Nursing

Type of Offering

Major

College

Arts & Sciences School of Health, Life Sciences, and Education

�鶹��ý offers an exceptional education to prepare you to become an outstanding nurse. Our nursing program is a direct admit program which means you get to start your nursing classes right away. Our program combines rigorous coursework with hands-on learning in the lab and during clinical experiences. You’ll gain the knowledge, skills and experiences needed to communicate, problem-solve, collaborate and lead in today’s changing health care environment. �鶹��ý’s nursing program is accredited by CCNE, Ohio Board of Nursing and Ohio Board of Regents.

For academically prepared students, our nursing program provides direct-admission as a freshman nursing major. This means you can concentrate on your program the moment you step on campus, eliminating stress and competition so you can focus on learning and collaboration. Your sophomore year, you’ll be in the lab working with professors and lab instructors using the latest equipment and simulation technologies.

You’ll also begin clinical rotations your sophomore year. You’ll spend many hours in the clinical setting (810 total) working side-by-side with skilled professionals. Our goal is to expose you to a wide range of situations and health care settings. You will build skills and confidence in all areas of nursing practice.

Here, you won’t get lost in the crowd. You’ll enjoy small class sizes and lasting friendships. Our dedicated professors will get to know you. They will support you in your coursework, labs, clinical rotations, and post-graduate or career preparations.

Upon graduation from �鶹��ý’s nursing program, you’ll have the confidence and preparation to successfully care for different populations.

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Solid Outcomes

92.7% Passage rate of �鶹��ý graduates for the past five years on the national licensing exam for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN)
$52,300- $71,600 average starting salary for �鶹��ý nursing graduates
100% �鶹��ý nursing grads in the past three years who found full-time employment or were enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduating
7th Best nursing program in Ohio by RegisteredNursing.org

Nursing Courses, Curriculum & Program Resources

You’ll need to complete 120 credit hours to receive a BS in nursing. Our program strongly emphasizes clinical experience. Courses include: Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology, Medical Terminology, Mental Health Nursing, Biology, Medical Surgical Nursing.

Become a Top-Tier Nurse

We provide advanced labs and equipment, but it’s the intense, personalized training that takes place in the labs that matters most.

Our nursing skills labs simulate a real hospital setting

Practice and refine basic skills like starting IVs, giving vaccinations, and inserting a catheter

Our high-fidelity simulation labs provide training for complex medical scenarios.

You’ll learn to practice independently and to work on inter-professional teams.

Join a student organization for professional development, networking, friendships, and the chance to travel to regional and national conferences. We have an active chapter of the and a Nursing Honorary Society based on academic performance. In addition, our nursing students founded NAMI on Campus () to educate, empower and spread awareness about mental illness.
Become part of our student humanitarian organization that travels to the Dominican Republic for one week every May on a medical mission trip. Throughout the year, you’ll solicit donations – medicines, medical supplies, vitamins, clothing, hygiene products – to make the trip successful. You’ll travel with licensed nurses & other professionals (registered nurses, physicians and pharmacists) to different barrios (neighborhoods) to set up and operate health clinics. You’ll also socialize and interact with the local people with softball games, religious services and more. Your nursing degree will teach you to care for people of a different culture, how to utilize a translator and how to provide care with limited resources.
Deliver educational and outreach health care services to support the health and wellness of our community. You can work with a multidisciplinary team of faculty and students under the supervision of a licensed professional to deliver a range of clinical and educational services, from vaccinations to blood pressure checks, diabetes screenings to nutrition counseling, bone density tests to cardiovascular health.

Practical Learning Experience via Interactive Anatomage Tables

Built upon real frozen cadaveric slices, Anatomage Bodies are the most accurate and advanced digitized real cadavers. Think of it as a giant iPad. They provide ultra-high-definition, life-size representations of human anatomy, physiology, and pathology, with detailed anatomical variations in male and female anatomy, pregnancy, geriatric anatomy, and more.

The Anatomage Table is interactive and provides vivid representations of the inside of the human body. Students can navigate through body layers by spreading out their fingers like they do on other touchscreen devices to enlarge certain areas.

Since the cadaver images are based on real people, students can observe the disease processes that impacted the individual. They can also learn to identify organs and other structures as a label pops up when they scroll over certain areas of the body.

Whether it's becoming a bedside nurse, pursuing research or becoming a nurse practitioner, �鶹��ý will get you there. The amount of resources at �鶹��ý is infinite, and your professors will become the best mentors you could ask for. When it comes down to it, they care about you, and they know the potential your future holds.

