College of Nursing

While full time employment will hinder success in the Accelerated option due to the rapid pace of coursework and the flexibility needed for clinical rotations that require full-time commitment, we strongly encourage students to work a “per diem, occasional, or extremely part time schedule at a hospital prior to and throughout this 12 month program.”  Clinical placements today depend upon hospital employment in most areas we have clinical education agreements, and this will strengthen your application.  Students are also advised to limit other non-academic involvements throughout the year. Most importantly, work or other commitments cannot interfere with any clinical or theory course requirements.

The Accelerated BSN Option is rigorous. Students can expect to spend 8-10 hours each day reading and studying. The reading is intensive—typically 100 pages or more per day. During the eight months when students are completing both online coursework and clinical rotations, students may experience 60- to 70-hour work weeks.

If you completed courses at a private university in Wisconsin, or within the University of Minnesota system, visit the Oshkosh Transfer Information site. If you completed courses at a different out-of-state institution, you may compare your course to the course requirements at UW Oshkosh by comparing course catalog descriptions from each institution*.

* This is for exploratory purposes only and is in no way a guarantee that credits will be accepted as a prerequisite by the College of Nursing.

Submit the course title, course number and the name of the college/university to transfer@uwosh.edu and ask how the course will transfer to UW Oshkosh.

Nursing is a professional discipline and admitted students must anticipate additional costs beyond tuition including, but not limited to:  uniforms, textbooks, nursing resource software, standardized tests, criminal background checks (and associated costs if court documents are needed), CPR certification, health requirements, including exams, immunizations, and titers, transportation associated with clinical experience, transportation, lodging and meals during campus residencies. In addition to the costs indicated above, students are expected to have a stethoscope, nametag (received at orientation weekend), penlight, and pocket scissors. Some agencies require specific fees to attend clinicals at their site; if this type of fee applies, it is the student’s responsibility to cover this extra cost. 

No. The focus of a baccalaureate nursing program is to educate nurse generalists by offering a broad base of nursing theory and a range of clinical experiences.