BEND, OR -- The Oregon State University Board of Trustees has approved a new nursing degree at OSU-Cascades. In the fall of 2019, the Bend campus plans to launch a part-time, fully online program aimed at licensed Registered Nurses seeking to advance their careers while continuing to work.

The plan still needs approval by the statewide Public Universities Provosts Council and the state Higher Education Coordinating Commission. 

OSU President Ed Ray says the program will cost half the price of many Bachelor of Science nursing programs in Oregon.