In demand almost everywhere, and registered country by country.
Nursing is one of the most in-demand careers for international students, but it is regulated: to work as a registered nurse you must register with the nursing regulator in the country where you want to work. Your route depends on where you start. After HSC you take a pre-registration nursing degree (BSc or Bachelor of Nursing), or a shorter practical or enrolled nurse diploma. Graduates in another subject can take a graduate-entry nursing course. Nurses who already qualified in Bangladesh usually need the host country’s registration route or a bridging course; a master’s on its own rarely gives you a licence.
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A few examples, in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Malta. Through our partners we can apply to many more. Ask an adviser if you don’t see the one you want. No service charge on your first 3 applications to partners, then US$50 each.
Conestoga College - Doon
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
Charles Sturt University - Wagga Wagga
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Manukau Institute of Technology
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Kansas (Lawrence)
Entry: A first stage that prepares you to apply for the nursing programme itself. A place in the nursing years is not guaranteed.
Coventry University (Part of Coventry University Group)
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Trinity College Dublin
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Lincoln University College
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
University of Wollongong in Dubai
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
University of Malta
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Humber Polytechnic - North
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
La Trobe University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Victoria University of Wellington
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Radford University
Entry: A first stage that prepares you to apply for the nursing programme itself. A place in the nursing years is not guaranteed.
University of Southampton (Highfield)
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
Atlantic Technological University (St Angelas)
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
Lincoln University College
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
MCAST (Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Lethbridge (Lethbridge)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Murdoch University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Universal College of Learning (UCOL)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Webster University (St. Louis)
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
University of Nottingham (Medical School)
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
Trinity College Dublin
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
MAHSA University
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
University of Malta
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Deakin University (Warrnambool)
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Eastern Institute of Technology
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Ottawa University (Surprise)
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
University of Lancashire (Preston)
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
University of Wollongong Malaysia
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
IDEA Academy
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Mount Royal University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Charles Sturt University (Bathurst)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Auckland (Grafton Campus)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Long Island University (Brooklyn)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Greenwich (Avery Hill Campus)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Dublin City University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Nilai University
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Mount Royal University
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
Federation University (Mount Helen (Ballarat))
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
The University of Auckland
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Colorado Mesa University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Nottingham (Medical School)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
MAHSA University
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
University of Prince Edward Island
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) (Perth)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Unitec Institute of Technology
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
College of Southern Nevada
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
University of Hertfordshire
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Management & Science University (MSU)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
College of the Rockies
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Griffith University (Logan)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM)
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
University of Lancashire (Preston)
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
University of Galway
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
IMU University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
NorQuest College
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Griffith University (Logan)
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
Whitireia and WelTec
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Manhattanville University
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Oxford Brookes University (Swindon)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Galway
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Bow Valley College
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Charles Sturt University (Wagga Wagga)
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Ara Institute of Canterbury
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
William Jewell College
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Canterbury Christ Church University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Trinity College Dublin
Entry: For registered nurses who want to become midwives: you need a nursing qualification and registration.
University of Cyberjaya
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Oulton College
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Deakin University (Warrnambool)
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
Victoria University of Wellington
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
University of Chester (Wheeler (Riverside) Campus, Chester)
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Munster Technological University
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
University of Ottawa
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Deakin University (Warrnambool)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Waikato Institute of Technology (WINTEC)
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
College of Southern Nevada
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
University of Lincoln (Brayford Pool)
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
MAHSA University
Entry: For registered nurses who want to become midwives: you need a nursing qualification and registration.
University of Prince Edward Island
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
University of Newcastle (Callaghan Campus)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Otago
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Auburn University at Montgomery
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
University of Sunderland (Sunderland)
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
Management & Science University (MSU)
Entry: For registered nurses who want to become midwives: you need a nursing qualification and registration.
Lakehead University
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Western Sydney University
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Auckland University of Technology
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Green River College (Auburn)
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
The University of Edinburgh
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Queen's University
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Southern Cross University
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Eastern Institute of Technology
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Wright State University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Glasgow Caledonian University (Glasgow)
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
AIMST University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
NorQuest College
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
Southern Cross University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Otago
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
New England College
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Teesside University
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
University College of MAIWP International (UCMI)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
St Francis Xavier University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Western Sydney University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
California State University, East Bay
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
University of Cumbria (Lancaster Campus)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Lakehead University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Southern Cross University
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
University of Utah
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Surrey
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Regina
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Western Sydney University
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Washington State University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Wrexham University (Wrexham Campus)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Ontario Tech University
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
Sonoma State University
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
University of Wolverhampton (City Campus)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Sheridan College
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Robert Morris University
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
University of Chester (Wheeler Campus)
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Centennial College
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Kent State University
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
University of Birmingham
Entry: Graduate entry into nursing: you need a bachelor’s in another subject (often with some science). It leads to registration as a nurse.
Conestoga College
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Olympic College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Edinburgh Napier University
Entry: Direct-entry midwifery: needs HSC or A-levels, usually with Biology. You train as a midwife without being a nurse first.
Georgian College
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Green River College - Auburn
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Hull
Entry: Graduate-entry midwifery: you need a bachelor’s degree. It leads to registration as a midwife.
University of Ottawa
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
North Seattle College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Lancashire
Entry: Graduate-entry midwifery: you need a bachelor’s degree. It leads to registration as a midwife.
NorQuest College
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
University of Liverpool
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Medicine Hat College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Exeter
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Northwestern Polytechnic - Grande Prairie
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Queen Margaret University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Red Deer Polytechnic
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Essex
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Aberystwyth University
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
Edinburgh Napier University
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
City St George’s, University of London
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Birmingham
Entry: A pre-registration nursing degree: needs HSC or A-levels, with science (especially Biology) preferred. After it you can apply to register as a nurse in that country.
University of Cumbria
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
Northumbria University
Entry: For nurses who already hold a nursing diploma or degree (including from Bangladesh): it tops up or bridges your qualification towards registration or a degree. It is not a first nursing degree.
University of Birmingham
Entry: A post-registration master’s for qualified nurses. It builds specialist or leadership skills, but on its own it usually does not give you a nursing licence in that country.
University of Huddersfield
Entry: A shorter practical route (practical, enrolled or associate nurse): needs HSC. The role and scope of practice are narrower than a registered nurse’s.
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