The Wittenberg 3-Year BSN program is for students who are not yet registered nurses.
Wittenberg University offers a rigorous three-year program through which students earn the Wittenberg Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree and prepare to take the national registered nursing licensure exam (NCLEX-RN). Students reap the benefits of strong liberal arts and professional education experiences while participating in all facets of traditional university student life. During all three years you are a Wittenberg student, you will have full access to Wittenberg support services, and the ability to fully participate in Wittenberg student life.
Successful candidates must complete ALL required prerequisite courses prior to starting the first year. The prerequisite course may be completed in a qualified high school college credit plus program or through another college or university. Courses must meet the Wittenberg transfer requirements and must be considered equivalent transfer courses.
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Before Year One
Visit with the Nursing Faculty. When you explore Wittenberg or visit campus, visit with the nursing faculty (nursing@wittenberg.edu). Nursing students are unique among other Wittenberg students. They declare the major immediately upon deposit and have early academic advising every term.
Take nursing prerequisite college credit classes. Required for 3-Year BSN
- College Credit Plus (CCP) is free of cost to your family while you鈥檙e in high school. After high school, transferrable community college courses can be taken at a reasonable cost. Need help selecting courses? Contact nursing@wittenberg.edu.
- Required prerequisite courses include:
- Introduction to Sociology
- Introduction to Psychology
- Statistics
- Chemistry (with or without a Lab component)
- Anatomy & Physiology I (At least 1 semester of Anatomy & Physiology)
- All transfer courses must have a C or higher grade to transfer to Wittenberg.
- All transfer course must be considered a course equivalent to the Wittenberg prerequisite course in the Nursing Program.
- Complete Wittenberg University Application for Admission including transcripts
- Submit your
- Declare the Pre-Nursing major
- Take placement tests in
Selection. If you have met the requirements to enter the 3-Year BSN Program and been admitted for entrance to Wittenberg University, there is no separate application process.
After selection to Nursing, in the summer before the second year, Nursing students must do the following:
- Obtain an Ohio BCI and FBI Criminal background check
- Drug test
- Updated vaccinations, including Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B, and Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis (Tdap)
- A Tuberculosis (TB) Interferon Gold Test
- The American Heart Association Basic Life Support Program Training (CPR and AED)
- Each student will also provide proof of existing health insurance (the student's name must appear on the ID card)
- Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) training and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training
- A physical examination completed by a Physician or Nurse Practitioner
- Acknowledgement of Nursing Student Handbook, Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Statement, and other policies
- Wittenberg University BSN Program Health Release
- Clinical site specific requirements
Before the first year begins, Nursing students must also purchase the Nursing tote from the Wittenberg bookstore.
Uniforms will be required for all students. The uniform includes black scrub pants, a black scrub shirt, a black scrub jacket, black socks, and black shoes. They may be purchased at a location of the student鈥檚 choosing or through the Wittenberg Bookstore. Once purchased, they must be dropped off at the Nursing Office, for the addition of the official Wittenberg Nursing emblem. (Please note 鈥� the scrubs purchased through the Bookstore will have the emblem already attached. In addition, if you purchase through the Bookstore, you may use your student financial aid as payment). It is recommended that each student have at least two uniforms, in case of spills, etc.
Costs for these items vary by student, but can be anticipated to be in the $400 - $500 range.
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Years One, Two and Three
After selection to Nursing, in the summer before the second year, Nursing students must do the following:
- Obtain an Ohio BCI and FBI Criminal background check
- Drug test
- Updated vaccinations, including Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B, and Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis (Tdap)
- A Tuberculosis (TB) Interferon Gold Test
- The American Heart Association Basic Life Support Program Training (CPR and AED)
- Each student will also provide proof of existing health insurance (the student's name must appear on the ID card)
- Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) training and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training
- A physical examination completed by a Physician or Nurse Practitioner
- Acknowledgement of Nursing Student Handbook, Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Statement, and other policies
- Wittenberg University BSN Program Health Release
- Clinical site specific requirements
Before the second year begins, Nursing students must also purchase the Nursing tote from the Wittenberg bookstore.
Uniforms will be required for all students. The uniform includes black scrub pants, a black scrub shirt, a black scrub jacket, black socks, and black shoes. They may be purchased at a location of the student鈥檚 choosing or through the Wittenberg Bookstore. Once purchased, they must be dropped off at the Nursing Office, for the addition of the official Wittenberg Nursing emblem. (Please note 鈥� the scrubs purchased through the Bookstore will have the emblem already attached. In addition, if you purchase through the Bookstore, you may use your student financial aid as payment). It is recommended that each student have at least two uniforms, in case of spills, etc.
Costs for these items vary by student, but can be anticipated to be in the $400 - $500 range.
Years Two, Three and Four
Students who are accepted into the 3-Year BSN Nursing Program start with the nursing courses in their first semester. Over the three years students complete challenging nursing classes, topic-specific nursing exams, and additional general education classes. Nursing classes consist of required lecture, simulation lab, and clinical learning experiences. Students must earn a minimum 77% examination average in each class to progress. Final course grades are calculated as:
- The final grade for the course will be the theory grade if the simulation lab and clinical performance are "Satisfactory." Students are required to achieve an average of 77% in the examination category of grading; if at least a 77% is earned in examinations, and the simulation and clinical performance is 鈥淪atisfactory鈥�, the final grade will reflect the average of the scores earned in examination and other theory components.
- Regardless of the examination or cumulative theory grade, the final grade for the course will be an "F" if the simulation or clinical performance is "Unsatisfactory."
- Any one of the following constitutes a course failure in nursing: a) A grade below C (77%) in any nursing course, b) An unsatisfactory simulation or clinical grade, or c) Withdrawing under condition 3a or 3b.
Nursing classes may be repeated only once; reinstatement applications are considered on a space-available basis. Applying for reinstatement does not guarantee reinstatement. In general each nursing class is pre-requisite for the following nursing classes, which means that the nursing curriculum cannot be hastened. Wittenberg BSN students complete a minimum of 126 credit hours and complete all Wittenberg general education requirements, and service learning requirements. Wittenberg Nursing must verify that each candidate for the national nursing license examination (NCLEX-RN) has completed all program requirements.