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Joanne Noone, PhD, RN, Administrative Director
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| Carol Christlieb |
Virginia Adams |
Linda Brown |
Trish Kohan |
Sarah Carlyle |
| Dr. Rick D. Daniels |
Dr. Glenise McKenzie |
Teri Copley |
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Mickie Tobin |
| Donna Markle |
Dr. Joanne Noone |
Deidre Goldberg |
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Dr. Stephanie Sideras |
Barbara Hinds |
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Lucy Jackson |
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Sarah Seybold |
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Dr. Joan Smith |
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Dori Steers |
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Susan Steinfeld-McKennon |
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Kathy Swarts |
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Heather Voss |
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Ranae Womack |
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Nancy Yie |
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Introduction
The Nursing program at SOU are offered by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing. OHSU offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in nursing for students with no previous nursing education on five campuses across the state, including the SOU campus. OHSU offers additional pathways to achieve the bachelor of science in nursing through the accelerated bachelor and baccalaureate completion program for current RN’s. For more information about these options that are offered on the Portland-based and Virtual campuses please see the web page at www.ohsu.edu/son. OHSU also offers master’s and doctoral programs.
Degrees
Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing
Multiple master and doctoral level degrees offered
See OHSU catalog at www.ohsu.edu/son for available options.
Bachelor of Science Program
The baccalaureate program is a three-year program designed for students to complete the nursing coursework with OHSU and the non-nursing coursework with SOU. The nursing program provides an essential foundation for professional nursing licensure and practice. Nursing courses build on and complement the liberal arts and sciences foundation required for professional practice. The graduate of this program is eligible to complete the registered nursing licensure examination and is prepared to assume responsibility for providing professional nursing care.
Advising
Upon entering SOU, pre-nursing students are encouraged to contact the OHSU School of Nursing for advice on choosing a nursing course of study. Once admitted to the nursing program at OHSU, a nursing faculty member is assigned to assist with nursing advising options.
Admission to OHSU
Students are admitted once a year for the fall entry term. Applications are only available online beginning October 1st with a submission deadline of February 15th. Applicants must have completed 45 quarter credits prerequisites at an accredited institution prior to matriculation. Although students may apply while in the process of completing admissions prerequisites, 30 quarter credits must be completed by the end of Fall term. The 30 quarter credits must include Anatomy and Physiology I and Intermediate Algebra/Math 95 or higher. Students who are selected for admission to the nursing program must complete the remaining credits to a total of 45 quarter credits prior to matriculation. A minimum prerequisite GPA of 3.0 is required to be eligible for application review. Only prerequisite courses will be used in the GPA calculation. Please refer to the OHSU School of Nursing website for application criteria and deadlines. (http://www.ohsu.edu/son)
Transfer of Credits
There is no time limit on non-nursing courses meeting prerequisite coursework. Transcript evaluations are available through the School of Nursing.
Acceptance of nursing courses from CCNE- or OSBN-accredited nursing programs is subject to review by School of Nursing faculty, who evaluate comparability and determine the number of credits that may be granted.
Prerequisites for 3-year Bachelor of Science Program
Anatomy & Physiology w/lab 12cr
Intermediate Algebra/Math 95 or higher
English Composition 6cr
Nutrition 3cr
Human Development 3cr
Social Science Elective 6 cr
General Electives up to 15 cr - suggest that 3cr be in humanities
Non-Nursing Course Requirements
Please see the OHSU School of Nursing Web site for complete program of study for the BS degree, major nursing requirements: http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-nursing/programs/undergraduate/bs-degree/bs-program-study.
Baccalaureate Completion Program for Registered Nurses (RNBS)
Qualified RNs with an associate degree in nursing from an Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE) school as well as those from other associate degree or diploma nursing programs, are welcome in the RNBS program. RNs from OCNE associate degree programs complete 33 upper-division nursing credits in the program. RNs from non-OCNE associate degree or diploma programs complete 45 upper-division nursing credits. All students complete non-nursing course requirements. Nursing courses are delivered online with an occasional face-to-face session. Clinical placements are usually in or near the student’s home community. This makes it possible for a working RN to complete the program in two to three years as a part-time, distance-learning student. A full-time option is also available.
RN/BS Nursing Course Requirements
For specific information about the RN program, contact the OHSU School of Nursing at proginfo@ohsu.edu or visit www.ohsu.edu/son then click on Programs, Undergraduate, RNBS.
Graduate Nursing Education
OHSU offers master’s and doctoral programs in Portland, Oregon, with some options on the Ashland campus via distance-learning technologies. Master’s specialties usually require two years of full-time study. Family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner specialties are regularly available on the Ashland campus. Post-master’s certificate programs and a doctoral program are available based on demand and funding.
Prerequisites
Graduate applicants must have completed a baccalaureate degree in nursing with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better. A combined verbal and quantitative score of 1000 or above on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is also required for admission, as is successful completion of a statistics course within three years of admission.
Advising
A faculty advisor is available on the Ashland campus for RNs interested in graduate-level education. Contact the graduate program administrative assistant on the SOU campus.
Admission
Students must file an electronic OHSU School of Nursing application, which can be found at www.ohsu.edu/son. Application deadlines and frequently asked questions can also be found on the Web site.
Transfer Credits
Acceptance of transfer credits from CCNE- or OSBN-accredited nursing programs is subject to review by School of Nursing faculty, who evaluate comparability and determine the number of credits that may be granted.
Accreditation
Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
