Nursing education to change in Saskatchewan
To meet a growing demand, the province, the U of S, the University of Regina and the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) are partnering in a process of restructuring the way nursing education is delivered in Saskatchewan, and those changes could be in place as early as 2011.
Lorna Butler, Dean of the College of Nursing
Students currently entering the College of Nursing spend their first two years at SIAST in Saskatoon or Regina or the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) in Prince Albert. Third- and fourth-year classes can be taken in Saskatoon, Regina or P.A., with all nursing degrees granted by the U of S.
According to Lorna Butler, dean of the College of Nursing, discussions are underway to change that structure. The four-year direct entry program at the U of S will become a three-year program, which students can apply for after one year of undergraduate study in the College of Arts and Science. The U of R will continue to work with SIAST to develop a four-year direct-entry program for which the U of R will confer the degree, she explained. The FNUC currently shares faculty and resources with the U of S but has not decided how it will partner to deliver nursing under the new structure.
Find out more about changes to nursing education in the complete story in On Campus News