Follow these easy steps!

Step One: Complete the Application for Admissions and Submit with the Application Fee to Ohio University

Click the "Apply Now" button at the top right of this page and complete the web form. After submitting the form, click on the link provided to create an account for the online application.
Note: you will be asked to provide your current RN license number during the application process.
You must pay the application fee with credit/debit card at the time of submission. Your application will not be submitted unless the application fee is paid.
If you are an international applicant, submit your TOEFL results to:

RN-to-BSN Academic Outreach Initiative
Ohio University
102 Haning Hall
Athens, OH 45701

Step Two: Request Your Transcripts

Request official copies of transcripts from all colleges or universities that you have attended since high school. An official transcript is one that you, the student, has not seen or touched. There are two ways to meet this standard: (1) have the institutions send the transcripts directly to Ohio University, or (2) if you have official sealed transcripts in your possession, you may mail them with your application to Ohio University. You do not have to provide any transcripts for any courses you have taken at Ohio University.
Transcripts should include verification that you are a graduate of a State Board of Nursing-approved associate degree or diploma program in nursing.
Send transcripts to:

RN-to-BSN Academic Outreach Initiative
Ohio University
102 Haning Hall
Athens, OH 45701
Under Ohio Board of Regents requirements, students that transfer from one institution to another must provide an official copy of all attempted college-level coursework. This includes coursework that was not applied toward an earned degree or a specific curriculum. Ohio University strictly adheres to all Ohio Board of Regents policies.

Step Three: Apply for Financial Aid

If you are interested in applying for financial aid, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), online at www.fafsa.ed.gov, and include Ohio University's Federal School Code - 003100. Select the 2009-2010 school year. Contact Lisa Butler if you need assistance.

Step Four: Receive Communication from Ohio University

After reviewing your application, Ohio will send notification of our admission decision to you via email.
The School of Nursing will review your previous coursework and will provide you a course map that lists which courses to take to expeditiously complete your BSN.

Step Five: Enroll, Pay, and Start Your Coursework

Once you have the course map from the School of Nursing, you can enroll yourself online into your first course of study and pay your first course tuition.
If you will be receiving financial aid, you need to register for all courses for the term at one time for full aid eligibility.

How to Register (click to view/hide)
1. Review the list of courses and make a note of the call number(s) for course(s) in which you plan to register.
2. Click on "Register for Classes" at the top of the list page to enter Web registration.
3. To use web registration you will need:
  - PID (Person Identification Number) or Social Security Number (SSN)
  - RAC (Registration Access Code)
  - Call number(s) for the class(es) you would like to add/drop/replace.
4. Log on to web registration and follow these steps:
  1. Enter your PID or SSN.
  2. Enter your RAC (not required for summer).
  3. Select the term for which you would like to register.
  4. Click Submit.
5. Register for classes by following these steps:
  1. Add Class is the default Registration Option. If you would like to drop a class or replace a class, then click on the appropriate choice under Registration Options.
  2. Type in the Call Number of the class you would like to add/drop/replace.
  3. Credit is the default Grading Option.
  4. Click Submit.
  5. A message will display on the screen indicating whether you have added/dropped/replaced the class or an error dialog box will appear indicating the problem. Your schedule will appear at the bottom of the page.
  6. Repeat the steps above until your schedule is complete.
  7. Click the Exit button or the Exit Web Registration link at the bottom of the page after you have finished registering.
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Additional Requirements (click to view/hide)
1. Once you are registered for NRSE 300, you need to complete the Orientation Module. Open the GoCourse site and click on “Orientation Module.” Completing this module will provide you with an overview of the online RN to BSN program and will include information about course schedules and how to order textbooks.
2. There are several documents that need to be completed and sent to the School of Nursing. Most of these items are required by law or by accrediting bodies. These items must be in your School of Nursing file before the end of NRSE 300, which is the first course you will take in the BSN. You may send these items before the start of NRSE 300.
  
  Some of the information is in your possession, and you need to copy it and send it to us. The information may be scanned and sent to us electronically, or the information may be faxed to us at 740-593-0286, or the information may be mailed to the Ohio University School of Nursing, Grover Center E365, Athens, Ohio 45701.
  
  Other items require that you complete a form that is available on the Ohio University School of Nursing website. Download the appropriate document, complete it and send it to:
  
  RN-to-BSN Academic Outreach Initiative
  Ohio University
  School of Nursing
  Grover Center E365
  Athens, OH 45701
  - Completed HIPAA form (form available on the website).
  - Completed Release of Information form (form available on the website).
  - Copy of current CPR certification.
  - Report of BCI/FBI criminal background check.
  - Copy of current malpractice insurance policy.
  - Copy of completed immunization form. The immunization form is available on the website. If any immunizations are contraindicated, submit written documentation from a physician.
  - Results of a Mantoux TB skin test completed within the past year. If the TB skin test was positive, send written verification of completed follow up.
3. Please note that if you are moving from the older 10-week program to the new five-week program, you will need to use the new username and password that will be sent to you. The old username and password that you have will not work.
4. Course call numbers are:
  NRSE 300 (7/27/09 start) = 57700
  NRSE 410 (7/27/09 start) = 57701
  NRSE 300 (9/08/09 start) = 57411
  NRSE 341 (9/08/09 start) = 57412
  NRSE 300 (10/19/09 start) = 57413
  NRSE 414 (10/19/09 start) = 57414
To pay, visit the Bursar's Office Payment Options page, read the instructions there, and select one of the available payment options.
You are ready to start earning your BSN degree! To start your coursework, follow the instructions given on the Technology Support page.

Unlike traditional on-campus BSN programs, the Ohio University Academic Outreach Initiative offers you several dates throughout the year on which you can begin your course work. The sooner you apply, the sooner you can get started!

If you have any questions about the Academic Outreach Initiative or these steps, contact an Enrollment Specialist at 1-888-806-8081.