Admission Requirements
The Traditional Four-Year program is designed for the student who has completed high school level education or has transfer credit. Students in this program complete Ashland University core coursework in the first two academic years and begin clinical nursing coursework in their junior year.
Students who meet the criteria below will be directly admitted to AU and the CONHS for their freshman year.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:
- Graduated from an accredited high school or equivalent.
- Cumulative high school GPA of 3.0/4.0 (or GED with achievement at a minimum of the 55th percentile in each of the sub core areas).
- ACT composite of 20 or a combined SAT score of 1040 (CR/M).
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- Pass a FBI and BCI background check (done prior to entering clinical coursework).
- Drug screening.
- Meet the health status criteria for mental and physical health.
- Documentation of abilty to perform the essential functions for clinical course work.
- Complete record of required immunizations.
REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
- Requirements for International Students - International students will also need to meet the following English proficiency requirements: TOEFL iBT score of 84 (Speaking subscore of 26), PBT score of 563, IELTS 7.0 (Speaking subscore of 7.0) or PETA score of 59. For more information or to apply for admission as an International student, please visit International Student Services.
PRE-NURSING
Students who do not meet the nursing criteria, but meet the requirements for admission to AU will be admitted to AU. They will be in a pre-nursing list for the traditional nursing program and evaluated at the end of the year for potential admission into the nursing program. To be considered:
- students must have achieved 2.5 GPA in non-nursing required course work (10 credit hours)
- begin taking science and other courses that will apply toward their nursing degree
- begin taking courses that will satisfy their AU institutaional degree requirements
- meet with Academic Advising to discuss their coursework plan
Required Pre-requisite Coursework:
- Developmental Psychology
- Nutrition
- Microbiology (with lab)
- Inorganic Chemistry (with lab)
- Organic or Biochemistry (with lab)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II (with lab)
- Ethics
- Statistics
- English Composition I & II
Curriculum Guide
Curriculum Guide
|
Course #
| Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FALL SEMESTER | ||
|
FSS 080
|
Freshman Succes Seminar | 0 |
|
BIO 222
|
Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
|
ENG 101
|
Composition I (Core 1) | 3 |
|
Core
|
Communication (Core 2) | 3 |
|
Core
|
Aesthetics (Core 3) | 3 |
|
Core/CCI
|
Critical Cultural Inquiry(Core 4) | 3 |
|
Total Hours
|
16
|
|
| SPRING SEMESTER | ||
| CHEM 253 | Chemical Perspectives on Life (Core 5) | 4 |
| BIO 223 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
|
ENG 102
|
Composition II (Core 6) | 3 |
|
Core
|
Social Science (Core 7) | 3 |
|
Core
|
Aesthetic (Core 8) | 3 |
|
NUR 105
|
Nursing Concepts & Values | 1 |
|
Total Hours
|
18
|
|
Course #
| Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FALL SEMESTER |
||
|
BIO 240
|
Microbiology | 4 |
| MATH 208 | Elementary Statistics (Core 9) | 3 |
|
PHIL 215
|
Ethics (Core 10) | 3 |
| Core | Humanities (Core 11) | 3 |
| Core | Religion (Core 12) | 3 |
|
Total Hours
|
16
|
|
| SPRING SEMESTER | ||
| CHEM 251 | Molecular Architecture (Core 13) | 3 |
| DIET 320 | Nutrition | 3 |
| PSYC 209 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| NUR 225 | Patho/Pharm I | 3 |
| NUR 301 | Health Assessment | 3 |
|
Total Hours
|
15
|
|
Course #
| Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FALL SEMESTER |
||
|
Core
|
Social Science (Core 14) | 3 |
| Core | Historical Reasoning (Core 15) | 3 |
|
NUR 226
|
Patho/Pharm II | 3 |
| NUR 304 | Health Foundations I | 3 |
| NUR 306 | Health Foundations II | 5 |
|
Total Hours
|
17
|
|
| SPRING SEMESTER |
||
| NUR 310 | Psychiatric Mental Health | 4 |
| NUR 311 | Adult Health Concepts: Regulation & Transport | 5 |
| NUR 312 | Adult Health Concepts: Protection, Sensation & Mobility | 5 |
| NUR 336 | Genetics and Health | 3* |
|
Total Hours
|
17
|
|
Course #
| Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FALL SEMESTER |
||
| NUR 410 | Complex Health Alterations | 5 |
| NUR 438 | Maternal/Newborn Health | 4 |
| NUR 440 | Pediatric Health | 4 |
| NUR 460 | Theoretical Foundations in Health Research | 3 |
|
Total Hours
|
16
|
|
| SPRING SEMESTER |
||
| NUR 420 | Community & Global Health | 4 |
| NUR 425 | Trends & Issues in Global Health | 3 |
| NUR 428 | Leadership & Management in Health Organizations | 3 |
| NUR 430 | Advanced Simulation | 1 |
| NUR 435 | Capstone Preceptorship | 2 |
|
Total Hours
|
13
|
Transfer Students
Transfers Applying to the Traditional 4-year Program Without Nursing Transfer Credit
Students applying to transfer must file an AU transfer application.
Requirements:
- Attended an accredited college or university. Students who have completed less than 30 semester hours of coursework from an accredited high school or equivalent must provide acceptable ACT and high school transcripts for acceptance.
- Achived at least 3.0/4.0 cummulative grade point average in college coursework.
- Meet all program requirements listed in the 4-year program:
- Pass a FBI and BCI background check and drug screen (done prior to entering clinical coursework).
- Meet the health status critera for mental and physical health.
- Documentation of ability to perform the essential functions for clinical coursework.
- Complete record of required immunizations.
Transfer credit for required non-nursing coursework, including science coursework, will only be applied toward the nursing degree if the grade is "C" or better. Courses with a grade of "C-" can be transferred and applied toward Ashland University's institutional degree requirements, but will not apply toward the nursing program major requirements.
Transfers Applying to the Traditional 4-year Program Seeking Nursing Transfer Credit
Students applying to transfer must file an AU transfer application and submit official transcripts through the admissions office.
Only coursework from accredited nursing programs will be considered for transfer credit. Students who are admitted to the nursing program are subject to the degree and graduation requirements in the AU catalog and nursing student handbook at the time of admission.
Requirements:
- Applicant must be in good academic standing in their current nursing program as evidenced by a letter from the Dean of that program.
- Achieved at least a 3.0/4.0 cumulative grade point average in college coursework.
- Meet all other program requiremetns listed in the 4-year program:
- Pass a FBI and BCI background check and drug screen (done prior to entering clinical coursework).
- Meet the health status critera for mental and physical health.
- Documentation of ability to perform the essential functions for clinical coursework.
- Complete record of required immunizations.
Credit for Transfer Nursing Coursework:
- Nursing course credits from an accredited porgram may be granted transfer credits. The Department Chair, Program Director, and/or Nursing Department Admission and Progression Committee review transcripts for clarification of course related content and assessment of transfer credit.
- Transfer nursing coursework accepted to meet degree requriements for AU's nursing proram must have met the nursing degree requirements of the institution where the course credit was completed.
- Clinical orientation, auditing of nursing courses, or retaking of nursing courses may be required in the admission process.
- Students may be required to demonstrate safe practice in medication administration and other skills to progress even if tranfer credit is granted.
