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Associate of Applied Science-Nursing (AAS-N)

ADNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Associate of Applied Science-Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Campus-based associate degree with classroom lectures, simulation and lab activities plus clinical experiences in regional hospitals and agencies. Admission is competitive and applications are campus-specific.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Two-year program
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Chillicothe Campus — OH; Lancaster Campus — OH; Southern Campus — Ironton, OH; Zanesville Campus — OH

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates qualify to take the NCLEX-RN
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
High school diploma or GED
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.75Current Ohio University and transfer students: established college GPA of 2.75 or greater
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Applicants entering directly from high school with no college credit: GPA of 3.0
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Courses in algebra, biology and chemistry at high school or college level with a minimum grade of C
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$20Application fee
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
RequiredMinimum adjusted total score of basic level or greater; taken at the applicant's own expense; tests within one calendar year of application accepted
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,746
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $24,114
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $9,444
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,436
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Spring Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • October 1

    Spring (traditional AAS-N, Chillicothe, Lancaster, Southern and Zanesville)

    Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical placements
Clinical experiences occur in hospitals and clinical agencies throughout the region; students arrange their own transportation
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Associate (ADN) · Athens, OH

    Source: acenursing.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— Ohio Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Full approval

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rate202496.76%118 candidatesFirst-attempt test takers by year of graduation, AAS-N program (all campuses)
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rate202392.6%95 candidatesFirst-attempt test takers by year of graduation, AAS-N program (all campuses)
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rate202269.37%111 candidatesFirst-attempt test takers by year of graduation, AAS-N program (all campuses)
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. ACEN Search Programs: Ohio University — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. ohio.edu/chsp/nursing/accreditations-approvals — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. ohio.edu/chsp/nursing/associate-degree — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. ohio.edu/chsp/nursing/associate-degree/accreditations-approvals — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. ohio.edu/chsp/nursing/associate-degree/admission-requirements — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  6. ohio.edu/chsp/nursing/associate-degree/how-apply — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  7. ohio.edu/chsp/nursing/associate-degree/ohio-university-regional-higher-education-tuition-f — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  8. ohio.edu/chsp/nursing/associate-degree/program-outcomes — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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