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• A BC certificate in one of the following programs: Health Care Assistant (HCA), Resident Care Attendant (RCA) or Home Support/Resident Care Attendant (HS/RCA) or a current BC Care Aide Registry Number
• Minimum 600 Hours of work experience, within the last two years, in a care facility where care is provided to a group of gerontology clients. Work experience must be verified by an official employer letter. Individualized home care experience is not acceptable.
• B.C. secondary school graduation, or equivalent (ABE, GED), or mature student status.
• English Requirement:
  • A minimum grade of 70% in one of: English 12 or equivalent, English First Peoples 12, or an equivalent Provincial Level Adult Basic Education English course.
• English Language Requirement:
  • Three years of full-time, face-to-face secondary or post-secondary education at an accredited institution where English is the medium of instruction and is also one of the country's official languages. English as a Second Language/Additional Language courses are not included in this three-year calculation. Those not meeting this requirement must achieve scores identified in one of the two tests below:

    Area of Proficiency	IELTS Academic	CELBAN
    Reading	6.5	8
    Listening	7.0	9
    Writing	6.5	7
    Speaking	7.0	8
    Overall	7.0	Ìý

  • In addition to meeting English language requirements for the Practical Nursing program, graduates must be able to demonstrate a level of proficiency required to be performance ready as a condition for registration and practice in British Columbia. See BCCNM's website for details.Ìý
• Mathematics Requirement:
  • A minimum of 67% in any of:
    • Pre-Calculus Grade 11
    • Foundations of Mathematics Grade 11
    • Principles of Mathematics 11
    • Adult Basic Education MATH 011
  • Or a minimum grade of 70% in one of:
    • Adult Basic Education IALG 011
    • Both Math 084 and MATH 085
• Biology Requirement:
  • Both a minimum grade of 67% in a Grade 12 Biology course which includes human anatomy and physiology or Anatomy and Physiology 12 or an equivalent Provincial level Adult Basic Education Biology course.
  • And, a minimum grade of 70% in Pre-Practical Nursing Anatomy and Physiology (PNUR 113) course. Please note that Biology 12 is a prerequisite for PNUR 113.

Other Requirements:

• CPR level "C"
• A criminal record check clearance from the B.C. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General's Criminal Records Review Office. 91̽»¨'s admission offices will provide applicants with instructions and forms for applicants to submit to the Solicitor General's Office and a deadline for the College to receive the clearance letter. Applicants should only initiate their criminal record check when instructed by Admissions. Failure to provide a clearance letter by the deadline will result in a cancellation of the applicant's admission application.
• Either Red Cross Standard First Aid or St. John Ambulance Standard First Aid.
• Negative TB skin test or chest x-ray no more than 6 months before the date of application or adequate follow-up in the case of a positive test

Student Transportation and Accommodation:

• Student practicum placement sites are throughout North, Central and South Okanagan. Students must arrange their own transportation to and from practicum sites. In most cases, a driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle is required. While student preferences will be considered for the location of clinical experiences, 91̽»¨ reserves the right to assign and change a student's practicum placement. Travel and accommodation expenses are the student's responsibility.

Selection Process:

• Applicants who satisfy the admission requirements will be offered admission in chronological order, based on the date of application.