Master of Nursing (MN) Thesis-based

Advanced Credit

Applicants must include requests for advanced credit, accompanied by a rationale, when they apply for admission. For courses taken outside the University of Calgary, applicants must provide official transcripts and a copy of the course outline detailing the course description, objectives, assignments, readings, etc.

Flexible Grade Option (CG Grade)

The Faculty of Nursing will not permit the Flexible Grade Option (CG Grade) for any course offered by the Faculty.

Students may choose the CG grade in a course taken extra-to-load.

The use of the CG grade will not affect students' ability for internal awards.

Time Limit

Expected completion time is three years. Maximum completion time is four years.

Supervisory Assignments

a) Students will be assigned a permanent supervisor throughout their program of study.

b) A supervisory committee must be struck for all MN thesis students no later than three months after the appointment of supervisor.

Thesis Proposal Requirements

Students must receive formal approval of their thesis proposals from the supervisory committee before proceeding to ethical review and implementation of the project.

Students whose research involves human subjects must receive ethics approval from the University of Calgary Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board.

Thesis Examination

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies regulations for Thesis Examinations, the program requires:

Scheduling of the Examination

All members of the Supervisory Committee must have reviewed the student’s draft thesis document before an examination can be scheduled.

Composition of the Committee

The thesis examination committee must include one additional internal examiner.

The final thesis examination is open.

Financial assistance may be available to qualified students. For information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this Calendar.