MSc in Nursing (course Based)

Submit a Curriculum Vitae

A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Submit official transcripts of academic work completed to date, sent directly from the issuing institution. This document can be sent electronically to gradson@mcmaster.ca or the Nursing Graduate Office. Please include any additional course work transcripts. Please note that non-English transcripts must be translated and notarized. Please submit copies of unofficial transcripts in your online application.

Submit a personal essay, responding to the questions to provide us with insight into your motivation and interest in the MSc program. Answers should be limited to one page per question, single spaced. References are not required for the essay. 1. Briefly outline your professional qualifications, clinical nursing experiences and your reasons for applying for graduate studies at this point in your career. 2. What are your long-term career goals, and how do you see graduate education contributing to meeting them? 3. Briefly describe a nursing science issue on which you would like to focus your research or scholarly activities around during your Masters degree. 4. Describe your reasons for deciding to pursue your graduate nursing education at McMaster University. Comment on the fit between the department, courses, supervisor (for thesis-based Masters applicants) and your academic goals. 5. Outline the personal attributes (e.g. communication skills, innovativeness, organization etc) you possess, and how they will contribute to your overall success in graduate school.

Submit two academic references. McMaster University uses the Electronic Referencing System. By entering the email address of your Academic referee through the online application, the system will automatically send an e-Reference request on your behalf. The report from referees must be received by McMaster by the application deadline. Submit one clinical reference. McMaster University uses the Electronic Referencing System. By entering the email address of your clinical referee through the online application, the system will automatically send an e-Reference request on your behalf. The report from referees must be received by McMaster by the application deadline.

Please upload these documents directly in the online application. Evidence of health professional requirements include a copy of Ontario RN license/registration or renewal. If you have not yet graduated, please upload a document in your application stating the day you will graduate from your baccalaureate program and the estimated date for the NCLEX examination.

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