A completed Master's degree in Nursing, and achieved the equivalent to a McMaster B+ GPA average. Please note, at this time the degree must be a MN or MScN. A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (60 units taken at a university) with a minimum of the equivalent of a McMaster B+ average over the final 60 units from an undergraduate nursing program, or its equivalent. Applicants who are graduates of a baccalaureate nursing degree program for registered nurses and who have between 50 and 59 units of university study will be considered on a case-by-case basis. These 60 units will not include advanced credit for college courses.
Submit Verification of Employment Hours. Two years of full time nursing practice within the past five years (3640 hours) is required to begin the program. Please download the form here. Please note: applicants are not allowed to submit this document - this document can be submitted on your behalf by HR via email to gradson@mcmaster.ca.
Submit one official transcript 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. Please note that non-English transcripts must be translated and notarized.​ Please submit one unofficial transcript in your online application.
Submit two academic references. See Grad FAQ for details on academic versus clinical 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.
Submit two clinical references, references should be someone who has known you in a professional context. McMaster University uses the Electronic Referencing System. By entering the email address of your clinical referees through the online application, the system will automatically send an e-Reference request on your behalf.​
Submit personal essay responding to four questions related to the PHCNP program​. Please download the guidelines here and answer the questions directly in the online application. Answers should be limited to one page per a question, single spaced.
Submit a Curriculum Vitae, please upload this document directly in the online application.
Submit Health Professional Requirements: Please upload these documents directly in the online application. Evidence of health professional requirements include: copy of Ontario RN license/registration or renewal.

If English is not your native language, an official copy of your TOEFL score, or other evidence of competency in English. A minimum TOEFL (iBT) score of 92 (580 or 237) is required. IELTS minimum score 7.0.