Our direct-admission Bachelor of Science in Nursing leverages technology and innovation, embraces equity and inclusion, promotes interprofessional collaboration, and enables experiential learning, so that when students graduate, they're ready to lead. As part of the UC Academic Health Center (medical campus), our clinical partners include a Level I trauma center, Level III obstetric unit, the nation's top pediatric hospital, and multiple outpatient surgery centers and community hospitals. High school students apply for direct admission to the bachelor's program. Transition and transfer students apply to join the program as a sophomore.
Every undergraduate student puts his or her classroom knowledge to the test in our simulation laboratory and in clinical settings. We also offer co-op and international programs that take experiential learning to the next level.
Undergraduate Co-Op
The undergraduate co-op program offers students additional personal and professional growth opportunities through one-on-one mentoring from experienced preceptors in various clinical settings. Students gain valuable, hands-on experience and further develop interpersonal and professional skills. New graduates enter the workforce even more prepared to function independently in clinical settings, delegate appropriately and supervise unlicensed assistive personnel.
The co-op program does not extend the traditional four-year degree timeline. Students apply in January of their third year and serve in the program from June through graduation.
Dedicated Education Units
Dedicated Education Units (DEU) at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Cincinnati VA Medical Center offer students enhanced clinical experiences by pairing them with experienced staff nurses who volunteer as instructors throughout clinical courses. This close collaboration between the college and partnering clinical organizations provides students with clinical experiences that more closely model how nurses practice in the real world.
International Clinicals/International Experiential Learning Opportunities
The college offers students opportunities to study abroad in various locations. Designed to develop responsible citizens of the world, participants earn course credits while enhancing their cultural competency and challenging their understanding of global health issues and disparities.
In recent years, students have traveled to destinations in Tanzania, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Japan. Partial scholarships for participants are available through UC International.
Graduation Requirements right arrow down arrowThe requirements for conferring the bachelor's degree in nursing are:
The requirements for certifying program completion to a board of nursing are:
Students transferring from other colleges and universities will apply for admission to the sophomore year. Sophomore year admission criteria include:
Admission is very competitive, as we receive more applications than we have clinical spaces available, therefore admission is not guaranteed by meeting these criteria. The GPA from the first-year Nursing curriculum, pre-admissions essay score, and pre-admissions exam score will be considered, as well as other qualitative characteristics.
Changing Majors Within UC right arrow down arrowStudents transferring from other other majors at the University of Cincinnati will apply for admission to the sophomore year. Sophomore year admission criteria include:
Admission is very competitive, as we receive more applications than we have clinical spaces available, therefore admission is not guaranteed by meeting these criteria. The GPA from the first-year Nursing curriculum, pre-admissions essay score, and pre-admissions exam score will be considered, as well as other qualitative characteristics.
International Student Requirements right arrow down arrowInternational students applying to the freshman year with the intention of entering the sophomore year of the BSN program must meet all requirements as listed for freshman and transfer students as well as meet University of Cincinnati minimum standards for TOEFL.
Curriculum right arrow down arrowDeadlines for application to the freshman year are the same as those listed for University of Cincinnati semester admission, Dec. 1.
The sophomore application is available at nursing.uc.edu from Feb. 1 to Feb. 28. Submission of the application for consideration for the sophomore year is due no later than Feb. 28.
Accreditation right arrow down arrowThe University of Cincinnati and all regional campuses are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
The baccalaureate program at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington DC 20036, 202-887-6791.
For additional information about the nursing major at the University of Cincinnati, contact the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs in the College of Nursing, 513-558-3600 or nursing1@uc.edu.
Emma Ligier
3110 Vine St.
PO Box 210038
Cincinnati, OH 45221
(513) 558-3600
nursingbearcats@ucmail.uc.edu
Program Code: 29BAC-NURS-BSN