Pre-Nursing FAQs

You can find your advisor by checking your Buckeyelink account. If you are currently enrolled as a pre-nursing student, you can schedule an appointment with your advisor by calling the Office of Student Affairs and Success front desk at 614-292-4041. 

Parents can contact the academic advising staff. We are happy to assist you and your child throughout the pre-nursing year. However, much of the information we may access regarding your child's academic work and progression is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and may not be shared with parents without written consent of the student.

Yes, students outside of the pre-nursing option may apply to the major assuming they complete the prerequisite courses and meet the minimum admissions requirements.

Please send AP scores to the following address:

The Ohio State University
Undergraduate Admissions
Student Academic Services Building
281 West Lane Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

Evaluation of previously completed coursework for transfer is completed once you’ve been admitted and accepted the offer of admission. Transfer coursework is evaluated, and credit is awarded through a university process.  Here are some resources available that can assist you in exploring what coursework may transfer to Ohio State. These include:  

• Structure of the General Education Curriculum 
• Information for students who completed an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science or Ohio Transfer 36 
• Search for classes at Ohio State that fulfill General Education Requirements 
• You may use courses found from above search to find a coursework equivalent to Ohio State courses using Transferology 

It is important to note that the information obtained from these resources does not guarantee all credit will transfer into Ohio State once a student matriculates. For more information regarding transfer credit, please visit Transfer Credit FAQ webpage.  

Although the College of Nursing does not require students to take a foreign language, we encourage students to take the Foreign Language Placement Exam.

We encourage you to reach out to your academic advisor if you experience difficulties enrolling in your prerequisite courses.

To maintain their status in the Pre-Nursing major, students must maintain a minimum cumulative Ohio State GPA of 3.2. Students who do not maintain a minimum cumulative 3.2 Ohio State GPA at the end of spring semester will receive a notification via email that they have fallen below the minimum GPA and will be required to change their major. Ohio State GPA does not include grades from coursework taken at other institutions. Students are not required to be in the Pre-Nursing major to apply to the BSN, and dismissal from the Pre-Nursing major does not indicate a decision on a current or future BSN application.

Yes, The Ohio State University’s Undergraduate Admissions Office has a method for determining your class rank which they also use for scholarship eligibility and other aspects of admission. The rank that they use will determine your eligibility for the Pre-Nursing major. For more information on this process, please contact Ohio State’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 614-292-3980 or askabuckeye@osu.edu.

No, while the benefits of enrollment in the Pre-Nursing program may better prepare you for the application process, simply being in the program will not impact your chances of being admitted to the BSN program.

Yes, students may become a Pre-Nursing major at any time. You can find the entrance criteria and application process here.