College of Nursing

Educational Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at George Fox University meets the educational requirements for professional RN licensure in all 50 U.S. states and the following jurisdictions:

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

View specific state and/or jurisdiction nursing licensure requirements

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 George 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.

1. 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.
   
   
2. 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: 

1. acquiring fundamental knowledge; 
2. developing communication skills;
3. interpreting data; 
4. integrating knowledge to establish clinical judgment; 
5. incorporating appropriate professional attitudes and behaviors; 
6. 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:

1. a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such an individual; 
2. a record of such impairment; or,
3. be regarded as having such a condition.

To request an accommodation and discuss reasonable accommodations for clinical experiences, students should contact the George Fox University Disability and Accessibility Services Office (503-554-2448  das@georgefox.edu).

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.