Master of Nursing admission requirements

Applicants must meet admission requirements set out by the School of Graduate Studies and by the Faculty of Nursing.

Admission is granted on a competitive basis and enrolment is limited.

Requirements for both streams

• BN or BScN degree with courses in statistics and nursing research. In addition, applicants to the MN Nurse Practitioner program stream should have courses in health assessment, pharmacology and pathophysiology. Normally, a B in these course will be considered acceptable.

• CGPA of a least 3.3 or B+

• Registration or eligibility for registration as a nurse in the province of N.B. (international students must have this in place before applying)

• Three references (one reference should be an academic reference describing the applicant as a learner. The academic reference must be written by a professor/instructor who taught the student in the classroom during their BN — not in a practice related course.

*The academic reference must be written by a professor/instructor who taught the student in the classroom during their BN — not in a “practice” related course.

Clinical practice requirement

Students may apply to the thesis/report stream in the year they graduate from a BN or BScN program. Students applying to the nurse practitioner stream require a minimum of two full years of clinical practice prior to enrolment.

Registration to practice as registered nurse

Applicants to the MN Nurse Practitioner program stream must hold current registration, or be eligible for registration, with the Nurses Association of New Brunswick (NANB). Internationally educated nurses who are seeking registration in the province are directed to NANB for more information on how to register to practice as a registered nurse in New Brunswick.

Applicants to the MN Thesis/Report program stream are not required to be registered in the province of New Brunswick but must be registered with the nursing regulatory body in their jurisdiction.

English proficiency requirements

The MN program includes clinical practice and therefore effective communication in English is essential. The minimum TOEFL score is 600 for the paper-based testing or 253 for computer-based testing.

The Graduate Academic Unit has the discretion to require an assessment through the UNB English Language Programme either prior to admission or following admission to the program, if language skills are problematic in the clinical or classroom areas. 

If an assessment is required, the director of graduate studies will communicate to the student in writing and monitor the assessment process for satisfactory language acquisition for practice. The cost of an assessment is the responsibility of the student. 

Applying to the thesis/report stream

Written statement of the applicant's professional interests, research interests and career goals

Indicate any ongoing competing demands on your time and/or modifications you propose to make your life integrate with the extensive time commitment required to complete graduate course work and subsequent research for a thesis or report.

Applying to the nurse practitioner stream

Written statement of the applicant’s professional interest and suitability for the autonomous role of the nurse practitioner

Indicate any ongoing competing demands on your time and/or modifications you propose to make your life integrate with the extensive time commitment required to complete graduate course work and concurrent clinical practicum.