Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.
Getting in
What Ohio State University-Main Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
College of Nursing site (nursing.osu.edu) blocks fetching, so nursing-specific GPA/prerequisite criteria are from the Columbus freshman application page only. Common App; ACT or SAT required for first-year Columbus applicants; the College of Nursing Direct Admission Program is considered only through Early Action (November 1), regular decision January 15; letters not required (counselor may send up to two).
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Ohio State University-Main Campus. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Entrance exams
2
Health and background checks
1
Application basics
3
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find university BSN programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HBCU BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find BSN programs at historically Black colleges and universities, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 4 years
CNA Exam Prep to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start by preparing for your CNA exam, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a university BSN program.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Georgia CNA to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse in Georgia? Start with your CNA, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a BSN program at a Georgia university.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
abby
Nursing student at Ohio State University
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Emma Grace
Ohio State nursing student · college days · beauty and lifestyle
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morgan
Nursing student at Ohio State
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@queenaniyaa
Nursing student at The Ohio State University
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