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

Nursing, B.S. - R.N. to B.S. Program


Requirements for the BS Degree


Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree 

Program Requirements


Requires previous completion of an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Nursing.

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 33
Major Supplementary 28 15**
General Education not met in the major 23-26*
Electives 33-36**
TOTAL** 180 48

*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

Major Core Courses


A minimum grade of C- is required in all courses