Minimum criteria for generic or traditional 4-year curriculum applicants, seeking admission to the junior nursing courses are:

1. Meet the NWOSU Admission requirements. Must provide a copy of official transcript(s) from all colleges/universities attended to the Northwestern Registrar's office. ​Transcripts may be submitted by the student in person or by mail. The Registrar’s office also will accept transcripts sent electronically as official if they are sent via email to Sheri Lahr or Teri Warren directly from the issuing institution or the institution’s third party company (E-Script, Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, etc.).  These transcripts must be on file in the Northwestern Registry Office on the Alva campus.
    
2. Completion of all courses listed as prerequisites to the nursing major with a minimum of “C” before entering the junior nursing courses, maintaining the RGPA requirement of 2.50. Applicants completing prerequisite coursework during summer session may be admitted conditionally pending attainment of the specified RGPA, and a minimum grade of “C” in the following prerequisite courses prior to beginning the junior nursing courses in the Fall.

• CHEM    1105    Chemistry for Non-Majors OR CHEM 1115 General Chemistry I
• BIOL       3115    Introduction to Microbiology
• BIOL       3184    Human Anatomy
• BIOL       3194    Human Physiology
• NURS     3033    Pathophysiology for Nurses OR BIOL 4503 Pathophysiology
• ENG       1113    Comp I
• ENG       1213    Comp II
• HED       1820    Nutrition (3 hours)
• MATH    1513    College Algebra
• MATH    2013    Statistics OR PSYC 4213 Statistics
• PSYC     1113    General Psychology
• PSYC     3123    Human Life-Span Development
• SOC       1113    Introductory Sociology
• SCOM    1113    Intro to Speech Communication

3. Must have a Science GPA of 2.5.  Applicants cannot repeat a science course more than one time. A withdrawal counts as a repeat. 
    
4. Complete and submit the following Charles Morton Share Trust Division of Nursing BSN Program Application components online:

• University Application
• BSN Program Application (Includes college and/or technology center transcript submission)
• BSN Applicant Reference Form (List three references from teachers or employers)
• Online submissions from the three references listed on Applicant Reference Form
• Background Check

5. Successful completion of a federal background check through Certified Background. For more information visit the Nursing Background Check web page.
6. All students who have decided to enter the Nursing Program must complete the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS), at a required level to be admitted into the program. For more information, visit the NWOSU TEAS Information web page.

Effective January 1, 2022, the NWOSU Charles Morton Share Trust Division of Nursing will no longer require the Certified Nurse’s Assistant (CNA) certification as an entry requirement into the BSN Nursing Program.  While the Division acknowledges the importance of the CNA role and will continue to recommend it to students, the cost of the course is an issue for many.  We will be including pertinent content in our nursing courses and increasing skills time for students to ensure their knowledge and respect for this role.  If you have any questions about this change, please contact your Academic Advisor or Mrs. Pam Hess.

Completed applications (including references and transcripts) are submitted to the Charles Morton Share Trust Division of Nursing and are reviewed by the Admissions Committee to be presented to the faculty in March. Upon acceptance into the program, students will be required to submit the following:

• Complete History and Physical
• Immunization Records/Current TB Test
• Health Insurance
• Transcripts to courses completed during the Spring and Summer semesters following acceptance

1. Meet the NWOSU Admission requirements. Must provide a copy of official transcript(s) from all colleges/universities attended to the Northwestern Registrar's office. ​Transcripts may be submitted by the student in person or by mail. The Registrar’s office also will accept transcripts sent electronically as official if they are sent via email to Sheri Lahr or Teri Warren directly from the issuing institution or the institution’s third party company (E-Script, Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, etc.).  These transcripts must be on file in the Northwestern Registry Office on the Alva campus.
2. Completion of all courses listed as prerequisites to the nursing major with a minimum of “C” before entering the junior nursing courses, maintaining the RGPA requirement of 2.50. Applicants completing prerequisite coursework during summer session may be admitted conditionally pending attainment of the specified RGPA, and a minimum grade of “C” in the following prerequisite courses prior to beginning the junior nursing courses in the Fall.

• CHEM    1105    Chemistry for Non-Majors OR CHEM 1115 General Chemistry I
• BIOL       3115    Introduction to Microbiology
• BIOL       3184    Human Anatomy
• BIOL       3194    Human Physiology
• NURS     3033    Pathophysiology for Nurses OR BIOL 4503 Pathophysiology
• ENG       1113    Comp I
• ENG       1213    Comp II
• HED       1820    Nutrition (3 hours)
• MATH    1513    College Algebra
• MATH    2013    Statistics OR PSYC 4213 Statistics
• PSYC     1113    General Psychology
• PSYC     3123    Human Life-Span Development
• SOC       1113    Introductory Sociology
• SCOM    1113    Intro to Speech Communication

3. Must have a Science GPA of 2.5.  Applicants cannot repeat a science course more than one time. A withdrawal counts as a repeat. 
    
