Admission Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited RN program (diploma or associate degree).

• Current active unrestricted, unencumbered RN OR a graduate eligible to sit for the NCLEX.
• Completed application form and receipt of official transcript(s) of previous academic work.

Offered as a primarily web-based program, prospective students with little or no computer skills are encouraged to seek additional experience in windows-based computer applications prior to beginning the nursing sequence.   It is expected that each student enrolled in the nursing program will have access to email and Internet as well as word processing capabilities.

Validation of Previous Nursing Education:

Thirty semester hours of credit are granted for previous nursing education, experience and continuing education. The credit will be granted upon successful completion of the first clinical nursing course.

Graduation Requirements:

A minimum of 128 semester hours are required for graduation with a grade point average of not less than 2.0 overall and 2.25 in the nursing major. 32 semester hours of credit must be earned from Ashland University.

 

To earn a BSN degree from Ashland University, 30 hours of nursing credit must be earned through Ashland University.  Department of Nursing proficiency credit can be earned for a maximum of 2 nursing courses.  A student must enroll in and successfully complete a minimum of 4 required Ashland University nursing courses.

 

A minimum of 60 semester hours of credit must be earned from a 4-year

college/university. 30 semester hours of Ashland University required nursing courses can be used toward meeting this requirement. The remaining semester hours may be met through non-nursing course work. 

 

The last 16 semester hours earned before graduation must be earned from Ashland University.