BS Nursing at The Ohio State University

Programme overview

Nursing is a diverse discipline that affords the opportunity for a challenging and rewarding career. Bachelor-prepared nurses are generalists who provide services for patients and their families in hospitals, clinics, businesses, homes and a variety of other settings. Nursing involves activities related to health promotion and health restoration of individuals who are experiencing illness and/or disabilities throughout the lifespan. Offered at: Columbus.

Faculty: Nursing | Study mode: full-time | Location: Columbus, OH, United States

What you will study

Prerequisites: - human anatomy - human physiology - biology - chemistry - English - psychology - sociology Course grades in the four science prerequisite courses (biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology) will be evaluated in consideration for admissions. Prerequisite courses taken at other institutions must be direct equivalents to the courses at Ohio State. The study of professional nursing includes classroom and laboratory instruction on the art and science of nursing and supervised clinical instruction in a variety of hospital and community settings.

Career pathways

Registered nurses (RNs) provide many types of health care services in a variety of settings. Some of the settings, in addition to hospitals, include public and private health promotion centers; hospices; outpatient clinics; homes; community health centers; sub-acute and rehabilitation centers; long-term care centers; and clinics for special populations, such as the elderly, poor and underserved.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the university (and the Nursing college where applicable) applies; no separate programme-specific requirement published. Admitted students who meet enrollment criteria will enroll as pre-nursing majors. Students not eligible to enroll in pre-nursing may enroll in health and human services exploration. On admission to Ohio State, students spend their first year completing prerequisite courses before applying to the nursing major in January. If they are admitted, they begin nursing course work in their second year.

Domestic applicants: USD 12,921 a year (2026-27). Columbus campus on-campus Instructional Fee (tuition) for students beginning Autumn 2026: $6,460.50 per semester at 12-18 credit hours, shown as two semesters (Autumn and Spring). The Ohio State Tuition Guarantee fixes this rate for four years for Ohio re Source

Entry terms for first-year applicants to the Columbus campus: Autumn 2027 and Spring 2027 (Spring 2027 deadline November 1, 2026). Summer first-year applications are not accepted.

Transfer applicants can start in Spring, Summer or Autumn 2027.

First-year, Columbus campus, Autumn 2027: early action (non-binding) deadline November 1, 2026; regular decision deadline January 15, 2027; financial aid priority date February 1; acceptance fee deadline May 1, 2027. Early action decisions: December 11 (Ohio residents and Stamps Eminence applicants) and January 22 (non-Ohio residents and international applicants); regular decision decisions March 5.

First-year applicants apply with the Common Application. ACT or SAT scores are required for first-year Columbus applicants (superscored; sent directly by the testing agency); applicants out of high school two or more years are not required to submit scores. The essay is not required.

Transfer applicants (Columbus campus): Spring 2027 deadline November 1, 2026; Autumn 2027 deadline March 1, 2027; Summer 2027 deadline May 15, 2027. Regional campuses: December 1, 2026, April 15, 2027 and July 15, 2027 respectively.

International transfer applicants: Spring 2027 deadline October 1, 2026; Autumn 2027 deadline March 1, 2027.

Apply through the official page: https://undergrad.osu.edu/apply

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