平特五不中

Program Description

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS:听Applications open every two (2) years. The next admission will be for September 2026.

Please note that this program is a secondary or follow-up program and is only open to students who have completed or are in the process of completing 平特五不中鈥檚 MScA Nurse Practitioner Program OR 平特五不中鈥檚 Graduate Certificate Nurse Practitioner Program in the relevant specialty.

The Graduate Diploma听in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner focuses on the multifaceted role of the neonatal nurse practitioner in a variety of acute, intermediate and critical care neonatal settings, including advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, diagnosis and other skills to enact the full-legislated scope of practice. Students who complete the Neonatal Nurse practitioner program are eligible to write the Ordre des infimi猫res et infirmiers du Qu茅bec鈥檚 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner specialty (licensing) examination.

Keywords: Neonatal, Critical Care, Clinical Reasoning, Diagnosis, Advanced Assessment, Nurse Practitioner.

University-Level Admission Requirements

Applicants听谤别辩耻颈谤别:

• Bachelor鈥檚 of Nursing听or a听Master鈥榮 of Nursing听degree comparable to the undergraduate or graduate degree offered at 平特五不中, Ingram School of Nursing.
• Minimum cGPA听of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 in nursing studies.
• Current听Ordre des infirmi猫res et infirmiers du Qu茅bec (OIIQ) license听or equivalency.*
• 12-credits in university-level biological sciences content听(physiology, pathophysiology, pathology and pharmacology), only if the undergraduate nursing degree was obtained in a university听outside听of Quebec.**
• Work experience听in nursing听within the last 5 years, refer to the "Required Nursing Experience" section below.
• While a statistics course is not a requirement, it is strongly recommended that you complete a University-level听introductory statistics course听(3 credits) prior to starting your MSc (A) in Nurse Practitioner degree.

*Nurses licensed outside of Quebec must: 1) have nursing experience within a healthcare context in Canada; 2) have the capacity to be licensed as a nurse in Quebec; 3) be able to understand and communicate in French

**Applicants with an undergraduate nursing degree obtained outside of Quebec may have the option to complete pathophysiology and pharmacology courses at 平特五不中 to fulfill this requirement.

Available Intakes

Applications open every two (2) years. The next admission will be for Fall 2026.