Admission
Admission to the nursing major is highly competitive. Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic record, leadership, work and volunteer experiences, and potential for success. Admission decisions are made throughout spring quarter, and applicants are notified in writing as soon as a decision is made. All applicants are notified of their status by mid-June. Some applicants may be placed on an alternate list, and, as space becomes available, admitted from the alternate list through the end of the summer. Applicants who need to schedule courses for autumn quarter but have not been informed of an admission decision should schedule courses in line with their alternate plan (i.e., courses outside of the nursing major).

Admission requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent
• Completion of 45 quarter credit hours of college course work (35 of which are prerequisite courses) by the end of spring quarter of the year of intended enrollment in the nursing major 
• Minimum grade of C- or better in all prerequisite courses
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale on all collegiate academic courses.

Application process
Students should apply for admission to the nursing major during their pre-nursing year. Applications may be submitted between October 1 and February 1. The deadline for submitting an application is February 1. Students are admitted autumn quarter only, and applicants must apply online after October 1 at http://professional.osu.edu/nursing.asp.

Each year begins a new application process. Applicants must complete all prerequisite coursework by the end of spring quarter, prior to beginning nursing courses.

Admission statistics
During the 2009 application cycle, we received 530 applications (306 of which were Pre-Nursing students) and admitted a class of 168 students (128 of which were Pre-Nursing students). Applicants not currently enrolled in Pre-Nursing came from other majors at Ohio State or had taken equivalent prerequisite courses at another university. The average overall college GPA, which includes transfer credit, of an admitted student was a 3.65 on a 4.00 scale. 

Prerequisite courses

It is suggested that applicants develop an alternate academic plan should they not be admitted into the nursing major. This could include either another major at Ohio State or another nursing program.

For those students planning a second year of pre-nursing course work, the following courses are suggested each quarter until the student is admitted to the nursing major:

* Students are encouraged to select courses from the College of Nursing approved list of General Education Curriculum courses.
    
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