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Contact Us

Dean
Carrie Keib, PhD, RN
Phone: 419.521.6802
Email: ckeib@ashland.edu

Administrative Assistant to Dean
Gloria Sims
Phone: 419.521.6805
Email: gsims1@ashland.edu

Health Sciences Facility - Ashland Campus
Rybolt Sports Sciences Center
Ashland, Ohio 44805
Phone: 419.289.5471

Health Sciences Chair
Dennis Gruber, EdD, AT, ATC
Phone: 419.289.5446
Email: dgruber@ashland.edu

Department Administrative Assistant
Wendi Weikel-Bigelow, Nursing
Phone: 419.521.6869
Email: wbigelow@ashland.edu

Undergraduate

Undergraduate
Increase Your Impact

Are you a registered nurse looking to advance your career or increase your earning potential? Today, many employers are requiring nurses to be bachelor-prepared. In fact, the Institute of Medicine recommends that 80% of nurses have their BSN by 2020, so there’s no better time than now...

Undergraduate
Degree Type: BSN

Have you already earned a bachelor’s degree in another field, but you’re interested in a career in nursing? Ashland University’s Accelerated Nursing Program can prepare you to practice the art and science of professional nursing on an accelerated level.

Undergraduate
AFTER THE FALL 2020 SEMESTER, THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS
Undergraduate
Making Your Mark with Ashland University's Dietetics Program

Are you passionate about healthy eating and interested in counseling others about nutrition to improve their well-being?

Look no further than Ashland University’s Dietetics program. You’ll find it will expertly prepare you for a career in the diverse field of nutrition and...

Undergraduate
Degree Type: BS
Elevating Exercise Science

Are you interested in helping individuals of all ages become healthier and happier through exercise, rehabilitation, and nutrition? Consider the Exercise Science program offered by Ashland University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

The Exercise Science program is a comprehensive major that provides invaluable opportunities for you...

Undergraduate
Degree Type: BSN
Jump Starting Your Next Chapter

Are you an ambitious high school student who has already earned transfer college credit and/or college credit plus? Are you looking to get a head start on your nursing journey?

The Advanced Entry Nursing program at the Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences...

Undergraduate
Degree Type: BSN
Starting Your Nursing Career

The traditional BSN program at Ashland University, built on a century of excellence, prepares you to practice the art and science of professional nursing.

Graduate

Graduate

Furthering Family Care

Are you a practicing nurse looking to provide comprehensive primary healthcare to patients throughout their lifespan? The Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) Family Practitioner track prepares you for advanced primary care practices from infancy to adulthood.

Graduate
Proactively Leading Healthcare Forward

Are you looking to make a difference in the healthcare environment?

The BSN to Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Health Systems Leadership track prepares you for an executive leadership and management role that focuses on creating or redesigning healthcare systems to improve and guide care...

Graduate
Degree Type: MS

Apply now for the Ashland University Physician Assistant program

paprogram@ashland.edu | 419-521-6854

Educate physician assistants based on a foundation of evidence-based medicine, to competently practice patient-centered care, exercise cultural humility and cultivate a team approach. Graduates will be prepared for the changing landscape...

Graduate

Are you interested in furthering your degree in exercise science? The Masters of Science in Applied Exercise Science program at Ashland University is a unique online program designed to advance the skills and knowledge of current exercise professionals.

Graduate
Advancing Your Clinical Practice

Are you looking to achieve the highest level of practice? Consider the MS/MSN to DNP, Advanced Practice program at Ashland University. This online track prepares you for an advanced level of patient care with a greater degree of autonomy.

What to Expect in the Advanced Practice...
Graduate

Mastering Healthcare Leadership

Are you an Advanced Practice nurse looking to advance your leadership role?

The MS/MSN to Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Health Systems Leadership track prepares you for an executive leadership and management role that focuses on creating or redesigning healthcare systems to improve and guide care delivery...

Graduate

Make a Greater Impact

Are you a caring, passionate individual looking to become a certified school nurse? If so, the Ashland University School Nurse program is for you.

School nurses are leaders who bridge the gap between healthcare and education. This post-bachelor’s certificate program consists of online coursework and a...

Adult/Online

Online-Adult

Increase Your Impact

Are you a registered nurse looking to advance your career or increase your earning potential? Today, many employers are requiring nurses to be bachelor-prepared. In fact, the Institute of Medicine recommends that 80% of nurses have their BSN by 2020, so there’s no better time than now...

Online-Adult

The Nurse Educator Certificate Program is a fall start only program that prepares nurses to teach in a nursing education program or healthcare setting. Program includes 12 credit hours of online, graduate-level coursework and a 48-hour practicum with a highly-qualified nursing education faculty member.

Online-Adult

Make a Greater Impact

Are you a caring, passionate individual looking to become a certified school nurse? If so, the Ashland University School Nurse program is for you.

