TRANSFER APPLICANT INFORMATION

There are two types of transfer applicants; students transfering from a non-OHSU nursing program and inter-campus transfers. Please see below for details regarding each.

Transfer Applicants (from a non-OHSU nursing program):
If you are currently enrolled in a nursing program outside of the OHSU system, and would like to transfer to the OHSU School of Nursing, then you can apply to our undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral programs at any point, but spaces are only available on a “space available basis”. Although many nursing programs have the same title, the coursework and the content of specific courses are often different. Before making your decision to apply as a transfer student, please review the program details in our course catalog to get an idea of the scope and philosophy of the OHSU nursing program that you are interested it.

Application Details:
Applicants can be considered for admission to the fall, winter, or spring terms and need to submit their application and materials at least one term ahead of the quarter to which they wish to enter. Transfer applicants need to submit a paper application and all required supplemental application materials in order for their file to be reviewed. Once admitted, your previous nursing courses would then be evaluated by our program staff and our Registrar to see which credits will transfer over. Note: Transfer students may need to re-take nursing coursework if the previous course descriptions do not cover the content described in the OHSU SoN coursework.

Application Materials:

• SoN paper application
• Transcripts from all institutions attended
• Course catalog from current nursing program
• Letter from Dean of current nursing program indicating good academic standing.
• Letter from applicant indicating why transfer is being requested.

Inter Campus Transfer (Current OHSU nursing students only):
Students that are currently enrolled and in good academic standing in a nursing program at one of OHSU’s School of Nursing campuses or one of the OCNE partner schools may request to transfer from one campus or institution to another. Students in this situation must contact the Dean or Program Director at their current campus or institution and request that they notify the Dean or Program Director at the other location about the transfer request. Transfers among OHSU School of Nursing campuses or OCNE partner schools are made on a space available basis. Students will be notified of their transfer status by the appropriate Dean’s or Program Directors.

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If you are a current student at OHSU School of Nursing and are looking for forms or class schedules, please see the Student Resources web page.

To discover more about the nursing profession, visit the Johnson & Johnson Discover Nursing Web site or go to California's resource page for RNs and those interested in pursuing nursing as a career. Go to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics for job outlook and earnings for nursing.

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Please send questions about program information to proginfo@ohsu.edu.