Herzing University Orlando
Accelerated BSN (ABSN) Nursing Program Option · Winter Park, FL · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Herzing University Orlando 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 and Physiology I for Nurses · SC 154Required general education course. It may be transferred in (within 1 credit) or taken at Herzing. The Herzing course has lab hours.
source · herzing.edu
“SC 154 Anatomy and Physiology I for Nurses, Semester Credit Hours: 4.00”
credits4min gradeB - 02Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy and Physiology II for Nurses · SC 254Prerequisite for the first nursing courses (NSG 120/121/122/124).
source · herzing.edu
“SC 254 Anatomy and Physiology II for Nurses, Semester Credit Hours: 4.00”
credits4min gradeB - 03MicrobiologyMicrobiology · SC 166Prerequisite for the first nursing courses.
source · herzing.edu
“SC 166 Microbiology, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00”
credits3min gradeC - 04General ChemistryChemistry · SC 186
source · herzing.edu
“SC 186 Chemistry, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00”
credits3min gradeC - 05NutritionPrinciples of Nutrition · SC 150
source · herzing.edu
“SC 150 Principles of Nutrition, Semester Credit Hours: 2.00”
credits2labnomin gradeC - 06StatisticsStatistics · MA 320
source · herzing.edu
“MA 320 Statistics, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00”
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Minimum grades
B for Anatomy & Physiology I and II. C for Nutrition, Microbiology, Chemistry and Statistics.
The C minimum comes from the program course sheet PDF.
source · herzing.edu
“A grade of "B" or better must be earned for transfer credit to be awarded for Anatomy & Physiology, regardless of whether it was included in the calculation.”
Missing science prerequisites
Applicants may enroll without all science courses and complete them during a longer (24-month) program.
source · herzing.edu
“Students who need to complete science prerequisites may require 24 months to complete the program.”
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Attempt limit (A&P I and II)
2 attempts per course for A&P I and A&P II
This is stated as a program grading rule. It is unclear whether attempts taken before admission at other schools count.
source · herzing.edu
“Only two attempts are permitted for each course and a student who fails to successfully complete in the maximum attempts is subject to dismissal from the nursing program.”
Course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Science GPA
3.00 science GPA required for applicants with a cumulative GPA of 3.00–3.49. A TEAS composite of 66 can substitute.
Science GPA uses A&P I and II, Biology, Chemistry and Microbiology. At least two of these courses must be used, every completed course from this list must be included, and no other courses count.
source · herzing.edu
“3.00–3.49 | 3.00 GPA in college science iii | None |”
GPA calculation
Cumulative GPA may include all credits earned, not only those from the bachelor's degree
source · herzing.edu
“Cumulative GPA may be calculated from all credits earned, including those in addition to the earned bachelor's degree.”
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“2.50, which requires a TEAS composite of 66. With a GPA of 3.50 or higher, no science GPA or TEAS is required.” vs “2.50 (TEAS composite of 66 required if below 3.00)”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Is there an entrance exam?
TEAS Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“ATI TEAS composite of 66. Not required with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, or with a 3.00–3.49 GPA plus a 3.00 science GPA.” vs “TEAS composite of 66 or higher, required only for some GPA tiers”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Where can courses be taken?
CLEP
CLEP credit accepted
From the military transfer-credit page, which is university-wide. It is not specific to the ABSN or its science prerequisites.
source · herzing.edu
“We will accept credit for satisfactory scores on CLEP exams via CLEP Transcripts.”
Online labs Not published. Confirm with the school.
