🐱 Space Cat Goes to School 🚀
Charting a course through the stars to the right program

Collaborative BScN — Ontario Tech University / Durham College

SpaceCat Fit Notes

  1. CASPer: Not required. No non-academic offset available. details
  2. GPA window: Not published for 105 applicants. Likely based on “school marks” and “performance in subjects relevant to the academic program” — holistic but primarily academic. details
  3. Experiential: None evident. No interview, no written component published. details
  4. Out-of-province: No restrictions. Ontario resident — no issue. details
  5. Overall assessment: Reach — No CASPer, no published non-academic components, and the program’s evaluation of 105 applicants is opaque. The competitive range is low 80s (per OUInfo), which is more achievable than TMU’s low 90s, but without a published GPA window or resettable mechanism, SpaceCat’s weak cumulative GPA is likely a barrier. The program also enrolls 160-200 first-year students annually, suggesting moderate cohort size. The significant unknowns about 105 evaluation push this toward Reach rather than Moderate.

Quick Facts

Admission Requirements

GPA

“Admission is competitive. The specific average or standing required for admission varies from year to year. Students are selected by taking into consideration a wide range of criteria including school marks, distribution of subjects taken and performance in subjects relevant to the academic program.”

The transfer page also states:

“You must be in good academic standing at your previous post-secondary institution.”

Interpretation: The evaluation criteria for 105 applicants are not transparent. “School marks” could include both high school and university marks. The holistic description suggests both may be considered.

Prerequisites

For Ontario high school applicants (from OUInfo):

Course Required / Recommended Min Grade Notes
English 4U (ENG4U) Required 60% minimum
Biology 4U (SBI4U) Required Not specified
Chemistry 4U (SCH4U) Required Not specified
One of: MHF4U, MCV4U, or MDM4U Required 65% recommended Preference for MHF4U or MCV4U
Two additional 4U/M courses Required

For transfer applicants:

“Prerequisite subject requirements may be met by a combination of secondary and post-secondary studies.”

Prior Degree Requirement

CASPer

Not required. CASPer is not mentioned on any Ontario Tech/Durham College nursing admission page. This is confirmed by the absence of CASPer from the OUInfo listing (which lists supplementary requirements when they exist).

Supplementary Requirements

Note from the general admissions page: “Faculties may also require additional assessment of the suitability of a student for admission. This may include, but is not limited to: Personal and professional characteristic assessments, supplemental application documents and admission interviews.” This suggests supplementary components are possible but not currently standard for nursing.

How Applications Are Evaluated

Advanced Standing / Transfer Credit

“Courses from accredited universities are considered for credit transfer when successfully completed with a minimum grade of C (60 per cent)”

The FAQ also confirms:

“Exemptions for courses taken at another university are granted, provided that those courses are comparable to similar courses at Ontario Tech, that the courses are relevant to the program, and that the marks meet the required levels.”

SpaceCat could potentially receive some transfer credit for non-nursing electives from her BA, but the program remains 4 years with nursing-specific courses starting from Year 1.

Mature Student Pathway

Ontario Tech’s general admissions recognize mature applicants (over 21, never attended post-secondary). SpaceCat has a BA, so she would NOT qualify as a mature applicant — she would be classified as a transfer applicant.

Out-of-Province Considerations

Source: Program admissions page

Cost

Competitiveness

Information Not Found

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