To ensure consistency and quality implementation, all post‐secondary institutions offering the Access to Practical Nursing Program must adhere to the minimum course and program hours.
Level A
| Course Name |
Minimum Hours |
| Professional Practice A |
45 |
| Professional Communication A |
45 |
| Variations in Health A |
60 |
| Health Promotion A |
30 |
| Pharmacology A |
60 |
| Integrated Nursing Practice A |
180 |
| Consolidated Practice Experience A |
120 |
| Total Level A Hours |
540 |
Level 3
| Course Name |
Minimum Hours |
| Professional Practice 3 |
20 |
| Professional Communication 3 |
20 |
| Variations in Health 3 |
45 |
| Health Promotion 3 |
36 |
| Integrated Nursing Practice 3 |
120 |
| Consolidated Practice Experience 3 |
65 |
| Total Level 3 Hours |
306 |
Level 4
| Course Name |
Minimum Hours |
| Variations in Health 4 |
50 |
| Health Promotion 4 |
30 |
| Integrated Nursing Practice 4 |
214 |
| Consolidated Practice Experience 4 |
200 |
| Total Level 4 Hours |
494 |
| Final Practice Experience (Preceptorship) |
210 |
| TOTAL MINIMUM PROGRAM HOURS |
1,550 |
| THEORY and APPLICATION |
955 |
| PRACTICE EDUCATION HOURS (All Consolidated Practice Experience courses and Final Practice Experience) |
595 |
| TOTAL HOURS |
1,550 |
