Colorado State University-Pueblo
Degree Plus to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accelerated (BSN) Option · CO · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
Activelast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses CSU Pueblo says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01Anatomy & Physiology IHuman Physiology and Anatomy I with Lab · BIOL 223 & 223LMust be completed within 5 years before the application date.
source · csupueblo.edu
“A/P I # A/P I/Lab #”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 02Anatomy & Physiology IIHuman Physiology and Anatomy II with Lab · BIOL 224 & 224LMust be completed within 5 years before the application date.
source · csupueblo.edu
“A/P II # A/P II/Lab #”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 03MicrobiologyIntroduction to Microbiology with Lab · BIOL 206 & 206L
source · csupueblo.edu
“Microbiology Microbiology/Lab”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 04General ChemistryPrinciples of Chemistry with Lab · CHEM 111 & 111LThe catalog allows CHEM 121/121L General Chemistry I as a substitute.
source · csupueblo.edu
“Chemistry Chemistry/Lab”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 05StatisticsIntroduction to Statistics · MATH 156Statistics from business or other non-math departments does not meet the institutional math requirement; a separate math course would then be needed.
source · csupueblo.edu
“Statistics*”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 06Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentHuman Development · PSYC 151Must be completed within 5 years before the application date.
source · csupueblo.edu
“Human Development #”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 07PathophysiologyNursing Pathophysiology · NSG 207The catalog includes Pathophysiology in the 5-year time limit.
source · csupueblo.edu
“Pathophysiology”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 08OtherWorld LanguageCheck the CSU Pueblo Catalog for which courses meet the institutional General Education requirement.
source · csupueblo.edu
“World Language**”
credits3labnomin gradeC
Minimum prerequisite grade
C (C- not accepted)
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“Grades of C- are not accepted for any nursing or nursing prerequisite course.”
Prerequisites done by deadline
50% (14 credit hours) by the application deadline; all prerequisites done before the program starts
source · csupueblo.edu
“Applicants of the Accelerated Pathway must have fifty percent (14 credit hours) of the prerequisite courses completed by the application deadline.”
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course recency
Anatomy & Physiology I & II (with labs), Human Development and Pathophysiology must be completed within 5 years before the application date
The catalog lists Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Intro to Human Development and Pathophysiology as the time-limited courses.
source · csupueblo.edu
“# Must be completed within 5 years prior to date of application”
Prerequisite repeats
Each prerequisite may be repeated once
This is stated under the Basic option. The accelerated option must 'follow all admission ... requirements set forth in the Basic Nursing Option'.
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“Prerequisite courses may be repeated one (1) time only for admission eligibility.”
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
3.0 nursing prerequisite GPA
This is a prerequisite GPA; no separate cumulative overall GPA minimum is stated for the accelerated option.
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“The student must have a cumulative nursing prerequisite GPA of 3.0 and follow all admission and post acceptance requirements set forth in the Basic Nursing Option.”
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Where can courses be taken?
Online labs Not published. Confirm with the school.
Community college credit Not published. Confirm with the school.
Pass/fail prerequisites Not published. Confirm with the school.
AP/CLEP credit Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles CSU Pueblo publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Accelerated BSN summer startDeadline not publishedpriority Oct 31, 2026October 31, 2026 is called a 'preferred' deadline, not a final deadline. The catalog says applicants apply 'the year prior to the ... summer (accelerated) term they plan to start'. That implies a Summer 2027 start, but no start date is printed.
source · connect.csupueblo.edu
“Preferred application deadline is October 31, 2026 .”
Application route
CSU Pueblo nursing application portal (not NursingCAS)
source · connect.csupueblo.edu
“To access the BSN applications, you will be required to use the same email and password that you used when you applied to CSU Pueblo.”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Tuition Not published. Confirm with the school.
Application fee Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
CSU Pueblo admission first
Must be admitted to CSU Pueblo (as a Second Bachelor student) before applying to nursing
source · connect.csupueblo.edu
“Students who have graduated from CSU Pueblo must reapply to CSU Pueblo as an undergraduate - Second Bachelor student before submitting the BSN application.”
- Meet with the pre-nursing advisor to develop a plan.
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“The degree-plus student is expected to meet with the pre-nursing advisor for advisement and plan development.”
- After acceptance: background check, urine drug screen, CPR certification, physical exam and immunizations, health insurance, and student malpractice insurance.
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“Background check per Colorado Law. (House bill 97-1084).”
Prior degree Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Good to know
What the school says about the program that is not a requirement: how it selects, how many it admits, what to expect.
Start term
Summer
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“submit a separate application to the nursing program the year prior to the spring (basic) or summer (accelerated) term they plan to start the program.”
Admission to CSU Pueblo first
You must be enrolled at or admitted to CSU Pueblo as an undergraduate (Second Bachelor) before submitting the BSN application
source · connect.csupueblo.edu
“Students who have graduated from CSU Pueblo must reapply to CSU Pueblo as an undergraduate - Second Bachelor student before submitting the BSN application.”
Selection method
Admission score based on prerequisite GPA plus holistic factors; a prior CSU Pueblo degree gets special consideration
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“Admission to this option is very competitive and applicants are assigned an admission score based on their GPA for the prerequisites required by the program and holistic admission components such as first generation status. Completion of prior degree at CSU Pueblo will also be given special consideration for admission.”
General education
General education courses may not be required; plan is set with an advisor
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“Accelerated BSN program is developed for second bachelor/degree plus students; general education courses may not be required.”
Employment
Students are advised not to work
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“Due to the intensity of the curriculum, it is advised that the student not work and be able to attend to their studies full-time.”
Selection
Admission score from prerequisite GPA plus holistic components such as first-generation status
Completion of prior degree at CSU Pueblo is given special consideration.
source · catalog.csupueblo.edu
“Admission to this option is very competitive and applicants are assigned an admission score based on their GPA for the prerequisites required by the program and holistic admission components such as first generation status.”
Delivery format Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Sources
Every page we read for CSU Pueblo, with when we last checked it. Tier 1 is the program's own pages; tier 2 the nursing school's general pages; tier 3 university-wide pages.
- Nursing Applicationtier 1 · program page · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Admissions and Apply to CSU Pueblo | CSU Pueblo | Admissions | CSU Pueblotier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Information for CSU-Pueblo First Year Students | Prospective Students | CSU Pueblotier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026
- University Policies | Policies | CSU Pueblotier 3 · policy · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Colorado State University-Pueblo | Scholarships | CSU Pueblotier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Colorado State University Pueblo Catalog 2026-2027 < CSUPueblotier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 23, 2026
- https://www.csupueblo.edu/nursing-bs/_doc/accelerated-pathway-prerequisites.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 23, 2026
- https://catalog.csupueblo.edu/school-of-nursing/nursing-bsn/nursing-bsn.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 23, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- The delivery format for the accelerated option (in person vs. online didactic) is not stated.
- No exact program start date is published. The Summer 2027 start is inferred from the catalog's 'year prior to the ... summer (accelerated) term' wording.
- October 31, 2026 is a 'preferred' deadline. It is unclear whether applications are accepted after it, or when the application opens.
- Tuition, application fee, entrance exam, and policies on online labs, pass/fail and AP/CLEP credit are not published.
- No final application deadline or program start date is printed; only a preferred deadline of October 31, 2026.
- Whether Pathophysiology falls under the 5-year limit differs between the prerequisite PDF (not marked) and the catalog (included).
- Delivery format, tuition, and entrance exam requirements are not stated.
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