Accelerated Bachelor of Science to Masters Program
Nurse Midwifery and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
The
Accelerated Bachelor of Science to Masters program is designed to allow
those students who have or will have an accredited bachelor's degree in
a major other than nursing prior to matriculation to take the nursing
courses required to get a B.S. with a major in nursing and then continue
into the master level courses that are required to achieve a Psychiatric
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Certified Nurse Midwifery MS/MN degree.
Students on this track are concurrently accepted to the ABS program and
either the Nurse Midwifery or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
program, and will start the master's coursework after completing the required
courses necessary to achieve the B.S. degree and passing the nursing licensure
exam. This 3 year program begins with a five quarter, full-time course
of study in the accelerated undergraduate program, beginning summer term.
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 graduate program coursework begins in
the fall term, following successful completion of the B.S. degree and
nursing licensure exam (NCLEX). The School of Nursing also offers an Accelerated
Bachelor’s program.
The OHSU School of Nursing accepts applications for the Accelerated Bachelor
to Master’s program 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 with a grade “B” or better:
- 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; this course must have been taken within the last 5 years
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 by the end of fall term and have a reasonable plan to complete all prerequisite coursework prior to matriculation. Applications cannot be reviewed until updated transcripts with A&P I grades are received.
- Applicants must submit GRE Scores (combined Verbal & Quantitative scores above 1000).
- Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Applicants must submit 3 professional references (see Letters of Recommendation for more information)
- Applicants are evaluated on the cumulative GPA from all previous coursework. All applications are reviewed by the undergraduate and graduate faculty admissions committees and must meet minimum GPA requirements.
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