Cox College and Ozarks Technical Community College are partnering to ease the transition process for students graduating from OTC who want to pursue a bachelor of science in nursing degree at Cox College.
During a signing ceremony on Wednesday, Cox College president Dr. Anne Brett and OTC president Dr. Hal Higdon (above) signed two articulation agreements providing a path for two different groups of OTC students interested in earning their BSN.
The first agreement arranges for qualified OTC graduates who have earned an associate of arts degree to transfer into the Cox College BSN program. The college and OTC have worked together to create a curriculum plan for students enrolled in the associate of arts degree program to meet all of the prerequisites for the Cox College BSN program.
The second agreement allows OTC graduates who have completed the associate of science in nursing degree, which qualifies graduates to take the registered nurse exam, to transfer directly into Cox College’s RN-to-BSN degree program.
“Moving nurses to the bachelor degree level is a goal of the profession, and these agreements will facilitate that process. Additionally, there is now an opportunity for any associate of arts student at OTC, including A+ students, to complete their bachelor’s degree in nursing in 4 years,” says Dr. Brett. “This will benefit not only our students and our institutions, but also the community as a whole.”
As part of the agreement, Cox College will visit OTC once each semester to provide a workshop for interested students detailing course pre-requisites, application processes and Cox policies, in order to ensure a seamless and timely transition. Cox College will give priority consideration to up to seven qualified OTC graduates per year who apply to the BSN program.
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