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School of Nursing

Nursing Degrees at Shawnee State

The School of Nursing offers a range of opportunities for those just beginning their nursing educational journey or for licensed nurses seeking high-quality educational opportunities.

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Degrees Offered:

Associate Degree in Nursing Program:
Associate Degree Pathway
LPN-RN Pathway
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program:
Pre-licensure Bachelor of Science Pathway
RN-BSN Pathway (Online Degree)

Master of Science in Nursing Program:
MSN (Education or Leadership) (Online Degree)

Highlights

MOT students receive SSU’s Graduate Poster Award for Celebration of Scholarship

51�� students in the Master of Occupational Therapy program presented their group project during this year’s Celebration of Scholarship.

SSU’s Legacy Scholarship allows Rad Tech major to follow in family footsteps

Knowing she wanted to attend a small college campus, Lindsey Spradlin decided to follow in her mother’s footsteps, who was an alumna of the Radiologic Technology program at 51��.

SSU nursing student looks forward to being an advocate for her patients

Wanting to be a support person for patients, Michelle Bivens knew a nursing career path was for her.

51�� Medical Laboratory Technology graduates receive 100% certification exam pass rate

51��’s Class of 2025 graduating class in the Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program has received a 100% pass rate on their clinical board examinations, program faculty announced.

Shawnee State MOT students receive Deans’ Award at Celebration of Scholarship

51�� Master of Occupational Therapy students, Ally Barber, Bekah Badgett, Allison Haines, and Merrick Clinger presented their research at this year’s Celebration of Scholarship academic conference on campus.

SSU nursing student is looking forward to a career of helping others

Coming to 51�� from South Shore, Kentucky, James Osman chose SSU for the reputation of its Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program.

What Can I Do With This Major?

51�� Nursing at Shawnee State

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Schedule an appointment with a Selective Admissions team member to get started or discuss your options. The Selective Admissions team can guide you through the process of preparing for and applying to one of our competitive health science programs.

Selective Admissions Team
(740) 351-3187
chhs@shawnee.edu

Dr. Kimberley Dinsey-Read
Director, School of Nursing
kdinseyread@shawnee.edu
(740) 351-3446

Criteria for admission:

A college GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) at the end of the semester in which application is made. A grade of “C” or higher in all pre-nursing course work, which includes the first two semesters and the summer session of the pre-nursing curriculum. Nursing applicants must have a composite ACT score of 22 and a score of 18 in all ACT sections or greater than 20 hours of college credit.

To complete the admission process, you must present

Completion of health physical.
Current CPR Healthcare Provider certification.
State and Federal criminal background check.
Current negative urine drug screen (a ten-panel screen).

After graduating from Shawnee State with an associate's degree in nursing (and passing the NCLEX-RN examination), you'll have the option to work in hospitals, health care agencies and home health care agencies, just to name a few possible employers. In all of these, you have the chance to improve people's lives and be an advocate for preventative healthcare with local health agencies.

Meet SSU grad and SOMC nurse Jonathan Ballard

Jonathan Ballard says he always knew that his nursing journey would include becoming a nurse practitioner.

Jonathan’s Nursing Story

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