May 30, 2026  
2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Catalog

Nursing, B.S. - 3-Year Program


Requirements for the BS Degree


Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree 

Program Requirements


General Education Requirements Fulfilled by the Nursing Major Supplementary Courses

General Education Requirement* Credits Required Credits Fulfilled Credits Remaining
Writing 8 cr. 8 cr.
Quantitative Skills 3 cr. 3 cr.**
Science 16 cr. 16 cr.
Social Science 9 cr. 3 cr. 6 cr.
Humanities 9 cr. 9 cr.
TOTAL 45 cr. 19 cr. 26 cr.

*Fulfilled by previous AAOT or bachelor’s degree
** Fulfilled by a Statistics course with a prerequisite of intermediate algebra or higher. Students transferring a statistics course with a lower or no prerequisite must take a Quantitative Skills Course as defined under General Education Requirements in place of 3 credits of electives

B.S. Credit Requirements

Degree Requirement Total Credits Upper division credits
Major Core 93 60
Major Supplementary 28 15**
General Education not met in the major 23-26*
Electives 33-36**
TOTAL** 180 75

*Fulfilled by previous AAOT or bachelor’s degree
** Fulfilled by previous bachelor’s degree
May be met by any college-level course taken at OHSU or accepted in transfer that does not duplicate content taken to meet the major core, major supplementary, or general education requirements.

Major Supplementary Courses


  • Anatomy & Physiology Credits: 12
  • Biology with Genetics Credits: 3
  • Human Development Credits: 3
  • Microbiology Credits: 4
  • Nutrition Credits: 3
  • Statistics Credits: 3