Bachelor Programme
Nursing (Direct Entry BScN)
Western's Direct Entry BScN is a 3.5-year program starting in September with hands-on learning every term from year one. Students train in clinical skills labs and high-fidelity simulation suites, work with simulated patients and complete varied clinical placements with a one-to-one preceptor (mentor) model. Graduates are prepared to write the Registered Nurse licensing exam; licensure in Ontario through the College of Nurses of Ontario has its own residency and immigration-status rules.
University
Western University
Country
Canada
Level
Bachelor
Field
Nursing
Duration
3.5 years
Language
English
Campus
London, Ontario (Main Campus)
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), Direct Entry 3.5-year program
Intake
September
Application Deadline
January 15, 2027 (OUAC application deadline for equal consideration); English test results by mid-April 2027
Tuition Information
International: CAD 59,798 tuition in year 1 (62,822.46 single-payment total with ancillary fees and health plans) under Western's 2026-27 Nursing rate. International tuition rises no more than 4% per year after year 1. Canadian students (2026-27): Ontario residents CAD 6,171 tuition (8,247.46 total), out-of-province CAD 7,719 tuition (9,795.46 total). The 2026-27 schedules are marked draft and Fall 2027 rates are not yet published.
Admission Requirements
- Apply on the OUAC using Western code ENW
- Ontario: OSSD with at least six Grade 12 U/M courses (excluding co-op), including ENG4U; each required course needs at least 70%
- Ontario required courses: ENG4U, SBI4U and SCH4U, plus one of MCF3M, MCR3U, MHF4U, MCV4U or MDM4U (at least 70% in each; a Grade 12 U math at 70% can stand in for the Grade 11 math)
- IB: full IB Diploma with at least 27 points (including TOK and Extended Essay), six subjects with three at HL, and no mark below 4. Program IB requirements: Biology, Chemistry, English and Math Analysis or Math Applications, HL or SL
- Applicants from other curricula (A Levels, AP, US high school and national curricula by country) are assessed against Western's curriculum- and country-specific requirements
- Admission average guideline: high 80s to low 90s (Averages reflect Ontario high school students. Reaching the guideline does not guarantee admission)
- Nursing has its own English requirement (unless English is your first language), covering both an English test and spoken English: TOEFL iBT 92-93 with 22-24 writing, 26 speaking, 20 reading and 20 listening, or for tests after January 21, 2026 5.0 overall with 5.0 speaking, 4.5 writing and listening and 4.0 reading; IELTS 7.0 with 6.5 reading and listening and 7.0 writing and speaking; or Duolingo 135 (literacy 130, no other subscore below 125)