College of Nursing
What role will you play in a world desperate for dedicated healthcare professionals?
How will your compassion for others be reflected in your work?
If these are the kinds of questions you’ve asked yourself, you’ve come to the right place. 麻豆社 Fox’s nursing major will take your love of helping others and combine it with sound scientific training to equip you to serve in hospitals, research facilities, community-based clinics, doctors’ offices, and nonprofit organizations.
You will find our graduates everywhere – from inner-city clinics and urban hospitals to rural outposts and the mission field, offering hope and healing to the world’s most underserved populations.
Upon graduating, you will be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) for licensure as a registered nurse (RN).
NCLEX first-time pass rate for Spring 2024
Our Mission
"The mission of the College of Nursing is to cultivate exceptional clinicians, leaders, scholars, and innovators. We prepare graduates to integrate mind, body, and spirit to positively impact the world, embodying the service, integrity, and compassion exemplified by Christ."
Our goal in the College of Nursing is to develop competent, professional nurses who will:
- Be imitators of Christ
- Serve as leaders in providing holistic health care to a global community
- Foster an attitude of lifelong learning
- Be prepared for graduate education
As a student in our program, you’ll have the opportunity to engage in learning experiences both inside and outside of the classroom, including in our recently introduced simulation clinic, which will challenge you to respond to real-world scenarios with patient actors.
Clinical experiences take place in a variety of acute care and community healthcare settings, allowing you to gain valuable experience in professional nursing practice. Ultimately, you will be prepared to serve in areas such as acute care, cardiology, emergency, home care, hospice, obstetrics, oncology, pediatrics, school nursing, and medical missions.
CCNE Accreditation
Our nursing program launched in 2006 and has been accredited since 2008.
Educational Requirements
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at 麻豆社 Fox University meets the educational requirements for professional RN licensure in all 50 U.S. states and the following jurisdictions:
Alabama |
Alaska |
Arizona |
Arkansas |
California |
Colorado |
Connecticut |
Delaware |
District of Columbia |
Florida |
Georgia |
Guam |
Hawaii |
Idaho |
Illinois |
Indiana |
Iowa |
Kansas |
Kentucky |
Louisiana |
Maine |
Maryland |
Massachusetts |
Michigan |
Minnesota |
Mississippi |
Missouri |
Montana |
Nebraska |
Nevada |
New Hampshire |
New Jersey |
New Mexico |
New York |
North Carolina |
North Dakota |
Northern Marietta Islands |
Ohio |
Oklahoma |
Oregon |
Pennsylvania |
Rhode Island |
South Carolina |
South Dakota |
Tennessee |
Texas |
Utah |
US Virgin Islands |
Vermont |
Virginia |
Washington |
West Virginia |
Wisconsin |
Wyoming |
Note: The educational requirements for professional RN licensure requirements for American Samoa and Puerto Rico cannot be determined at the time of the last review.
Reviewed: October 2024 and will be reviewed annually
Technical Standards
The knowledge, skills, and abilities required to safely and effectively practice nursing are varied and complex. Throughout your educational program, you will find yourself in a variety of learning experiences. The 麻豆社 Fox University College of Nursing (GFU CON) has the responsibility to educate competent nurses to care for their clients (persons, families, and/or communities) with critical judgment, broadly based knowledge, and well-honed technical and interpersonal communication skills. The CON has academic as well as technical standards that must be met by students to successfully progress in and graduate from its programs.
Technical Standards: GFU CON provides the following description/examples of technical standards to inform prospective and enrolled students about the standards required to complete the nursing curriculum.
- The technical standards reflect a sample of the performance abilities and characteristics necessary to successfully complete the requirements of the nursing curriculum. The standards are not requirements of admission into the programs and the key areas are not all-inclusive.
- Individuals interested in applying for admission to the programs and those currently enrolled should review these standards to develop a better understanding of the skills, abilities, and behavioral characteristics required to successfully complete the program.
Key areas for technical standards in nursing include having abilities and skills in the areas of:
- acquiring fundamental knowledge;
- developing communication skills;
- interpreting data;
- integrating knowledge to establish clinical judgment;
- incorporating appropriate professional attitudes and behaviors;
- possessing gross and fine motor skills essential for professional nursing practice.
The CON wishes to ensure that access to its facilities, programs, and services is available to all students, including students with disabilities (as defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008) and all students can study and practice nursing with or without reasonable accommodation. The GFU CON program provides reasonable accommodations to all students on a nondiscriminatory basis consistent with legal requirements as outlined in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. A reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to an instructional activity, equipment, facility, program, or service that enables a qualified student with a disability to have an equal opportunity to fulfill the requirements necessary for graduation from the nursing program. To be eligible for accommodations, a student must have a documented disability of:
- a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such an individual;
- a record of such impairment; or,
- be regarded as having such a condition.
To request an accommodation and discuss reasonable accommodations for clinical experiences, students should contact the 麻豆社 Fox University Disability and Accessibility Services Office (503-554-2448 das@georgefox.edu).
Admissions
麻豆社 Fox students meeting academic requirements may be eligible for either direct admission or general admission. Students may also apply to transfer into the nursing program from outside of the university. A waitlist may be implemented when there are more qualified applicants than placement capacity.
COVID-19 & Nursing
The majority of our clinical partners are allowing exemptions to the COVID vaccine requirement. Individuals seeking admission to the College of Nursing for Spring 2024 and beyond may complete a COVID vaccine exemption form.
Resources
Want more details about our program? Have questions about the process of becoming a nurse in Oregon? Are you game for a virtual campus tour?
If so, check out the following resources to learn more!
- Nursing Major Page (includes a more in-depth look at what you’ll study, the opportunity to chat with a 麻豆社 Fox nursing student, and info on job prospects and career opportunities)
- Four-Year Course Plan
- How to Become a Nurse in Oregon
- Nursing Student Handbook
- Meet Our Faculty
- Nursing Club
Still Have Questions?
For departmental/clinical inquiries, please write to us at nursing@georgefox.edu.
For admissions questions, you can reach out to your undergraduate admissions counselor.