Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must have the following to be eligible for admission:

• A non-nursing bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • If you’re in the process of completing your bachelor’s degree, it must be conferred by the first month of beginning the aBSN program
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all college-level work 
  • GPAs are reviewed by The Ohio State University Graduate and Professional Admissions

Eligibility restrictions

The aBSN program does not admit students who have earned a diploma or an Associate Degree in Nursing. Applicants with bachelor’s degrees earned outside of the United States are not eligible.

Applicants must complete all prerequisite courses before starting the program.

Requiremenrts:

• Earn a B- or higher in all prerequisite courses
• If your institution does not use plus/minus grading, a B or higher is required
• AP scores of 3 or higher may be accepted for chemistry and psychology prerequisites

Prerequisites completed at Ohio State 

You may complete prerequisite coursework at Ohio State. If you enroll in undergraduate courses outside of a degree program, apply as an extended education student.

Contact extendeded@osu.edu for enrollment information.

Prerequisites completed at another institution

Use Transferology and Ohio State equivalency tools to determine if your coursework meets requirements.

If you cannot find an equivalent course, you may request a course evaluation through Graduate and Professional Admissions. You may submit up to three courses to ESUE-gpevaluation@osu.edu. For more than three courses, submit the evaluation request form. 

Be prepared to provide:

• Course number and title
• Institution
• Term completed
• Credit hours
• Course description

Course evaluations may take several weeks and may require additional documentation.

Learn more about resolving transfer credit.

The aBSN program is designed as a full-time, immersive experience.

You will complete:

• Five consecutive semesters, including summer
• 59 credit hours
• A mix of online and in-person coursework
• In-person clinical and laboratory experiences

The schedule below is tentative and subject to change. It does not include prerequisite courses required for admission.
 

Students are admitted once per year for summer semester.

1. Application deadline

• Submit your application and all required materials by the posted deadline.
• Official transcripts for coursework, test scores or AP exams completed outside Ohio State must be submitted to Graduate and Professional Admissions. Transcripts must include final grades for all completed courses, including prerequisites.

2. Admission decision

• Decisions are released in late March.
• You will be notified through your Applicant Center and by email from Graduate and Professional Admissions.

3. Accept offer

• If admitted, you must accept your offer online within two weeks of notification.
• You will receive a virtual admissions packet with next steps.
• Newly admitted students are required to pay a $100 acceptance fee.
  • This fee is waived for current Ohio State students.

Direct questions about application materials to gpadmissions@osu.edu.