Admissions Profile & Program Outcomes

Applications are evaluated using a points-based system based on an applicant's academic qualifications and performance. Use the following guidelines to calculate your admission point total.

 

Transferring Coursework

General education courses, such as English Composition and Psychology, will usually transfer if they are three-credit-hour courses. Science courses must be a minimum of four credit hours and must have a lab. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Course Equivalency Project website allows you to review the content area charts or you can click the searchable CEP Database on that same page to determine equivalency.  For courses that are not on the transfer guides, you must obtain a course description and submit it to the nursing department.

 

Admissions Points Guidelines

 

Grade Point Average (College courses)

• We only consider courses required for the degree when calculating GPA and points.

Note:  If overall GPA is less than 2.10 or if recently on academic probation or suspension, please see a nursing advisor.

 

Prerequisite and Required Coursework

In order to apply for the Nursing Program, you must have successfully completed CHEM 1154 or 1315, ENGL 1113, NSCI 1113, and PSYC 1113. If you are an LPN or Paramedic, you must have successfully completed BIOL 2214, CHEM 1154 or 1315, ENGL 1113, NSCI 1113, PSYC 1113, and PSYC 2213 in order to apply.

 

Traditional Nurse Pre-admission Exam

Please visit the Testing and Assessment Center's website for more information and to schedule your test.

 

*Note:  Frequently repeated testing is discouraged as it is not a good indication of your readiness.  For the results to be meaningful to you and for admissions purposes, we limit testing to three times per testing cycle and six times per year.  We are requiring a two-week waiting period for retesting to allow for additional preparation time for the exam.  As the Traditional Nurse Pre-admission Exam is based on Accuplacer exams, there are study materials in your Accuplacer account that can help you prepare for the next time you test.  You can also register for and access free practice tools, practice tests, and other resources to help with your scores at https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/students/prepare-for-accuplacer/practice.

. Accuplacer exams must be taken with live proctoring.  Presently, computer/AI-based remote proctored exam results are not recognized.

 

Additional Preference Points

Any traditional pathway applicant (any level below Paramedic), AUA or CNA certification will receive one (1) preference point. *

 

Any traditional pathway applicant with LPN or Paramedic Licensure will receive two (2) preference points. *

 

Previous college degree (maximum of 5 points). Points only awarded for the highest degree:

 

• • Certificate (1 point)

  • Associate Degree [AA, AS, AAS] (3 points)

  • Bachelor’s Degree (4 points)

  • Master’s Degree and above (5 points)

 

Re-applying to OSU OKC (1 point)

 

*To receive these points, applicants must submit proof of licensure/certification with their application.

 

Program Outcomes

Program Outcome 1: NCLEX-RN first-time pass rates will be at or above the national mean pass rate.

 

Program Outcome 2: 100% Program Completion Rate (4-semester) will be at or above 65% (ACEN) and 200% Program Completion Rate (8-semester) will be at or above 70% (OBN).  Note:  Program completion rate time begins at the end of the add/drop period in the first NURS-prefix course.

 

Program Outcome 3: 90% or more of program graduates will be employed in a nursing position or seeking advanced education within six (6) months of graduation.