College Credit Plus
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is comprised of prerequisite courses, General Education (GE) coursework, nursing major classes and electives. Students who plan to apply to the BSN major should be aware of the following considerations when completing coursework through College Credit Plus:
- Credit will transfer based on the state guidelines. Credit that does not meet a specific degree requirement will be elective credit.
- Not all College Credit Plus courses apply to the degree requirements for the nursing major.
- The College of Nursing requires applicants to complete the direct equivalent coursework to the prerequisite requirements. Students completing College Credit Plus are encouraged to use transferology.com to confirm the transferability of coursework.
- Although a student may have a significant amount of College Credit Plus, transfer credit, or AP credit this may not reduce time to graduation. The BSN is a full 3-year, lock-step program, that cannot be expedited.
- Students are still required to apply to the major, despite the amount of credit earned.
- Transcripts must be submitted by the deadline. Please refer to this site for important deadlines related to the BSN admissions process
- Transfer credit is considered college coursework and therefore is calculated into your overall GPA for the BSN application.
- CCP credit will count toward the 30 credit hour requirement for admissions.
For more information on College Credit Plus, please visit the Ohio Higher Ed website.
AP Information
Students who have AP credit can refer to this information when sending in AP scores.
- AP scores of a 3, 4 or 5 will be accepted as credit coming in from high school.
- AP scores are not calculated into your college GPA
- Credit earned through AP will count toward the 30 credit hour requirements for admissions.
- Click here to view exact scores needed to receive AP credit.
- To earn credit for AP scores, contact College Board at 1-888-225-5427 to have your official score report sent to recipient code #1592, The Ohio State University Testing Center, 585 Student Academic Services Building, 281 W. Lane Ave., Columbus, OH 43210.
- Go to buckeyelink.osu.edu to view your credits, advising report and degree audit. For help, contact your academic advisor.
- Ohio State receives and posts scores electronically; scores are typically posted the same day as received. Scores sent after exam day are generally processed within three weeks from the request date.
IB Information
Students who have IB credit can refer to this information when sending in AP scores.
- IB scores of a 4 or higher will be accepted as credit coming in from high school.
- IB scores are not calculated into your college GPA
- Credit earned through IB will count toward the 30 credit hour requirements for admissions.
- Click here to view exact scores needed to receive AP credit.
- To earn credit for IB scores, request to have your official score report sent to recipient code “Ohio State University—All Campuses.”
- Go to osu.edu to view your credits, advising report and degree audit. For help, contact your academic advisor.
- Ohio State receives and posts scores electronically; scores are typically posted the same day as received. Scores sent after exam day are generally processed within three weeks from the request date.