Students who choose this option will complete year 3 and year 4 of the four-year Bachelor of Nursing program in-person at UNB Fredericton. Your theory classes will be delivered on campus in the classroom.

You will complete clinical placements in a variety of community and acute care settings within the Fredericton region and other communities.

Students who choose this option will complete year 3 and year 4 of the four-year Bachelor of Nursing program remotely with other LPN-BN students in your cohort. Your theory classes will be delivered completely Virtual.

You will complete clinical placements in a variety of New Brunswick community and acute care settings including but not limited to Miramichi, Moncton, Restigouche and Upper River Valley. Clinical placements are scheduled for 2 to 3 days per week, for the duration of the semester. There are four placements total - three clinical placements and one preceptorship.

Note: The availability of clinical placements in different regions depends on enrollment.

PSYC 1013 - Introduction to Psychology I OR PSYC 1023 - Introduction to Psychology II (or equivalent)

STAT 2263 - Statistics for Non-Science Majors (or equivalent)

BIOL 2759 - Physiology and Pathophysiology for Licensed Practical Nurses This course provides a detailed review of normal human physiology and then focuses on the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying diseases in each organ system. This course is online and only open to students in the Licensed Practical Nurse to Bachelor of Nursing Pathway program.

NURS 2132 - Pharmacotherapeutics Includes theory and principles of pharmacology as they apply to Nursing. Provides requisite knowledge to administer medications, provide patient education, and assess the potential for adverse events related to drug and lifestyle issues. The theory will include basic legal and safety issues related to drug administration by the nurse.

NURS 2217 - Professional Nursing Practice Builds on the concepts of professional nursing practice gained in Practical Nurse curricula expanding knowledge and practice to the scope of the entry-level Registered Nurse. This course will focus on communication, professional identity, and social justice abilities within the BN curriculum. Particular emphasis on role transition, academic writing, and evidence-informed practice.

NURS 2218 - Enhanced Decision Making in Clinical Practice Using a case-based approach across the lifespan, this course builds on assessment, data collection, pharmacotherapeutics, and clinical decision making of LPNs. Specific attention will be paid to the abilities of knowledge and its application and critical thinking and skills of analysis within the BN curriculum. Frameworks for recognizing and responding to changes in a client’s condition will be introduced (anticipatory thinking).

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) who meet the following requirements are eligible to apply to the LPN-BN Pathway program:


• Hold current licensure in the Association of New Brunswick Practical Licensed Nurses (ANBLPN) in good standing;
• Are graduates of an 18-month or two-year practical nursing college program;

• Have achieved a minimum grade of 75% in each course of the practical nurse program; and
• Have successfully completed High School Math: Foundations of Math 120 or Precalculus 110, with a minimum grade of 60% (Math 112 Functions and Relations for students who graduated prior to 2014).

Note: Applicants who have completed their practical nursing program external to New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) or Oulton College may be required to submit program curriculum and course syllabi for assessment of equivalency.


All applicants to nursing programs at UNB will be required to write the Acuity Insights Assessments CASPer Test, an online, open-response situational judgement test.

Admission decisions will be based on the applicant’s Grade Point Average (GPA) (60% weight) and the CASPer score (40%) weight.


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