How to Apply
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Get Ready to Apply
Review admission requirements and make sure you have your required documents such as transcripts ready to be submitted.
Application Deadlines
Applications open: November 1
Application deadline: April 30
Step 1: Complete School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Online Admissions Application
Please review important information below prior to submitting your application.
- First-time applicants, click create an account to begin your application. You will receive a verification code via email. Enter your verification code and create a password for your account.
- Pay the mandatory application fee through the applicant status portal immediately after submitting your application. Your application will not be processed until application fee is received.
- Upload required application checklist materials, including unofficial transcripts, statements of intent, writing samples, and more, through your applicant status portal after paying the application fee.
- Enter information for referees. Referees will automatically receive a notification email that they have been requested to complete a reference for your application, along with instructions to submit their reference letter in the application system. If you need to change your referees, please contact :connect.nursing@utoronto.ca (Subject line: Change referees for new applicant). Please provide your first and last name and U of T applicant number.
- You may send an email reminder to existing referees through your applicant portal after submitting your application.
- You may view your application status, including outstanding requirements, by logging in to your account and selecting view applicant status portal.
Step 2: Prepare Required Documents
Letter of Intent
- Describe how your previous studies, leadership experiences, and professional development have prepared you for the advanced critical thinking, scholarly, and professional responsibilities of the Bloomberg NP Program. Word limit: 200
- Describe your short and long-term career objectives and how they will be advanced by the Bloomberg Nurse Practitioner program. Word limit: 200
- Outline how your recent hands-on, direct client care experiences have prepared you to be successful in practicum learning that spans all ages and all settings. If there is a gap in your experiences (eg. you only have specialized care or experience with a specific population), please explain your plan to excel in an all ages, all settings NP program. Word limit: 200
- Describe the strategies that you will employ to balance the demands of the NP program (course work, practicum, synchronous learning) with your other commitments. Word limit: 200
*Curriculum Vitae*
You will be asked to upload your CV to the on-line application. Please use the categories listed below when you are developing your CV. If a particular heading does not apply, you may leave it out.
- Academic education (post-secondary degrees, diplomas, certificates)
- Continuing education (including workshops, professional development)
- Awards and honours (e.g. practice awards from employing organization, bursaries, scholarships)
- Professional employment (Please note whether roles were full-time, part-time, or casual)
- Relevant presentations / publications / research
- Current membership in professional organizations
- Committees (e.g. work-related, professional)
- Clinical / administrative / practice innovations (please provide brief descriptions or examples)
- Membership in research-oriented organizations (please specify role)
- Relevant volunteer activities
**Two letters of Reference****
Letters of Reference are submitted electronically through the SGS online application. You will need to provide the referees’ email addresses. Please communicate with your referees in advance to confirm their contact information. After you pay the application fee, we will contact your referees by email and ask them to submit their recommendation electronically. We will send them a Reference Form to complete and upload to your application.
- Academic Reference. Ideally your academic reference will come from a professor/lecturer who taught you and graded your written work during your previous degree and who can speak to your academic abilities. A preceptor or clinical instructor is not an appropriate academic reference.
If you are unable to obtain an academic reference from a previous professor, you can provide a reference from someone who has taught you in a continuing education course.
- Manager/Supervisor Reference. Ideally your reference will come from your manager or a direct supervisor who is familiar with your practice and professional accomplishments (e.g., leadership, contribution to nursing, involvement in professional organizations). A colleague is not an appropriate professional reference.
If you are unable to obtain a Manager/Supervisor reference from a manager, you can provide a reference from someone who is familiar with your clinical practice such as a Clinical Educator.
Note: SGS provides the option to select from Recommenders from Academic, Employer, and Professional. Bloomberg Nursing requires 1 Academic reference and 1 Manager/Supervisor reference. Applicants can select “Employer” or “Professional” reference to satisfy the Manager/Supervisor Reference.
*Completion of Clinical Hours*
Applicants to the PMNP program must complete a minimum of 3,900 clinical hours in a hands on clinical practice environment as an RN by August 31, prior to beginning the program in September. As part of your application, you will complete a form indicating when and where you completed (or will complete) your clinical hours.
Considerations Related to Clinical Experience Pre-PMNP Application:
The Canadian Council for Registered Nurse Regulators (CCRNR) had endorsed a new model for NP regulation and the implementation of this in progress.
Given these regulatory changes, we anticipate that all successful applicants to the Fall 2024 intake of the Nurse Practitioner and Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner programs will be entering a single emphasis Nurse Practitioner program.
The single emphasis program will prepare students to provide care to clients and patients of all ages. This change is planned in anticipation of the new NP entry-to-practice registration exam that is scheduled to take effect in 2026. (Changes to admissions for Fall 2024 program entry will not impact current NP students.)
Within the single emphasis program, strong preference is given to candidates with RN experience in a direct clinical practice setting with a strong clinical foundation. Some candidates will have varied experiences with clients of all ages, which would strengthen their application, however, good clinicians with only very focused experience with a particular population or setting will also be competitive. We are looking for strong clinicians!
*Proof of RN Registration*
In order to be registered in our PMNP programs, each student must be registered to practice as an RN. You will be asked to upload proof of registration to your application.
**Electronic or Scanned Transcript(s)****
You will be asked to submit both an electronic copy of your transcript as well as an official transcript (paper copy by mail or electronic copy to connect.nursing@utoronto.ca).
You are required to upload one electronic or scanned transcript from each post-secondary institution you have attended to the on-line application so that we may assess your file immediately. Scanned copies of transcripts must be up to date and must include the transcript “legend” which is usually printed on the back of the paper transcript.
**Technical Requirements**
Please scan your transcript in grayscale at the lowest dots per inch (dpi) setting that results in a legible document. We recommend 72 dpi whenever possible.
The file must be in .PDF format. Image files, such as those in .jpg or .bmp formats, must be converted to .PDF before uploading.
The file size of each scanned transcript file to be uploaded must not exceed 3 megabytes (Mb).
If your transcript is double-sided, please be sure to scan the front and back of each page.
The transcript legend (usually printed on the back of a paper transcript) must appear at least once for every scanned transcript submitted.
Scanned documents must be clearly legible and print on standard CDN/U.S. 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper.
Do not upload a document that is password-protected or that contains macros.
University of Toronto students may submit a screen capture of their academic history from the Student Web Service of ACORN in place of a transcript. However, if you have attended multiple institutions, the other universities’ transcripts (with legend) must still be included in the file in chronological order.
**Official Transcript(s)**
You will be asked to submit both an electronic copy of your transcript as well as an official transcript (either a paper copy by mail or an electronic copy by email to connect.nursing@utoronto.ca). In addition to uploading a copy of your transcript, you should also order your transcript(s) from each university you have attended. Transcripts must be received by the Faculty of Nursing in an official envelope that is sealed and signed by the issuing institution across the seal OR by email from the issuing institution to connect.nursing@utoronto.ca. You may include a one-page cover letter to support your application if you believe the marks you received do not reflect your performance due to extenuating circumstances. In the case of University of Toronto transcripts only, applicants may submit an ACORN print-out of grades rather than an official University of Toronto transcript.
***English Proficiency Test Results***
International applicants must submit a copy of their English proficiency test scores. Applications with unsatisfactory test scores will not be assessed. This requirement should be met at the time you submit your application.