MN NP (Advanced Clinical Focus)

The Faculty of Nursing offers an MN NP (Advanced Clinical Focus - Nurse Practitioner) stream that supports students by:

• Hybrid, online and on-campus study options offering students more flexibility
• Uninterrupted course sequencing, resulting in a shorter completion time
• Early integration of case-based simulation experiences, ensuring a smoother transition to advanced clinical care courses
• Practicum hours distributed across advanced clinical care courses (I, II, and III), and two consolidated final practicum courses (totalling 800 clinical hours)
• Practicum placements are arranged placements are arranged and supported through the Faculty of Nursing Clinical Placement Office (please note: The Faculty reserves the right to accept applications based on potential placements in the student’s provincial jurisdiction. Given the unique licensing conditions in Quebec, applicants residing and planning to work in Quebec are encouraged to enroll in an NP program in their home province).

• Full-time studies occur over 20 consecutive months, including courses and clinical hours during spring and summer terms following Year 1.
• Part-time studies normally occur over 32 months, including courses and clinical hours during the spring and summer terms of the second year of study (not available for the Fall 2025 admit term).

MN applicants who desire to become eligible for entry-to-practice as a nurse practitioner require 4,500 hours of registered nursing practice, appropriate to the program category (i.e. Adult RNs who have worked with adult populations, Neonatal RNs who have worked in at least level III or higher NICU environments, or Family/All Ages RNs who have worked with adults and children across some diversity of settings), prior to entering the program. Students will be tested on physical assessment skills at the beginning of NURS 516 (Adult/FAA) or NURS 518 (Neonate). In light of anticipated licensure category changes for nurse practitioners, the Faculty of Nursing will only be admitting full time applicants into the MN/NP program for Fall 2025.

There is an option to complete the program through either course-based (42 credits) or thesis-based (39 credits) studies.

Many nurse practitioner students choose to maintain other clinical employment during their studies. Please note that the nurse practitioner courses require a total of 800 clinical hours (preceptored). It may be difficult to maintain employment hours due to the workload of seminar and clinical commitments. For example, during the Fall term of Year 2, courses require an additional 200 hours of clinical practice. During the final Winter term, nurse practitioner courses require an additional 400 hours of clinical practice. Throughout the program, students must realistically appraise their ability to continue employment hours alongside the time commitment required for their studies.

Illustrative Examples of MN NP Timetabling

MN NP Advanced Clinical Focus - Full-Time

3 Courses/term

Illustrative example of timetabling for full-time (3 courses / term) MP NP Advanced Clinical focus program

Year 1
Fall	NURS 595
	NURS 596
	NURS 509 or 522
	NURS 589
Winter	NURS 597
	NURS 598
	NURS 507 or 520
	NURS 590
Spring	NURS 516 or 518
	NURS 591
Summer	NURS 530
	Thesis
Year 2
Fall	NURS 531
	NURS 532
	NURS 900 OR
	Thesis
Winter	NURS 533
	NURS 534
	Thesis

MN NP Advanced Clinical Focus - Part-Time (Not available for Fall 2025 admissions)

2 Courses/term

Illustrative example of timetabling for part-time (2 courses / term) MP NP Advanced Clinical focus program

Year 1
Fall	NURS 595
	NURS 596
Winter	NURS 597
	NURS 598
Spring
Summer
Year 2
Fall	NURS 509 or 522
	NURS 589
Spring	NURS 507 or 520
	NURS 590
Spring	NURS 516 or 518
	NURS 591
Summer	NURS 530
	Thesis
Year 3
Fall	NURS 531
	NURS 532
	NURS 900
	Thesis
Winter	NURS 533
	NURS 534
	Thesis