School nurses are leaders who bridge the gap between healthcare and education. This post-bachelor’s certificate program consists of online coursework and a...

Certificate

Certificate

The Nurse Educator Certificate Program is a fall start only program that prepares nurses to teach in a nursing education program or healthcare setting. Program includes 12 credit hours of online, graduate-level coursework and a 48-hour practicum with a highly-qualified nursing education faculty member.

Certificate

Make a Greater Impact

Are you a caring, passionate individual looking to become a certified school nurse? If so, the Ashland University School Nurse program is for you.

School nurses are leaders who bridge the gap between healthcare and education. This post-bachelor’s certificate program consists of online coursework and a...

Academic Catalog

The Academic Catalog is housed under the Office of Records and Registration

Contact Us

Contact Us

Dean
Carrie Keib, PhD, RN
Phone: 419.521.6802
Email: ckeib@ashland.edu

Administrative Assistant to Dean
Gloria Sims
Phone: 419.521.6805
Email: gsims1@ashland.edu

Health Sciences Facility - Ashland Campus
Rybolt Sports Sciences Center
Ashland, Ohio 44805
Phone: 419.289.5471

Health Sciences Chair
Dennis Gruber, EdD, AT, ATC
Phone: 419.289.5446
Email: dgruber@ashland.edu

Department Administrative Assistant
Wendi Weikel-Bigelow, Nursing
Phone: 419.521.6869
Email: wbigelow@ashland.edu

Undergraduate

Undergraduate

Undergraduate
Increase Your Impact

Are you a registered nurse looking to advance your career or increase your earning potential? Today, many employers are requiring nurses to be bachelor-prepared. In fact, the Institute of Medicine recommends that 80% of nurses have their BSN by 2020, so there’s no better time than now...

Undergraduate
Degree Type: BSN

Have you already earned a bachelor’s degree in another field, but you’re interested in a career in nursing? Ashland University’s Accelerated Nursing Program can prepare you to practice the art and science of professional nursing on an accelerated level.

Undergraduate
AFTER THE FALL 2020 SEMESTER, THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS
Undergraduate
Making Your Mark with Ashland University's Dietetics Program

Are you passionate about healthy eating and interested in counseling others about nutrition to improve their well-being?

Look no further than Ashland University’s Dietetics program. You’ll find it will expertly prepare you for a career in the diverse field of nutrition and...

Undergraduate
Degree Type: BS
Elevating Exercise Science

Are you interested in helping individuals of all ages become healthier and happier through exercise, rehabilitation, and nutrition? Consider the Exercise Science program offered by Ashland University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

The Exercise Science program is a comprehensive major that provides invaluable opportunities for you...

Undergraduate
Degree Type: BSN
Jump Starting Your Next Chapter

Are you an ambitious high school student who has already earned transfer college credit and/or college credit plus? Are you looking to get a head start on your nursing journey?

The Advanced Entry Nursing program at the Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences...

Undergraduate
Degree Type: BSN
Starting Your Nursing Career

The traditional BSN program at Ashland University, built on a century of excellence, prepares you to practice the art and science of professional nursing.

Graduate

Graduate

Graduate

Furthering Family Care

Are you a practicing nurse looking to provide comprehensive primary healthcare to patients throughout their lifespan? The Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) Family Practitioner track prepares you for advanced primary care practices from infancy to adulthood.

Graduate
Proactively Leading Healthcare Forward

Are you looking to make a difference in the healthcare environment?

The BSN to Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Health Systems Leadership track prepares you for an executive leadership and management role that focuses on creating or redesigning healthcare systems to improve and guide care...

Graduate
Degree Type: MS

Apply now for the Ashland University Physician Assistant program

paprogram@ashland.edu | 419-521-6854

Educate physician assistants based on a foundation of evidence-based medicine, to competently practice patient-centered care, exercise cultural humility and cultivate a team approach. Graduates will be prepared for the changing landscape...

Graduate

Are you interested in furthering your degree in exercise science? The Masters of Science in Applied Exercise Science program at Ashland University is a unique online program designed to advance the skills and knowledge of current exercise professionals.

Graduate
Advancing Your Clinical Practice

Are you looking to achieve the highest level of practice? Consider the MS/MSN to DNP, Advanced Practice program at Ashland University. This online track prepares you for an advanced level of patient care with a greater degree of autonomy.

What to Expect in the Advanced Practice...
Graduate

Mastering Healthcare Leadership

Are you an Advanced Practice nurse looking to advance your leadership role?

The MS/MSN to Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Health Systems Leadership track prepares you for an executive leadership and management role that focuses on creating or redesigning healthcare systems to improve and guide care delivery...

