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Nursing Degree Pathways

OWU and Mount Carmel College of Nursing partner to offer two different pathways to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. You choose the option that best fits your personal and career goals.

About the Pathways

MCCN — OWU offers two direct pathways to Mount Carmel College of Nursing, one of central Ohio's top nursing programs.

Ohio Wesleyan's nursing pathways allow you to earn an OWU Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in almost any field plus a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in as little as five years total. Or, you can earn a BSN in four years, with your first two years at OWU, one of America's top liberal arts universities.

The pathways are an ideal option if you are interested in a nursing career and want an undergraduate experience that allows you to experience and engage with the OWU Connection, play varsity athletics, join fraternity and sorority life, or participate in any of the academic and residential campus opportunities available at Ohio Wesleyan. You will spend 2-4 years at OWU, then complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Mount Carmel College of Nursing (MCCN), one of central Ohio’s premier nursing schools.

MCCN guarantees admission for a minimum of 15 qualifying participants a year in each of these OWU programs.

Benefits and Features of the Two Pathways

Second Degree Accelerated Program (SDAP). Complete a 4-year B.A. or B.S. degree at OWU in the major(s) of your choice. You can earn an OWU degree in less than four years by taking summer classes or earning college credits while in high school. After graduating from OWU, you enroll at Mount Carmel, where you can complete your BSN in either 13 or 18 months. MCCN's accelerated 13-month SDAP program begins in January, while the traditional 18-month program begins in August.

Gain greater career flexibility with dual degrees, combining your BSN with an OWU degree in Spanish, psychology, sociology, exercise science, communication, business, and more. OWU offers more than 70 majors.
Take advantage of generous financial aid opportunities.
Benefit from OWU Connection opportunities to travel, conduct mentored research with professors, and get pre-professional experience with valuable internships.
Participate in theatre, music, NCAA Division III varsity athletics, and the full college experience.
Enjoy life on a beautiful, 200-acre campus, where two-thirds of all students are living in new housing, including new apartments.

Advanced Placement Program (APP). In the APP, you first complete two years at Ohio Wesleyan, taking a core set of classes along with several electives. You must have an overall GPA of 3.0 and earn a C or higher in each of the required classes. You will then spend five semesters at Mount Carmel, where you will graduate with your BSN degree. New APP class cycles begin every summer at Mount Carmel. (Note: This program is not related to Advanced Placement courses offered in high schools.)

Play two years of competitive D-III sports on any of OWU's 24 varsity teams.
Participate in theatre, music, and dozens of clubs and activities.
Enjoy life on a beautiful, 200-acre campus, where all first-year students and two-thirds of all students are living in new housing.
Complete a BSN in four years -- and possibly less.

International students: Please note that Mount Carmel College of Nursing does not issue Immigration Form I-20 from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Therefore, MCCN is not eligible to accept new or transfer international students who need I-20 credentialing. MCCN welcomes international applicants who do not require I-20 clearance.

Think Big

Undergraduate research, performed under the mentorship of expert faculty, is a central component of The OWU Connection.

A Theory-to-Practice Grant could fund your original research, internship, or creative project throughout the world. You can also apply for the Summer Science Research Program, a 10-week intensive research program where students work closely with faculty and present their results at an all-campus Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium in the fall.

Theory-to-Practice Grants Summer Science Research

Do Athletes Slump at Season's End?

Exercise Science major Jacqueline Feliciano ’18 studied muscle imbalances and performance changes over the course of a field hockey season. She worked with faculty member Andrew Bush on the project. After graduating, Jacqueline moved on to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Ohio University.

Brain Activity & Video Games

Hien Mai '22 (right) of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Brad Orzolek '20 of Saint Clairsville, Ohio, researched improving cognition and brain function through video games under the mentorship of Psychology Professor Kira Bailey.

Go Global

OWU offers a variety of ways for you to expand your learning off campus - and around the world. In Travel-Learning Courses, you can journey to a distant land and learn how classroom theory truly connects with real-world experience. Some recent Travel-Learning Courses have taken students to Italy for studies of obesity, food philosophies, and traditions - and to East Africa to study biology.

You also can study overseas for a full semester, including OWU's Spanish immersion program in Pamplona, Spain.

Travel-Learning Courses Pamplona Program

Nourishing Body & Mind

Abby Bowman '20 used a Theory-to-Practice Grant to study Blue Zones, regions where people seem to live much longer than average, in Umbria, Italy.

Get Real

At OWU, you connect the classroom and the real world. OWU students have participated in internships at medical centers such as the Mayo Clinic and Nationwide Children's Hospital and at research universities. Others have completed internships with health and exercise centers, the Cooking Matters program, the Delaware Public Health District, and other public health agencies.

An OWU Connection Grant could help fund your internship.

Internships

A Dose of Doing Good

Microbiology and Pre-Medicine major Myles Steed '23 volunteered throughout the 2020-21 year conducting health screenings at OWU's on-campus Early Childhood Center, a preschool for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Through a research fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Madeline Bonfield '18 analyzed behaviors in children who are deaf and hard of hearing, examining the correlation between the presence of a language gap and lower social function and negative behaviors. She worked with Prof. Shala Hankison.

Cooking Matters

Students in Dr. Fink's Cooking Matters workshops learn how to cook nutritiously for themselves, and how to share their knowledge with the community.

Highlights

Women in Science

The OWU Women in Science (WinS) organization is a collection of students who share a passion for mathematics and the natural and social sciences. WinS strives to cultivate a love of science and research and provide information about research opportunities, graduate school positions, and summer jobs and internships. WinS promotes discussion of issues facing women in science, brings guest lecturers to campus, arranges field trips, and participates in community service.

First-Rate Facilities

Top-of-the-line instrumentation exists throughout the Schimmel/Conrades Science Center, including a scanning transmission electron microscope, enabling you to carry out research that’s often impossible at other liberal arts colleges. The Simpson Querrey Fitness Center includes classroom and lab space for Health & Human Kinetics students.

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Pre-Health Club

The Pre-Health Club helps students understand and overcome the challenges of entering medical school to make the preparation more manageable. They also help educate the public about illnesses, preventative measure to take to remain healthy, and how to perform self-exams.

Career Flexibility

OWU offers more than 70 majors, providing options to combine your BSN with an OWU degree to match your interests and expand your career options. Enhance your BSN with a degree in Spanish, Exercise Science, Psychology, Sociology, Communication, Women's & Gender Studies, Zoology, or dozens of other majors and minors.

Explore OWU Majors

Graduate Outcomes

Katlin Zimmerly '11

Kat Zimmerly graduated from OWU in 2011 with a degree in sociology. She then completed MCCN's 13-month accelerated BSN program. Today, she is the Bariatric Nurse Navigator for Mount Carmel Health System. She says, "Ohio Wesleyan provided me with the tools necessary to be a more compassionate individual who could more readily adapt to the fast-paced demands of the nursing profession."

More Nurses Needed

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for registered nurses is expected to grow 9% from 2020 through 2030, with an estimated 194,500 openings for registered nurses projected each year during the decade.

RN Salaries

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, RN salaries average $80,010 per year, and nurse practitioner salaries average $114,510 annually. Nurse practitioners have a wider range of responsibilities, and having a second college degree can help prepare and qualify them for such work.

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Rapid Employment

Nationally, an average of 94% of BSN nursing students have job offers within four to six months of graduation. The employment rate for MCCN graduates in recent years has been at or near 100%.

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Projected Shortages

It is projected that roughly one-third of the current nursing workforce will reach retirement age by 2031, potentially creating a shortfall of 1 million nurses.

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