RN - BSN Application Information
This information applies to registered nurses pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing. Students are accepted for admission fall, spring and summer semesters.
Application Process
- Complete an application to Â鶹´«Ã½ as a degree-seeking student.
- Once accepted to the University as a degree-seeking student, complete the online supplemental nursing application by following these steps:
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- Locate the Supplemental Nursing Application section and complete the form.
- Students previously admitted to the University may not have access to the online nursing application. Email healthsciencesonline@odu.edu for more information and access to the nursing application.
Criteria
Postlicensure applicant review is based on the following criteria:
- ​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹Admission to the University
- Successful completion of the lower division departmental and general education courses
- A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher
- Unencumbered RN license
General Education Requirements
For admission the successful RN-BSN applicant must have completed:
- GEN ED. Written Comm. Skills (ENGL 110C) - 3 credits
- GEN ED. Written Comm. Skills (ENGL 211C) - 3 credits
- GEN ED. Literature - 3 credits
- GEN ED. Oral Comm Skills - Satisfied in Major
- GEN ED. Language and Culture - 0-6 credits*
- GEN ED. Information Literacy/Research Skills - Satisfied in Major
- GEN ED. Human Creativity - 3 credits
- GEN ED. Interpreting the Past - 3 credits
- GEN ED. Philosophy and Ethics - 3 credits
- GEN ED./DEPT. Mathematical Skills (STAT 130M) - 3 credits
- GEN ED. /DEPT. Developmental Psychology (PSYC 203S) - 3 credits
- GEN ED. /DEPT. Introduction to Sociology (SOC201S) - 3 credits
- GEN ED./DEPT. CHEM105/106N or CHEM 121/122N - 4 credits
- DEPT. Microbiology (BIO 103) - 4 credits
- DEPT. Human Anatomy I (BIO 250) - 4 credits
- DEPT. Human Anatomy II (BIO 251) - 4 credits
- Free elective - 5 credits
Upper Division Elective Course (cannot be a nursing or health science related course) - 3 credits
Upper Division Elective/Impact of Technology Course (T) - 3 credits
Contacts
Chief Academic Advisor
Suzanne Van Orden MSN, MS Ed, RN
Senior Lecturer
svanorde@odu.edu
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Jade Hicks
jcopher@odu.edu
Accredited by CCNE
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Â鶹´«Ã½ is accredited by the (