Kimberly Reid Maroli, BSN '14

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Start making a difference--today! Here you’ll discover countless opportunities to expand your horizons and share your gifts.

Nursing student gives flu shot during �鶹��ý benefit fair.

Nursing student shares her research.

Nursing without borders trip to the Dominican Republic

Nursing student works with a patient during health screenings in Hardin County.

The nursing program can sometimes be difficult, but most times, I’m more than fortunate for because it puts us in a perfect situation where as soon as we graduate, we’ll be ready for the real world.”

Jarrett Sitton, nursing major

Accreditation

The BSN program at �鶹��ý is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, D.C., 20001, phone 202-887-6791.

To receive this distinction, our program met four accreditation standards. The standards include three program quality areas: mission and governance, institutional commitment and resources, and curriculum and teaching learning practices. The fourth is a measure of program effectiveness in student performance and faculty accomplishments.

CCNE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a national accreditation agency. The accreditation process is designed to ensure the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate education programs in preparing effective nurses. As a voluntary, self-regulatory process, CCNE accreditation supports and encourages continuing self-assessment by nursing education programs and the continuing growth and improvement of collegiate professional education.

The next on-site evaluation from CCNE will take place in spring 2033.

The nursing program and department received continued full approval from the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN), 17 South High Street, Suite 660, Columbus, Ohio 43215-3466, phone 614-466-3947 on May 19, 2019. Our last onsite evaluation from OBN took place February 7-8, 2024. We received a full five-year approval from the Ohio Board of Nursing on May 22nd, 2024. Our next site visit is expected in the Spring of 2029.

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End game: a fulfilling nursing career

Our graduates are in demand in the marketplace. They are finding their ideal jobs and being accepted into top-notch graduate schools.

Careers in nursing:
- Staff nurse
- Emergency nurse
- ICU nurse
- Nurse manager/director
- Pediatric nurse
- Travel nurse
- Nursing education
- Graduate school

The Sound of Science

Listen to the sounds you can make in a science-related field of study at �鶹��ý.

Admission Requirements

PRE-LICENSURE BSN NURSING PROGRAM

Students must apply to the University, submit ACT or SAT scores��(optional for fall 2022), and request that an��official transcript be sent from the high school(s) of graduation; GED scores may take the place of the high school transcript. Applications are processed when all application materials, test scores, and transcripts��have been received. On the application, students should list Nursing as their area of interest. Measures of academic performance (GPA, class rank, standardized tests), recommendations, participation in community and extra-curricular activity, hobbies, interests, honors, awards, and a personal statement are considered.
- Meet the general admission requirements of �鶹��ý
- Have graduated from an accredited high school program with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of��3.30 on a scale of 4.00 or higher (or GED)
- Attain a minimum ACT score of 23 or a composite SAT score of 1130
- If a student does not take an ACT or SAT test, a high school cumulative GPA of 3.6 and a GPA of 3.3 in science and math courses will be required for admission to nursing.
- Pass a criminal background check before clinical nursing courses
The Ohio Revised Code states "A student shall not have impairment of the ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of safe nursing care because of physical or mental disability" (ORC Rule 4723-5-12 (16)). ��Thus, certain functional abilities and performance standards are necessary for the safe practice of professional nursing. ��

Essential functions include:
- The ability to see, hear, touch, smell, and distinguish colors
- The ability to speak and write with accuracy, clarity, and efficiency
- Manual dexterity (gross and fine movement)
- The ability to learn, think critically, analyze, assess, solve problems, and reach judgments
- Emotional stability and the ability to accept responsibility and accountability
Students will need to demonstrate satisfactory application of these functions and competencies during their course of study in nursing. Students should consider their ability to demonstrate these functions and competencies when applying for admission to the nursing program of �鶹��ý.

-In addition, students will be routinely drug tested and must show proof of vaccinations.

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Nursing Degree

Solid Outcomes

Nursing Courses, Curriculum & Program Resources

Become a Top-Tier Nurse

Practical Learning Experience via Interactive Anatomage Tables

Get Involved

Accreditation

End game: a fulfilling nursing career

The Sound of Science

Admission Requirements

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�鶹��ý

Nursing Degree

Solid Outcomes

Nursing Courses, Curriculum & Program Resources

Become a Top-Tier Nurse

Student Organizations

Northern Nursing without Borders

�鶹��ý Healthwise

Practical Learning Experience via Interactive Anatomage Tables

Get Involved

Accreditation

Nursing Student Handbook 24-25

End game: a fulfilling nursing career

The Sound of Science

Admission Requirements

Application Components and Admission Criteria

Special Program Requirements

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