Program Overview

Collaborative Nursing Program at Medicine Hat College

The Collaborative Nursing Program is a four-year partnership program offered entirely at the Medicine Hat College site, allowing students in the Medicine Hat area increased access to a baccalaureate program without having to relocate. In this route, students can study the entire program at the MHC campus and graduate with a University of Calgary degree.

Program Details

• 4-year partnership program; students will apply to enter the program in year one at Medicine Hat College
• September entry only

Important Notes on Admission & Progression - BN Program

• Students must apply to enter the program in Year One at Medicine Hat College.
• Upon successful completion of the first two years of the program, students apply to UCalgary Nursing as a Year 3 student.
• Students take the remainder of the program as a U of C student, but remain on the MHC campus.

Transition to Year 3

Students admitted to the Bachelor of Nursing program at MHC in Fall 2023 or prior will progress to the BN program with the University of Calgary and will graduate with the Bachelor of Nursing degree. Upon successful completion of Term 4 (Year 2) of the BN Program at Medicine Hat College and upon meeting the University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing Admission GPA criteria (minimum 2.00 GPA on the last 30 units), students must apply to enter the University of Calgary. Once accepted, students will complete Terms 5 through 8 (Years 3 and 4) as University of Calgary students. Courses are delivered at the Medicine Hat College Site.

Program Structure

• Students are typically not permitted to transfer between program sites.
• Students facing extenuating circumstances that require a transfer to another program site may contact the Undergraduate & Graduate Programs Office for detailed advising.

Program FAQs

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University of Calgary Acknowledgement

The University of Calgary, located in the heart of Southern Alberta, both acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The city of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation within Alberta (including Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6). The University of Calgary is situated on land Northwest of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina. On this land and in this place, we strive to learn together, walk together, and grow together “in a good way.”