Nursing Education Programs
The UH Tuition Support Program
The Tuition Support Program provides nursing students with funds to support their course of study while they are attending school and provides University Hospitals with potential candidates for vacant Nursing job opportunities. Tuition support is awarded as a forgivable loan, conditioned on the participant's future employment in a Nursing position with University Hospitals.
- Applications will be accepted next winter/spring. This year’s deadline was April 27, 2009.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an accredited course of study leading to an initial degree in Nursing (Diploma, Associate Degree (ADN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Accelerated BSN, or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
- Applicants must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of >2.70 (in a 4.0 system) and must be in good academic standing.
- Applicants must be a U.S citizen or be able to provide documentation that he/she will otherwise be legally eligible to work in the U. S. upon completion of the nursing program.
Type of Program
Eligible for support for:
Traditional 4-year Bachelors Degree program
Senior year
Accelerated Bachelor Degree program
Last 12 months of program
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
12 months prior to Certification for NCLEX
Associate Degree or Diploma programs
Last year of the program
Tuition Support Contact: 216-767-8900
Nursing Externship Program
The Nursing Externship Program is designed to introduce nursing school students to the practice of nursing in a much more in-depth fashion than they received in their clinical training. The junior-level students spend ten weeks in one clinical area and are paired with a nurse who is committed to ensuring his or her student receives an informative and educational work experience.
- Applications will be accepted next winter/spring. This year's deadline was March 13, 2009.
- Program start dates are either May or June 2010.
Nursing Externship Contact: 216-767-8900
UH Nurse Refresher Course
The Nurse Refresher Course, a collaborative effort between University Hospitals and Cleveland State University (CSU), is a 10-week course consisting of one 8-hour instructional class at CSU and one clinical day at UH per week. For 20 years, CSU has offered this class, which is geared toward nurses who practice Med/Surg nursing and is designed to prepare them to return to work in an acute care setting.
Nursing Refresher Course Contact Number: 216-767-8900