4. Complete and submit the following Charles Morton Share Trust Division of Nursing BSN Program LPN-to-BSN track Application components online:

• University Application
• BSN Program LPN-to-BSN Track Application (Includes college and/or technology center transcript submission)
• BSN Applicant LPN-to-BSN Track Reference Form (List three references from teachers or employers)
• Online submissions from the three references listed on Applicant Reference Form
• Background Check

5. Successful completion of a federal background check through Certified Background. For more information visit the Nursing Background Check web page.
6. All students who have decided to enter the Nursing Program must complete the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS), at a required level to be admitted into the program. For more information, visit the NWOSU TEAS Information web page

• Complete History and Physical
• Immunization Records/Current TB Test
• Health Insurance
• Transcripts to courses completed during the Spring and Summer semesters following acceptance

RN students may complete their BSN degrees through the Online RN-to-BSN Program at NWOSU. Please see the link on the Nursing homepage for the program.

Course Rotations

• BSN Program

Plans of Study

• Traditional BSN - Freshman Student
• Traditional Nursing - BSN with existing AA or Bachelors
• LPN-to-BSN - LPN Grads with Articulation Agreement
• LPN-to-BSN - LPN Grads without Articulation Agreement

The BSN graduates of NWOSU Charles Morton Share Trust Division of Nursing are able to:

1. Integrate, translate, and apply established and evolving disciplinary nursing knowledge and ways of knowing combined with the natural, social, and behavioral sciences, and the liberal arts into nursing practice. (AACN Essential Domain #1, Clinical Judgement)
2. Provide nursing care that demonstrates respect for the dignity, worth, and individuality of each person through the development of skills, knowledge and attitudes that are just, respectful, compassionate, coordinated, developmentally appropriate, and evidence based. (AACN Essential Domain #2, Caring, Holistic Care, and Evidence-Based)
3. Integrate the principles of holistic and culturally competent nursing care for populations in the healthcare delivery continuum from public health management of populations and describe collaborative activities with both traditional and non-traditional partnerships from affected communities, public health, industry, academia, health care, local government entities, and others for the improvement of equitable population health outcomes. (AACN Essential Domain #3, Cultural Competence and Holistic Care)
4. Apply scholarship for the nursing discipline that includes generation, synthesis, translation, application, and dissemination of nursing knowledge to provide evidence-based care that improves health and transforms health care. (AACN Essential Domain #4, Clinical Judgement, Evidence-Based Practice, and Leadership)
5. Employ established and emerging principles of safety and improvement science, to enhance safe nursing practice and minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through system effectiveness and individual performance. (AACN Essential Domain #5, Safety)
6. Collaborate across professions with care team members, patients, families, communities, and other stakeholders to optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and strengthen outcomes to restore, evaluate, promote, and maintain optimal health. (AACN Essential Domain #6, Clinical Judgement, Holistic Care, and Leadership)
7. Use a systems-based approach to contribute and participate in complex systems of health to effectively and proactively coordinate resources to provide safe, quality, and equitable care to diverse populations. (AACN Essential Domain # 7, Leadership and Cultural Competency)
8. Use information, communication technologies, and informatics processes to provide care, gather data, form information, drive decision making, and support professionals as they expand knowledge and wisdom for practice to manage and improve the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare services in accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards. (AACN Essential Domain #8, Communication and Technology)
9. Develop a professional identity that includes accountability, perspective, a collaborative disposition, behavior and actions which reflects nursing’s characteristics and values. (AACN Essential Domain # 9, Leadership)
10. Participate in activities and self-reflection that foster health, resilience, and well-being through lifelong learning to acquire nursing expertise and assertion of leadership. (AACN Essential Domain #10, Reflection, Evidence-Based Practice, Leadership)

All Charles Morton Share Trust Division of Nursing students must have access to a computer for assignments and testing. Students in the traditional BSN program must have access to a laptop computer for classroom testing.

Minimum Technology Requirements:

Broadband Internet Access- Hard-wired access preferred

• 4 GB RAM (minimum) 
• 2.9 GHz Processor (minimum) or faster with two or more cores
• 64 GB hard drive (minimum)
• Windows 10 or higher
• Web Browser (Firefox or Chrome Stable Channel Release)
• Microsoft Office 2019 Suite or higher
• Adobe Reader 9 or higher
• Graphics Card: Compatible with DirectX12 or later
• Display: 1280 x 768 screen resolution, 9" or greater monitor
• Internet Connection: Internet connectivity is necessary

Additional program-specific applications may be required.

BSN Student Handbook (PDF)