These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.

•  Grade12 Biology 
•  Grade12 English 
•  Grade11 Precalculus  or  Grade11 Foundations for College Mathematics (MAP4C) 

Applicants are required to have Grade 12 graduation or equivalent, including English 12 with a B or equivalent, Biology 12 with a minimum grade of C or equivalent, and Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Math 11 with a minimum grade of C or equivalent. Applicants are also required to have a VCC Health Sciences Math Assessment with 80% or completion of Math for Health Sciences (Math 1054) with 80%, Human Anatomy and Physiology (NURS 1602) with a minimum grade of 68% or equivalent within the last 3 years, and a Knowledge Assessment Examination with a minimum grade of 68%. Practicing HCAs, RCAs, HS/RCAs with a certificate from the BC Public Post-Secondary System are exempt from this examination. Practicing HCAs, RCAs, HS/RCAs not from the BC Public Post Secondary System will be required to take an examination to validate equivalency to Vancouver Community College's HCA program outcomes. If applicants are unsuccessful on the exam the first time, they may rewrite the exam once.

• International English Language Testing System (academic or immigration) [min. 7.0]

As English is the language of study in BC, students must meet English language proficiency (ELP) at an appropriate level to be accepted into the provincial Practical Nursing program. These requirements can be satisfied through one of the following: 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 (ESL/AL) courses are not included in this three-year calculation; or an Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with minimum scores of: Speaking: 7.0, Listening: 7.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 7.0, overall Band Score 7.0; or Canadian English Language Benchmarks Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN) with minimum scores of: Speaking: 8.0, Listening 10.0, Reading 8.0, Writing 7.0. CELBAN is only suitable for those who have studied Nursing in a country other than Canada.

• Work Experience