Program Overview

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is a program available to Oxford College students, who can apply during their sophomore year.

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission, applicants must submit a completed application packet, which includes a complete application form and a completed prerequisite form. The prerequisites for the program are:

• QTM 100
• NRSG 201 (with laboratory)
• NRSG 202 (with laboratory)
• NRSG 205 Microbiology (with lab)
• NRSG 207 Clinical Nutrition
• CHEM 150 (with laboratory)
• PSYC 205 All Oxford applicants are required to earn a grade of C or better in each prerequisite course, a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, and a minimum science/math GPA of 2.8.

Application Process

Students may submit an application for admission with the courses in progress, but all prerequisites must be complete with a grade of C or higher by the time the student plans to begin the nursing program. Incomplete application packets will not be considered for admission.

Additional Requirements

Other tagged academic courses will be counted as electives to reach 60 semester hours (required for nursing admission) or 64 semester hours (required for graduation from Oxford College). Total number of academic credit hours (60 or 64) does NOT include PE hours. Students are also expected to meet the Oxford College graduation requirements, including the First-Year Writing Requirement, Continuing Communication & Writing Requirement, and Physical Education (PE) course requirement.

Certification Requirements

Students applying to the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing are required to demonstrate current CPR certification before beginning the BSN program.