Southern Connecticut State University
Accelerated BS in Nursing (ABSN) Program · New Haven, CT · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Southern Connecticut State 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 IAnatomy & Physiology I · BIO 200CT State equivalent BIO 2111. Must be in-person/on-ground lab (hybrid lecture OK).
source · inside.southernct.edu
“BIO 200 Anatomy & Physiology I 4 BIO 2111 (Formerly BIO 211)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+ - 02Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy & Physiology II · BIO 201CT State equivalent BIO 2112.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“BIO 201 Anatomy & Physiology II 4 BIO 2112 (Formerly BIO 212)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+ - 03MicrobiologyBasic Microbiology · BIO 120CT State equivalent BIO 2350.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“BIO 120 Basic Microbiology 4 BIO 2350 (Formerly BIO 235)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+ - 04General ChemistryPrinciples & Applications of General, Inorganic, and Biochemistry · CHE 125ABSN checklist form lists 'CHE 120 General Chemistry I (On-ground/In-Person)' instead; CT State equivalent CHEM 1120.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“CHE 125 Principles & Applications of General, Inorganic, and Biochemistry 4 CHEM 1120 (Formerly CHE 211, CHE 212)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+ - 05NutritionIntroduction to Nutrition · PCH 200Also on ABSN checklist form; older ACE comparison PDF omitted it.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“PCH 200 Introduction to Nutrition 3 NTRN 1001 or NTRN 1002 or NTRN 1003 or BIO 1011 (Formerly NUT 102, BIO 111)”
credits3labnomin gradeC+ - 06StatisticsElementary Statistics · MAT 107
source · inside.southernct.edu
“MAT 107 Elementary Statistics 3 MATH 1200 (Formerly MAT 167)”
credits3labnomin gradeC+ - 07General PsychologyIntroduction to Psychology · PSY 100
source · inside.southernct.edu
“PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology 3 PSY 1011 (Formerly PSY 111)”
credits3labnomin gradeC+ - 08Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentLifespan Development · PSY 219
source · inside.southernct.edu
“PSY 219 Lifespan Development 3 PSY 2001 (Formerly PSY 201)”
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Minimum prerequisite grade
C+
The ABSN comparison chart also lists C+ for ABSN. However, the general Prerequisite Courses page states: 'Prerequisites taken in Fall 2023 and forward require a minimum grade of B-.' Confirm which applies to ABSN.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Courses must have a minimum grade of a C+ in order to be considered complete.”
Prerequisites in progress
All prerequisites must be complete by the application deadline
Incomplete applications are pushed forward one application term.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Prerequisites must be complete by the application term deadline with a C+ or greater, and official transcripts must be received by the Transfer Admissions & Services Office no later than the application term deadline”
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Do prerequisites expire?
Prerequisite expiration
No expiration on prerequisite courses
source · inside.southernct.edu
“There are currently no expirations dates on nursing prerequisite courses.”
Prerequisite repeats
No more than 2 prerequisite repeats due to a grade below C+
Prerequisite Courses page: 'No more than 2 prerequisite course repeats are allowed for eligibility to apply to our program.'
source · inside.southernct.edu
“If you have earned more than 2 grades below a C+ for any of the required prerequisites, you are ineligible to apply.”
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
3.0
Comparison chart also lists Minimum 3.0.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher by the respective application term deadline;”
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. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“TEAS not required for ABSN” vs “No entrance exam”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Where can courses be taken?
Online science/labs
No online sciences; hybrid lecture accepted only with on-ground lab; non-science courses may be online
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Science prerequisites must all be on-ground and in-person. Non-science prerequisites can be completed as online courses. Hybrid courses for BIO200, BIO201, BIO120 & CHE120 requirements will be accepted as long as the labs are on-ground.”
AP / CLEP
AP scores 3-5 accepted for applicable courses; CLEP scores of 51 or higher accepted
Official reports must be received by the application term deadline.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“CLEP scores must be noted and official documentation MUST be sent to the Transfer Admissions & Services Office. Only scores of 51 or higher are accepted.”
Where prerequisites are taken Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“No preference; CT State Community College equivalents listed” vs “No preference; community college courses accepted if equivalent”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
Pass/fail Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Southern Connecticut State publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Summer (May) cohortDue December 15 each yearnext Dec 15, 2026Entry term listed as 'Summer (May)'; no start day or year printed. Prerequisites, transcripts, degree conferral and GPA must all be met by this deadline.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Summer Entry (December 15th) Winter Entry (July 15th)”
Winter (December) cohortDeadline not publishedEntry term listed as 'Winter (December)'; no start day or year printed. An older ACE comparison PDF lists Oct 1 / Jan 2 deadlines; that page appears stale.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Summer Entry (December 15th) Winter Entry (July 15th)”
Application route
SCSU Undergraduate Transfer Application plus essay/checklist uploaded to the application portal; NursingCAS not mentioned
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Submit my online undergraduate transfer application and have a conferred BA/BS degree by the respective application term deadline”
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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.
