The School Nurse licensure program at the graduate level is designed for BSN-prepared registered nurses who are currently employed in schools or other health facilities. Nurses with a Bachelor’s degree in another field may also enroll in the program, however additional coursework in ethics, theory, research and professional roles may be required if there is no evidence of these topics in the previous nursing program.

The program is built on the degree requirements for the baccalaureate nursing curriculum for registered nurses. The program provides graduates with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values needed to address the health and welfare of school-age children. In addition to theoretical and clinical courses, a supervised clinical practicum will be completed with a licensed school nurse in a community school.

The admission requirements for the School Nurse Licensure Program are listed below:

1. Graduate Application - Submit a completed application along with a non-refundable application fee which does not apply toward tuition.
2. Academic Transcripts - Forward official undergraduate transcript indicating an earned baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and an official transcript from the RN program (if undergraduate degree is non-BSN).
3. Two letters of reference.
4. Current non-restricted Ohio RN license

Program Requirements