Pass/fail Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Herzing University Orlando publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Rolling admissions (next start November 2nd)Rolling admissionRolling admissions with no deadlines. The page says 'NEXT START November 2nd' with no year, so no start date is recorded. The start date is not campus-specific.
source · herzing.edu
“No application deadlines to worry about. Apply when you’re ready and prepare to get started soon.”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Enrollment fee
Enrollment fee waived
This is a promotional banner. No separate application fee is stated.
source · herzing.edu
“Waived Enrollment Fee”
Tuition Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, or a recognized foreign equivalent
The overview also mentions holders of a non-nursing master's degree.
source · herzing.edu
“Have earned a bachelor's degree from a postsecondary institution that is accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or from a foreign college or university recognized as equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree”
- High school diploma or equivalent (Diploma, HSED or GED).
source · herzing.edu
“Hold a high school diploma or equivalent (Diploma, HSED or GED)”
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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
Core nursing classes on campus; general education classes online
The header lists the format as "On-campus". The admissions page calls it a "ground campus-only" option.
source · herzing.edu
“Format | Online general education classes + core on-campus nursing classes |”
Next start
November 2nd (no year printed)
Herzing offers three semesters per year. No campus-specific start calendar is published.
source · herzing.edu
“NEXT START November 2nd”
Transfer credit tolerance
Transfer courses may be up to 1 semester credit short of Herzing's course credits.
source · herzing.edu
“Note: Transfer students may transfer courses that are within 1.00 semester credit hour of the courses listed above to meet these discipline requirements.”
Credit tolerance
Transfer courses within 1 credit of the listed course credits are accepted
source · herzing.edu
“Note: Transfer students may transfer courses that are within 1.00 semester credit hour of the courses listed above to meet these discipline requirements.”
Transfer credit Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“Up to 90 approved credits. At least 35 semester credits of block transfer are awarded from the prior bachelor's degree.” vs “Up to 90 approved credits; a minimum of 35 block transfer credits from the prior degree”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Sources
Every page we read for Herzing University Orlando, 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 BSN (ABSN) Nursing Program Optiontier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Accelerated RN to MSN Online Program Options (ADN to MSN)tier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Accelerated Study - Online & On-Campus Optionstier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 14, 2026
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- Academic Catalogstier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Tuition & Financial Aidtier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Financial Aid FAQtier 2 · faq · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Transfer Credit for Military Admissionstier 1 · prereqs · checked Oct 14, 2026
- https://www.herzing.edu/sites/default/files/2024-05/20240603_absn_coursesheet.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 14, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- Whether science courses (A&P, Micro, Chem, Nutrition, Stats) must be complete before admission, or can all be taken at Herzing after enrollment.
- No course age limit, online lab policy, pass/fail policy or tuition figure is published.
- Whether NursingCAS is used, and whether essays, recommendations, an interview or healthcare experience are required, is not stated.
- The year of the 'November 2nd' start date is not printed.
- The course sheet is dated September 2024 and may be outdated.
- The source pages are Herzing-wide; nothing specific to Orlando is published.
- The start date (November 2nd) is printed without a year.
- It is unclear whether science courses must be completed before admission or can be taken at Herzing; the program page says students needing science prerequisites may take 24 months.
- Tuition is not published; the page refers to a tuition wizard.
- No application portal URL or NursingCAS use is stated.
- Course age limits, online lab policy and pass/fail policy are not addressed.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on campuses: Orlando, FL is one of 10 campuses. The others are Atlanta, Brookfield, Clarksville, Kenosha, Madison, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans and Tampa. | Orlando, FL (one of 10 locations).
- Two readings of the page disagreed on min_overall_gpa: 2.50, which requires a TEAS composite of 66. With a GPA of 3.50 or higher, no science GPA or TEAS is required. | 2.50 (TEAS composite of 66 required if below 3.00).
- Two readings of the page disagreed on entrance_exam: ATI TEAS composite of 66. Not required with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, or with a 3.00–3.49 GPA plus a 3.00 science GPA. | TEAS composite of 66 or higher, required only for some GPA tiers.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on other: Up to 90 approved credits. At least 35 semester credits of block transfer are awarded from the prior bachelor's degree. | Up to 90 approved credits; a minimum of 35 block transfer credits from the prior degree.
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