Students accepted into the program should be aware of the following: a university degree does not in itself confer the right to practice nursing. In order to practice nursing, graduates of the program must apply for registration through a nursing regulatory body (e.g. College of Nurses of Ontario). Applicants should be aware that each regulatory body has registration requirements, for example the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).

Upon acceptance to the BNSc program and prior to the start of each year of the nursing program, students are required to complete ‘additional requirements’ to participate in clinical, labs and seminars. The BNSc program has partnered with Concise Health Solutions to review the mandatory clinical placement requirements for Queen's nursing students. Please refer to your specific year's checklist to confirm that you have completed all the required documents, listed under "clearance review" on the Concise Health Solutions 'Queen's University students' page. Students must be cleared by Concise Health Solutions by the deadline noted within the information on the website or the student will be withdrawn from the clinical course associated with the clearance. There is a fee associated with the clearance review.