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 Oregon Health & Science University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Interview
3-year Bachelor of Science (pre-licensure) across Portland, Ashland, Klamath Falls, La Grande and Monmouth; 28 quarter credits of prerequisites with C- or better and a 3.0 prerequisite GPA. Apply via NursingCAS only (no host-school application); priority deadline Feb 15, 2027 for all sites, final deadline April 15, 2027 for the four regional campuses. Interview via Kira Talent recorded video. Tuition $450 per credit resident, $827 non-resident.
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 Oregon Health & Science University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
8
Application basics
4
Experience
1
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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- Timeline
- 4 years
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
