BSN to Doctor of Nursing Practice – Nurse Anesthesia

Yes, intermittent in-person seminars, skills sessions, and simulations will occur on campus throughout the program. During years 2 and 3 of the program, in-person clinical experiences are required at clinical sites throughout Ohio.

Unlike Ohio State’s additional online BSN to DNP specializations, the Nurse Anesthesia track only leads to a DNP degree. An MSN degree is not needed to practice as a CRNA.

Applicants of the online BSN to DNP – Nurse Anesthesia program must have an active RN license, a BSN degree, and a minimum of 1-year full-time work experience as a registered nurse in a critical care setting. Explore the Admission Criteria tab on this page for more details.

Applicants must have a completed Bachelor of Science in Nursing or a Master of Science in Nursing. Nursing degrees must be from an institution with a nursing education program accredited through the CCNE, ACEN, or CNEA. If you are currently working toward earning your degree, you must receive the required nursing degree by August 1 prior to beginning enrollment in this online BSN to DNP program.

You must have an active, unencumbered license as a registered nurse in the state where you practice.

GPAs are reviewed by Ohio State’s Graduate and Professional Admissions Office. Applicants whose GPAs fall below 3.0 may still apply and be considered for admission.

This work experience must be recent (within two years) and the part-time equivalent of one year of experience will also suffice.

Critical care experience must be obtained in a critical care area within the United States, its territories, or a US military hospital outside of the United States. During this experience, the registered professional nurse has developed critical decision-making and psychomotor skills, competency in patient assessment, and the ability to use and interpret advanced monitoring techniques. A critical care area is defined as one where, on a routine basis, the registered professional nurse manages one or more of the following: invasive hemodynamic monitors (e.g. pulmonary artery, central venous pressure, and arterial catheters), cardiac assist devices, mechanical ventilation, and vasoactive infusions. Examples of critical units may include but are not limited to: surgical intensive care, cardiothoracic intensive care, coronary intensive care, medical intensive care, pediatric intensive care, and neonatal intensive care. Those who have experiences in other areas may be considered provided they can demonstrate competence with managing unstable patients, invasive monitoring, ventilators, and critical care pharmacology (COA, 2021, p. 36).

Applicants must complete a college-level statistics prerequisite course prior to the posted application deadline, with a grade of B- or higher. The course must have been completed within five years of the application deadline. Credit by examination (such as AP test scores) is not accepted towards the prerequisite requirement. The prereq course should include a review of basic statistical concepts, univariate statistical analysis, bivariate statistical analysis and commonly used statistical tests.

For prerequisite coursework taken at another institution, please visit the Transferology website to see if the courses that you have taken or plan to take at another institution qualify. If you are unable to find results through these tools, then an evaluation of the courses will need to be done by the Office of Graduate & Professional Admissions.

The following Ohio State courses fulfill the prerequisite requirement:

• PSYCH 2220 Data Analysis in Psychology
• PSYCH 3321 Quantitative and Statistical Methods
• PUBHIBO 6210 Applied Biostatistics I
• STATISTICS 1350 Elementary Statistics
• STATISTICS 1450 Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
• STATISTICS 2450 Introduction to Statistical Analysis

To apply, applicants must reside in an authorized state. Please scroll to the State Authorization section of this page for more details.

You can complete an application online for the next available Autumn cohort at The Ohio State University Graduate and Professional Admissions office’s website. A $60 fee is required at the time of submission of the application.

Applicants must submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities you have previously attended at either the undergraduate or graduate level. This includes transcripts for any post-secondary courses taken during high school or coursework that appears as transfer credit on another transcript. Transcripts from The Ohio State University do not need to be submitted. Transcripts should be submitted directly by the sending institution by mail or electronic transfer to be considered official. Please request your transcripts be sent early so they arrive before the deadline. Transcripts can be sent to gpadocs@osu.edu or the following address:

The Ohio State University
Graduate Admissions Office
P.O. Box 182004
Columbus, OH 43218-2004

Unofficial transcripts: Applicants may upload a copy of an official transcript at the time of application through the Admissions Uploader. Documents submitted in this manner are considered unofficial but will suffice for the application. Web-based documents, online grade reports, and related materials are not acceptable. If an applicant is admitted, they will be required to supply official transcripts.

For more details regarding these methods of submitting transcripts, please visit The Ohio State University Graduate and Professional Admissions office’s website.

Additional materials needed to apply include the following. You may submit the first two documents at the time of application or after by way of the Admissions Uploader. The recorded online video and letters of recommendation must be submitted by the application deadline.

• Current resume or CV
• Purpose and goals statement
• Recorded online video interview
• Three letters of recommendation

Details regarding what English Proficiency tests are acceptable, the scores required, and how to submit scores may be found on The Ohio State University Graduate and Professional Admissions office’s website.

If you are currently or have been previously enrolled in a degree-granting graduate program at The Ohio State University for any length of time, you would be considered a Graduate Intra-University Transfer Student. Be sure to choose the appropriate application for “current or former” Ohio State students after following the Apply link found here. In addition to that online application, you must complete a Supplemental Application. This separate application must be submitted to the College of Nursing directly at CON-gradrecords@osu.edu.