Accelerated Bachelor of Science
Founded in 1926 the OHSU School of Nursing has played a key role in training nurses for nearly a century. With a history of academic and clinical excellence and a commitment to teaching, healing, community service and research, the school provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to learn in a health care- and research-oriented environment.
In order
to meet the growing demand for nursing education for people who have or
will have a bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field, OHSU School
of Nursing has reinstated an Accelerated Bachelor’s of Science with
a major in nursing degree program (ABS). The ABS program is designed to
allow those students who currently have or will have a bachelor’s
degree from an accredited institution with a major other than nursing
to take the nursing courses required to get the B.S. with a major in nursing.
This generalist nursing program is five quarters of full-time nursing
coursework starting summer term. This program will prepare the graduate
for RN licensure and will also give interested students the necessary
credentials to pursue a graduate degree in nursing. At the completion
of the Bachelor of Science Nursing curriculum, the B.S. degree is awarded
and graduates are eligible for professional registered nurse licensing
examinations. The School of Nursing also offers an Accelerated
Bachelor’s to Master’s program.
The OHSU School of Nursing accepts applications for this upcoming Summer
2008 entry term to the Portland campus only. The SoN uses an online application
process; please review the prerequisite information below as well as the
application deadlines and the
steps to apply to prepare your application.
Prerequisite courses – Applicants must complete the following coursework with a grade “B” or better in each course:
- Human Anatomy & Physiology – Year long series with lab
- Nutrition – One course
- Human Growth and Development (lifespan) – One course
- Microbiology with lab – One course
- Introduction to Genetics – One course or a module within a course
- Statistics – One course
- Applicants are evaluated on a cumulative GPA from all previous coursework.
Go to Oregon Course Equivalency Guide and Washington Course Equivalency Guide.
Other Application Requirements:
- Applicants must have a bachelor's degree prior to matriculation into the nursing program in order to be eligible for admission.
- Applicants must have completed at least one term of Anatomy and Physiology at the time of application and have a reasonable plan to complete all prerequisite coursework prior to matriculation.
- Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Applicants are evaluated on the cumulative GPA from all previous coursework. All applications are reviewed by the undergraduate faculty admissions committee and must meet minimum GPA requirements.