*RN to BSN applicants are encouraged to submit a copy of all post-secondary transcripts for review prior to applying so our Student Affairs staff can determine if you’ve met all admission pre-requisites. To request a review, e-mail nursing@ouhsc.edu with the Subject Line: Degree Accelerator Program Transcript Evaluation.
Registered Nursing (RN) to BSN*
- Valid/current Oklahoma RN license
- Completion of 67 hours of prerequisite coursework
- 30 hours must be completed prior to application
- All prerequisites must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale,
- Minimum last sixty hours grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and
- Minimum science grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for the three required sciences.
- At least one of the three sciences must be completed prior to application.
- All sciences must contain a laboratory component.
- All attempts of the three sciences will be used to calculate the science GPA.
Master of Science in Nursing programs
- Completion of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse
- Clinical Nurse Specialist applicants must be licensed in Oklahoma
- Prerequisite courses to be completed with a grade of “C” or better
- Statistics – either undergraduate or graduate
- Encouraged last sixty hours grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Submission of three letters of reference
- Resume’/Vitae
- Personal Statement based on responses to provided questions
Post-Graduate Certificate Programs
- Completion of a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse
- Family Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist applicants must be licensed in Oklahoma.
- Administration and Education applicants must hold a US license.
- Prerequisite courses to be completed with a grade of “C” or better
- Statistics – either undergraduate or graduate
- Encouraged last sixty hours grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Submission of three letters of reference
- Resume’/Vitae
- Personal Statement based on responses to provided questions
Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Completion of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution.
- Current US license to practice as an RN in the state where clinical rotations are completed.
- CNS and FNP applicants are advised that their clinical rotations must be completed in the State of Oklahoma and must hold an Oklahoma RN license.
- Prerequisite courses to be completed with a grade of “C” or better
- Statistics – either undergraduate or graduate
- Encouraged last sixty hours grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Submission of three letters of reference
- Resume’/Vitae
- Personal Statement based on responses to provided questions
Doctor of Philosophy
- Completion of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution.
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores taken for Verbal, Quantitative and Writing
- Desired scores are at the 50th percentile for Verbal and Quantitative exams
- 4 or above for the Writing
- Test scores more than five years old will not be accepted.
- Prerequisite course to be completed with a grade of “C” or better
- Statistics – either undergraduate or graduate
- Submission of three letters of reference
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Evidence of entry level graduate writing.
- Interview with PhD faculty