Nursing at McMaster University: BScN streams, Mohawk partnership and how to register

Canada · Hamilton, Ontario · Last checked October 2026

McMaster’s School of Nursing offers its BScN through three streams. Two are delivered together with Mohawk College, and one is a 20-month accelerated route for people coming from a university science program.

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What the school offers (nursing)

Basic (A) Stream: four years, integrated with Mohawk College, for students without other nursing education. Mohawk’s program page places it at the Institute for Applied Health Sciences at McMaster in West Hamilton.
Accelerated (F) Stream: 20 months (five consecutive terms), delivered by McMaster only, for students coming from a university science program.
Post-Diploma RPN (E) Stream: three years, integrated with Mohawk College, for registered practical nurses.
McMaster states that its programs are approved by the College of Nurses of Ontario and that graduates are eligible to apply for registration as a registered nurse in Ontario. It also lists two clinical certificate programs for undergraduate learners.

Becoming licensed after graduating

In Ontario, nurses are registered by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO). Its page for Ontario graduates lists a registration examination for your nursing category and the jurisprudence examination among the requirements, and says registered nurse applicants write the NCLEX-RN. McMaster’s own page says graduates are eligible to apply for registration; it does not replace the CNO’s requirements.

How to apply

For the Basic stream delivered with Mohawk, Mohawk’s page says to apply through OUAC (Ontario Universities’ Application Centre) under “Nursing – BScN (Mohawk)”, program code MNM, and lists the CASPer test among the requirements. McMaster’s nursing page points to the general McMaster admission portal for its streams. Deadlines are published per cycle, so read the current ones on those pages.

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Last checked October 2026. Programs, dates and rules change, so always confirm with the school and the regulator.