Graduate

Make a Greater Impact

Are you a caring, passionate individual looking to become a certified school nurse? If so, the Ashland University School Nurse program is for you.

School nurses are leaders who bridge the gap between healthcare and education. This post-bachelor’s certificate program consists of online coursework and a...

Adult/Online

Adult/Online

Online-Adult

Increase Your Impact

Are you a registered nurse looking to advance your career or increase your earning potential? Today, many employers are requiring nurses to be bachelor-prepared. In fact, the Institute of Medicine recommends that 80% of nurses have their BSN by 2020, so there’s no better time than now...

Online-Adult

The Nurse Educator Certificate Program is a fall start only program that prepares nurses to teach in a nursing education program or healthcare setting. Program includes 12 credit hours of online, graduate-level coursework and a 48-hour practicum with a highly-qualified nursing education faculty member.

Online-Adult

Make a Greater Impact

Are you a caring, passionate individual looking to become a certified school nurse? If so, the Ashland University School Nurse program is for you.

School nurses are leaders who bridge the gap between healthcare and education. This post-bachelor’s certificate program consists of online coursework and a...

Certificate

Certificate

Certificate

The Nurse Educator Certificate Program is a fall start only program that prepares nurses to teach in a nursing education program or healthcare setting. Program includes 12 credit hours of online, graduate-level coursework and a 48-hour practicum with a highly-qualified nursing education faculty member.

Certificate

Make a Greater Impact

Are you a caring, passionate individual looking to become a certified school nurse? If so, the Ashland University School Nurse program is for you.

School nurses are leaders who bridge the gap between healthcare and education. This post-bachelor’s certificate program consists of online coursework and a...

Academic Catalog

Academic Catalog

The Academic Catalog is housed under the Office of Records and Registration

Together, We Can Change Lives

You want to make a difference, and so do we. That’s why The Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Ashland University is committed to educating the region’s finest and most passionate healthcare and health science professionals—so we can make a difference, together.

Skills to Succeed, Values to Guide

We are guided by our core values summarized in the acronym ICARE.

  • Integrity
  • Caring
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

These ICARE values have proven to strengthen our culture and dedication to those we serve.

The Ashland University Advantage 

We Proudly Claim:

  • Fully accredited nursing and health science programs including ten-year Nursing accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), full accreditation for the Athletic Training program from the Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), and more
  • Distinguished program offerings including our Dietetics program, one of only four fully accredited programs in Ohio
  • Award-winning facilities including our simulation center and campus located in the heart of Ohio’s medical and health science community
  • An unmatched, reputable faculty providing individualized attention that accents each individual
  • Remarkable student success proven by high exam pass rates, leading internship opportunities, and top career placements

Nursing Programs

Explore our reputable Nursing Programs ranging from Traditional BSN to our online DNP programs fit for any career objective in nursing.

Health Science Programs

Our Health Science Programs make a meaningful difference in the physical health of others by exploring our credible Athletic Training. Exercise Science, and Dietetics program.

Medical Science Program

Our Medical Sciences Department houses the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Program. The PA Program will prepare students with the knowledge, interpersonal skills, clinical reasoning and problem-solving abilities, clinical and technical skills, and professional behaviors required for clinical practice.

Simulation Center

The College of Nursing & Health Sciences is home to an award-winning, state-of-the art Simulation Center, providing irreplaceable first hand experiences to nursing students.

Accreditation

Ashland University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, is a member of the North Central Association and is authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to grant bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. 

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Ashland University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

The baccalaureate nursing program at Ashland University is fully approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN), 17 South High Street, Suite 660, Columbus, OH 43125, 614.466.3947.

The Atheltic Training Program at Ashland University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The program has been placed on Probation as of January 12, 2021, by the CAATE, 2001 K Street NW, Third Floor North, Washington, DC 20006.

The Dietetics Program at Ashland University has Candidacy Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ASCEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 899-0040.

Contact Us

Dean
Carrie Keib, PhD, RN
Phone: 419.521.6802
Email: ckeib@ashland.edu

Administrative Assistant to Dean
Gloria Sims
Phone: 419.521.6805
Email: gsims1@ashland.edu

Nursing Facility - Mansfield Campus
1020 South Trimble Road
Mansfield, Ohio 44906
Phone: 419.521.6800

Health Sciences Facility - Ashland Campus
Rybolt Sports Sciences Center
Ashland, Ohio 44805
Phone: 419.289.5471

Nursing Chair
Juanita Reese Kline, PhD, RN
Phone: 419.521.6811
Email: jkline6@ashland.edu

Health Sciences Chair
Dennis Gruber, EdD, AT, ATC
Phone: 419.289.5446
Email: dgruber@ashland.edu

Department Administrative Assistant
Wendi Weikel-Bigelow
Phone: 419.521.6869
Email: wbigelow@ashland.edu