Bachelor of Nursing

General Requirements (Notes)

1. Applicants shall be eligible to apply if they:

*have obtained in one sitting of the GCE Advanced Level Examination pass grades in no less than three Advanced Level subjects (Applicants with pass grades in 2 Advanced Level and 2 Advanced Subsidiary Level subjects may also apply)*; OR

*have acquired an International Baccalaureate Diploma (check preferred subject requirements of the programmes)*; OR

*possess a qualification obtained outside Hong Kong which qualifies them for university admission in the country/region where such qualification is originated (e.g. high school diploma plus SAT in USA, UEC / STPM in Malaysia, ATAR in Australia, OSSD in Canada, GSAT in Taiwan, etc.); OR

have successfully completed:

*at least one year of full-time undergraduate study at a recognized university; OR

*a course of study leading to the qualification of an associate degree / higher diploma; OR

*are mature persons aged 23 or over on 1st September in the year when admission is sought, provided they are able to show either by publication or by other acceptable evidence that they have achieved sufficient competence in their chosen field of study to justify admission; or have shown exceptional ability in appropriate academic or professional fields; OR

*have other exceptional achievements which merit admission.

For candidates who have completed only GCE-AS or the first year of IB Diploma studies with outstanding results, they may be considered for admission under special circumstances on individual merits case-by-case.

2. Language Requirement

Applicants should have attained an acceptable level of proficiency in English. Below are the minimum required scores or grades for some of the more common acceptable examinations.

Test (English Language) Minimum Attainment

GCE-AL/AS          E

GCSE/IGCSE/GCE-OL      C

IB            4

IELTS      6.0

SAT Reasoning Test Essay             8

TOEFL   

- Paper 550

- Computer         213

- Internet            80

In addition to the General Requirements, including the Language Requirement, individual programmes may have additional or higher requirements. Please refer to the website(s) of the respective programme(s) to which you wish to apply for admission for updates on the programme requirements.

Notes:

Students admitted on GCE A-level / IB or equivalent qualifications (e.g. STPM) will normally be required to complete 99 units of courses (normative period of study is 3 years) in order to graduate. Students admitted on standing below GCE A-level / IB qualification (e.g. qualifications obtained outside Hong Kong for admission to 4-year undergraduate programmes of an overseas university) will normally be required to complete 123 units of courses (normative period of study is 4 years) in order to graduate. There are yet some other programmes that are offered as a standard four-year or five-year programme.

Additional Considerations

Applicants are:

1.expected to possess keen interests, suitable talents or academic background to make a unique contribution to the cultural diversity on campus;

2.recommended to take TOEFL, IELTS or another acceptable language test, if English is not their native language;

3.expected to be able to support themselves financially during all periods of enrolment

Course Code      Course Title        Unit(s)

NURS1151           Development of Nursing              2

NURS1162           Fundamentals of Nursing I           3

NURS1163           Fundamentals of Nursing II         4

NURS1164           Fundamentals of Nursing III        3

NURS1231           Clinical Practice IA            1

NURS1242           Clinical Practice IB            2

NURS1403           Anatomy             3

NURS1603           Physiology          3

NURS1701           Microbiology      2

NURS2111           Infectious Diseases and Their Control     3

NURS2112           Disaster Nursing               3

NURS2113           Culture and Nursing        3

NURS2114           Application of Public Health and Epidemiology in Nursing              3

NURS2115           The Hong Kong Health Care System         3

NURS2116           Scholarly Inquiries in Nursing      3

NURS2117           Reflective Learning in Nursing    3

NURS2118           Student Exchange Programme  3

NURS2121           Clinical Practice IIA           2

NURS2122           Clinical Practice IIB           2

NURS3121           Complementary and Alternative Medicine           3

NURS3126           Health Promotion            3

NURS3127           Introduction to Behavioural and Social Sciences 3

NURS3131           Trends and Professional Issues in Nursing            3

NURS3135           Nursing Research             3

NURS3136           Application of Behavioural and Social Sciences in Nursing              3

NURS3142           Nursing in the Community           4

NURS3143           Nursing in the Hospital I                5

NURS3144           Nursing in the Hospital II               5

NURS3145           Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing            2

NURS3148           Clinical Practice IIC           2

NURS3152           Nursing in Clinical Specialties I    4

NURS3153           Nursing in Clinical Specialties II   4

NURS3154           Nursing in Clinical Specialties III  4

NURS3157           Clinical Practice IIIA         2

NURS3158           Clinical Practice IIIB          3

NURS3159           Clinical Practice IIIC          3

NURS4102           Coordinating Nursing Practice    3

NURS4121           Nursing for Complex Health Needs          4

NURS4123           Clinical Practice IVA         4

NURS4124           Clinical Practice IVB         5