Licensed Practical Nurse Access to Psychiatric Nursing (Bachelor of Science)

About this programme

Please apply once you have completed and/or registered in all of the required courses for admission to the program. Applicants that require any of the 18 university transfer credits for admission into this program are encouraged to Apply now for the Academic Foundations for Potential Psychiatric Nursing Applicants program. For course planning help, please contact LPN Access Department . Advance your nursing career and become a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) with Douglas College’s Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Access to the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN) program. You'll gain specialized psychiatric nursing skills and knowledge to meet the growing demand for mental health and substance use care in British Columbia. This pathway is open to current LPNs who hold a valid British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives license and have a Practical Nursing Diploma or a Practical Nursing Certificate. You will graduate fully prepared to write the Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Canada Examination to be certified as a RPN. Designed for working LPNs, this part-time, 1.5-year program offers the flexibility to study online while continuing to work in your home community. Throughout the program, you'll participate in online courses, with a one-week in-person on-campus residency in semester four, and a final preceptorship in semester five that can be completed in your local B.C community. If you are an LPN who is a member of the BC Nurses' Union (BCNU), you may be eligible to receive a lifetime maximum of $20,000 to put toward the cost of tuition and books fo