Bachelor Programme
Nursing
USask's Bachelor of Science in Nursing prepares students to become registered nurses. Students complete 30 credit units of pre-professional courses (usually in first year in the College of Arts and Science, using the Nursing Prep pathway) and then apply to the College of Nursing for years 2 to 4. Full-time students finish the nursing years in three academic years. Nursing can be studied in Saskatoon, Prince Albert or at several sites across Saskatchewan, including Île-à-la-Crosse, La Ronge, Lloydminster, Muenster, North Battleford, Swift Current, Weyburn and Yorkton.
University
University of Saskatchewan
Country
Canada
Level
Bachelor
Field
Nursing
Duration
4 years (1 pre-professional year + 3 years of nursing)
Language
English
Campus
Saskatoon, Prince Albert and distributed sites across Saskatchewan
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Intake
September
Application Deadline
College of Nursing entry for Fall 2027: early admission application by 15 December 2026 (documents by 15 January 2027); regular admission by 30 April 2027 (documents by 1 June 2027). For the first pre-professional year, apply to Arts and Science by its own deadlines
Tuition Information
Estimated tuition for 2026-27 in the nursing years (CAD): 9,980 for Canadian students and 48,305 for international students. Including student fees and books, USask estimates about CAD 12,964 for Canadian students and CAD 51,289 for international students. The pre-professional first year is taken in Arts and Science and charged at its rates. Rates for 2027-28 have not been published yet.
Admission Requirements
- Apply online at apply.usask.ca. The non-refundable application fee is CAD 120
- First, complete the 10 required pre-professional courses (30 credit units) by 30 April of the admission year
- Entry to years 2-4 is competitive. Applicants are ranked on their average in the pre-professional courses and need at least 60% to be considered, and seats depend on clinical placement capacity at each site
- Early admission needs at least 5 of the 10 pre-professional courses finished by December; 150 early admission seats are available
- English proficiency (if required): IELTS Academic 6.5 with at least 6 in each band; TOEFL iBT 4.5 on the new 1-6 scale (older 0-120 scores of 86 with 19 per section are accepted for two years); Duolingo 120 with 100 in each subscore; PTE Academic 63 with 59 in each skill; or CAEL 70 with 60 in each section. Applicants with enough full-time study in an English-medium secondary school, including Grade 12 English at 70-80%, may be exempt