GENERAL INFORMATION

The Online BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING is designed especially for individuals like you who are already registered nurses and want to further your education by earning a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). We realize that many of you juggle the demands of career, family and classes. Carving out time to drive to campus and sit through a lecture is a challenge!

That's why the RN-to-BSN program gives you the flexibility to engage in learning at times and locations that are convenient for you. For example, instead of living on campus or driving to class, you may use your home computer to connect to Ohio University through the Internet. Once online, you may read course assignments, engage in online discussion with classmates, take tests and more through web sites especially designed for your courses.

More than 1,700 students have graduated from the RN-to-BSN program since it began in 1975. Accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), unique in its flexibility, and recognized for its quality, the SON may be just right for you.

REQUIREMENTS

In addition to completing the application process, you, as a prospective student who wishes to obtain the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Ohio University, must meet the following criteria:

1. Demonstrate you are a graduate of a state board of nursing approved associate degree or diploma program in nursing.
   
2. Obtain admission to Ohio University.
   
3. Undergo an evaluation by Ohio University and the School of Nursing of all of your transcripts from all the schools you attended since high school and/or the evaluation of scores from all proficiency or professional tests you have taken.
   
4. Demonstrate that you hold a current license to practice as a registered nurse.
   
5. Provide documentation that your immunizations (tetanus, MMR, polio, and Hepatitis B) are current or provide appropriate waivers.
   
6. Provide documentation of your annual Mantoux testing for TB and any prescribed follow-up (or provide appropriate waivers).
   
7. Provide documentation that you are currently certificatied to perform CPR.
   
8. Provide documentation that you are currently covered by malpractice insurance.
   

APPLICATION PROCESS

The first step is to complete an Inquiry Form and send it to the School of Nursing on the Athens Campus, where the BSN program is actually administered. Also, If you would like an advising review of previous coursework, send a copy of transcripts from all schools attended since high school to the School of Nursing office in Athens, at the address listed below.  Make sure you include your home address.

Ohio University School of Nursing
Grover Center E365
Athens, OH 45701- 2979

phone: 740-593-4494
toll free: 800-560-0144
fax: 740-593-0286
email: nursing@ohio.edu

If you have attended Ohio University at any point in the past (even if it was long ago), you will need to complete an Update of Program Form available in the Southern Campus Nursing Office. If you are new to Ohio University, you can apply online by clicking here, or stop by the Southern Campus to fill out an application.

If you are a transfer student, you must also arrange to have official copies of your transcripts sent directly to the Office of Admissions at the Southern Campus.

It is possible to start the BSN Program in the fall, winter, or spring quarter.  NRSE 300 must be taken the first quarter in the program.

The following deadlines pertain to any quarter in which you you may be seeking admission. For example, if you wish to attend in Fall Quarter, you need to submit your application by May 15, and your transcripts must be received by June 15.

RESOURCES

Inquiry Form

How to Apply

Background Check Instructions

Immunization Record Form

How to Register for Classes

HIPPA Statement Compliance Form

How to Read a DARS

School of Nursing Handbook - 2009

Kentucky Tuition Reciprocity Agreement