

The program seeks to prepare the next generation of nurses to offer high quality nursing care and assume leadership roles within the health care system. It provides a solid theoretical foundation to enable you to engage with clients in activities that promote health, prevent illness and injury, and foster optimal recovery from or adaptation to illness or injury.

The Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing can be completed through the following paths:

Course sequences

uOttawa campus, Woodroffe campus and Pembroke campus

What to expect

Consortium National de Formation en Santé (CNFS)

The Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) is a national association of post-secondary institutions that offer educational programs in French for various health-care professions. 

The CNFS aims to improve access to health-care services in French in minority language communities by training Francophone health-care professionals and by supporting research related to this training and to the needs of these communities. 

The University of Ottawa is one of 16 CNFS member institutions. 

Its role is to support the health-care sector students, professors, researchers, professionals and supervisors who are involved in its targeted programs in three faculties, namely the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Social Sciences.