Ohio State University has seven nurse practitioner specialties. They are adult health, family health, pediatrics, neonatal health, adult psychiatric and mental health, women's health and midwifery. Students in the family health track can choose from on-campus or online study options. Students typically complete the curricula in four semesters of full-time study. All specialties also have a post-master's option for registered nurses who already have a master's degree in nursing. (see reference 1)
All nurse practitioner specialties have the same admission requirements. They include a bachelor's degree from an accredited program with a minimum GPA of 3.0, current licensure as a registered nurse, scores at the 50th percentile or better on the Graduate Record Exam and satisfactory completion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language or International English Language Testing System for applicants who receive their nursing license outside of English-speaking countries. Required prerequisite courses are health assessment, nursing research or research methods and statistics. If admitted, students with bachelor's of nursing science degrees can matriculate in the fall, winter or spring semesters. However, registered nurses with a non-nursing bachelor's degree can matriculate only in the winter. (see reference 2)
All seven nurse practitioner specialties are available to non-nurses who have a bachelor's degree in another field. Regardless of the track chosen, the program requires three years of full-time study. Students spend the first six semesters learning the basics of nursing, after which they are eligible to take the registered nurse national certification exam. Upon passing the exam, students enter the master's portion of the program. Admission requirements are similar to those of he traditional masters program; however, additional prerequisites include anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, nutrition and microbiology. Students accepted for this program can matriculate in the fall only. (see references 3, 4)