Choose your pathway
Queen's nursing has two BNSc degree streams that will prepare you to become an experienced clinician and health care leader.
Our undergraduate program has one of the highest NCLEX-RN pass rates in Ontario.
Questions about your admission requirements, transcripts and/or application?
Contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office.
Email: admission@queensu.ca
Bachelor of Nursing Science | 4 Year Degree
This pathway for those who have:
- ✓ a completed secondary school degree
- ✓ completed the necessary admission prerequisites
(BNSc) - 2 Year Accelerated Degree
This pathway for those who have:
- ✓ a completed secondary school degree
- ✓ completed at least 10 full university courses
- ✓ completed the necessary admission prerequisites
Admission Pathways
Queen's offers a number of additional and alternative admissions pathways that nursing applicants may apply through, including the:
Indigenous Student Admission Pathway
First-Generation Student Admission Pathway
Candidates must meet the general admission requirements for each program and deadlines for undergraduate admission.
Take your NCLEX-RN Exam / Become a Registered Nurse
Our programs are designed to set graduates up for success.
Queen's BNSc graduates have a first-time pass rate of 96.3%, compared to the Ontario first-time pass rate of 88%.
(2024 data from the College of Nurses of Ontario)
Looking for further opportunities?
A graduate degree in nursing can help you become:
A Nurse Practitioner (NP)
A Researcher/Scientist/Educator
Visit the Queen's Nursing Graduate Programs page to learn more.
Join the Queen's community
From residence life to the wider campus community, there are spaces and services to help you thrive during your undergraduate experience.
The Nursing Science Society (NSS)
The NSS represents all Queen's undergraduate nursing students to the School of Nursing and the wider community. The NSS strives to provide students with unique opportunities that foster their professional development, strengthen their health and well-being, and encourage their growth as undergraduate.
Student Academic Success Services
Student Academic Success Services offers academic support to students who wish to develop their skills in critical thinking, learning, writing, and self-management. Individual appointments are available as well as workshops for students with English as an Additional Language and online resources.
Student Wellness Services
Student Wellness Services supports the personal, academic, and social health development of students at Queen's University by providing a range of programs and services. We aim to offer a welcoming, confidential, and integrated service that is responsive to your health and wellness needs.
Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre
Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre (4D) is a home away from home for Indigenous students; offering support services, feasts, social, and cultural activities. Academic advising, cultural counselling, mentorship and other support services are all available.
AMS Peer Support
AMS Peer Support is a group of dedicated student volunteers who provide welcoming, confidential, and empathetic peer support to Queen's students. Students are encouraged to come and speak with our volunteers who will offer support for any issues. We can suggest resources available on campus and in the Kingston community.
Yellow House
Yellow House is a safe and accountable space for queer, racialized and marginalized students to create community, to feel empowered, to celebrate and to honour their histories. Yellow House seeks to engage students in initiatives that actively dismantle oppressive, racist, and colonial ideologies and practices.
Canadian Black Nurses Alliance (CBNA)
As the leading organization dedicated to the service of the Canadian Black Nursing community by creating an enabling and capacity-building platform to propel nurses to professional excellence in all spheres of society.
The Nest
“The Nest,” the new space for all things related to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigeneity and Accessibility (EDIIA). It is a nurturing, welcoming and safe gathering space for QHS students, employees, and community members to come together to work and connect in fellowship.
The Undergraduate Program (BNSc) has been granted a 7-year accreditation from the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) as of June 2020.
The Queens University Baccalaureate Nursing Programs (Bachelor of Nursing Science and Bachelor of Nursing Science - Accelerated Standing Track) are approved by the College of Nurses of Ontario (www.cno.org). Current graduates from these programs are eligible to apply for registration as a Registered Nurse in Ontario.