Prior degree
Conferred BA/BS in any field from an accredited institution by the application deadline
Exceptions only for SCSU students under collaborative agreements.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“A conferred BA/BS degree is a REQUIREMENT for the Accelerated BSN Program by the application term deadline.”
Essay
Required; two prompts (social justice; applying past experience), max 200 words, scored
source · inside.southernct.edu
“The essay may not exceed 200 words, and it should be double-spaced, and completed in 12-point font.”
Recommendations
Not required
From an older ACE comparison PDF that appears stale (old deadlines); confirm.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Are recommendations, reference letters, or resumes required? No. No.”
CNA / certifications
Not required; certifications such as CNA, EMT, Paramedic, CMA, CPT, PCT, LPN, PTA are scored if held
source · inside.southernct.edu
“The following questions are scored as part of the admissions criteria.”
Experience / background
Not required; background items (volunteer, leadership, second career, veteran, etc.) are scored
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Do any of the following criteria apply to you? Select all that apply. If none, you may skip this question.”
Prior nursing dismissal
Applicants previously dismissed from a nursing program are ineligible; prior nursing enrollment requires a Nursing Disclosure Form
source · inside.southernct.edu
“I understand that being previously dismissed from a nursing program means I am ineligible to apply to SCSU's nursing programs.”
- Upload essay and Checklist & Prerequisite Completion Form to the application portal.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Students are required to upload their essay and this checklist form to their application portal in order to ensure that their application is properly reviewed by the Undergraduate Nursing Admissions Committee.”
Interview 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.
Format
Fully on-campus/in-person; clinicals any time during week and/or weekend
source · inside.southernct.edu
“Fully on-campus/in-person. Clinical can be any time during the week and/or weekend”
Entry terms
Summer (May) and Winter (December)
If an application is incomplete by its deadline it is moved forward one cycle; missing two deadlines requires reapplying.
source · inside.southernct.edu
“There are two entry terms now available for the Accelerated BSN Program: Summer Cohort entry and Winter Cohort entry.”
Reapplication
No limit on number of applications
source · inside.southernct.edu
“There is no limit to the number of times students are able to apply to our program, but there is no guarantee that a submitted application(s) will result in program acceptance and/or enrollment.”
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Sources
Every page we read for Southern Connecticut State, 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.
- Accelerated BS in Nursing (ABSN) Program | Southern Connecticut State Universitytier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Prerequisite Courses | Southern Connecticut State Universitytier 1 · prereqs · checked Oct 15, 2026
- School of Nursing Program Policies | Southern Connecticut State Universitytier 3 · policy · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://inside.southernct.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/Undergraduate_Nursing_Program_Comparison_Chart.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://inside.southernct.edu/sites/default/files/a/inside-southern/academics/nursing/ACE_Essay-Checklist_Prerequisite_Form_2024-2025.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://inside.southernct.edu/sites/default/files/a/inside-southern/academics/nursing/BSN-Policies.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026PDF text truncated (29 pages)
- https://inside.southernct.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/Program%20Comparison%20BSN-ACE.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- Minimum prerequisite grade conflict: the general Prerequisite Courses page says B- for courses taken Fall 2023 onward, while ABSN-specific chart and checklist say C+.
- Chemistry requirement named CHE 125 on the prerequisite page but CHE 120 General Chemistry I on the ABSN checklist.
- Tuition and application fee amounts are not published on these pages.
- Exact start dates for Summer (May) and Winter (December) cohorts are not printed.
- Chemistry prerequisite: the prerequisite page lists CHE 125 while the ABSN form lists CHE 120 General Chemistry I.
- Minimum grade: general prerequisite page says B- for courses from Fall 2023 onward; ABSN materials say C+. Confirm which applies to ABSN.
- Application fee amount and tuition are not published.
- Older ACE comparison PDF lists outdated deadlines (October 1 / January 2).
- Two readings of the page disagreed on entrance_exam: TEAS not required for ABSN | No entrance exam.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on community_college_policy: No preference; CT State Community College equivalents listed | No preference; community college courses accepted if equivalent.
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