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Bilingual nursing program proposed at U of R, Sask. Polytechnic

The program can house seven bilingual students who will study in the Saskatchewan collaborative Bachelor of Science in nursing program.

Program could be ready by September 2018

The program would house seven bilingual students. (Getty Images/Cultura RF)

A bilingual nursing program could be offered by the University of Regina and Saskatchewan Polytechnic as early as September 2018.

The joint faculty of nursing will partner with La Cit, the francophonecollege at the U of R.

The program would house seven bilingual students who will study in theSaskatchewan collaborative Bachelor of Science in nursing program. Half of the classes will be taught in Frenchand half in English.

In the final year, a French immersion program is planned for students.

Right now, the program is awaiting federal approval and funding, but in anticipation, two bilingual professors have been hired and will start working within the faculty next month.

If federal funding is approved, students will hopefully be able to register for classes in October.