View the graduate certificate program outline, admissions and immunizations requirements.
- Open to domestic applicants only. This program is not available for international students.
Registered Nurses in Ontario can now be certified to prescribe certain medications. This program provides students from across Ontario with the training required by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) to expand one’s scope of practice to meet the health needs of Ontarians in a variety of non-hospital settings. Registered nurses who complete this program will be permitted to prescribe medications such as contraceptives, immunizations, medications to aide in smoking cessation and topical wound care.
Privacy Notice: As a student participating in the RN-Prescribing Program, SLC will be required to collect, use and disclose your personal information to RN-Prescribing Consortium Colleges who are assigned to facilitate academic delivery for the Program.
If you have additional questions regarding this online program please contact us at RNPrescribing@sl.on.ca
You must provide your CNO registered number at the time of registration.
Requirements needed for registering into this program:
- Registered Nurse - Current registration with the CNO without restrictions
- Evidence of direct post-graduation clinical practice hours - 3900 hours within the previous 5 years. Obtain a letter from your employer(s) and forward to RNPrescribing@sl.on.ca
- Suggestion of potential placement location under the supervision of a Nurse Practitioner or Physician