Albany State University
Accelerated (Second Degree) Program · Albany, GA · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Albany 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.
- 01English CompositionEnglish Composition I & IITwo courses.
source · asurams.edu
“English Composition I & II”
labnomin gradeC - 02MicrobiologyMicrobiology
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“Microbiology”
min gradeC - 03Anatomy & Physiology IHuman Anatomy and Physiology IMust be less than 6 years old at program admission.
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“Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II”
min gradeC - 04Anatomy & Physiology IIHuman Anatomy and Physiology IIMust be less than 6 years old at program admission.
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“Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II”
min gradeC - 05Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentHuman Growth and Development
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“Human Growth and Development.”
labnomin gradeC - 06OtherPre-Nursing Seminar · NURS 1232ASU-exclusive course. May be taken before enrollment or in the first semester of the program.
source · asurams.edu
“Complete NURS 1232: Pre-Nursing Seminar no later than the first semester in-program with a letter grade of " B " or higher.”
credits2labnomin gradeB
Minimum prerequisite grade
C in each
NURS 1232 Pre-Nursing Seminar requires a B or higher.
source · asurams.edu
“Complete the following 25 hours of Core IMPACTS coursework with a minimum letter grade of " C " in each”
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Do prerequisites expire?
A&P age limit
A&P must be less than 6 years old at program admission
Older A&P courses must be retaken and passed with a C or higher before program application.
source · asurams.edu
“Successfully complete Human Anatomy & Physiology courses that are less than 6 years old at the time of potential program admission.”
Science course failures
No more than 1 required science course failure (D, F, WF, U)
Applicants with up to 2 science failures may be considered only if 3 years have passed since the most recent failure. Prior nursing course failures are limited the same way.
source · asurams.edu
“Have no more than one (1) required science course failure (i.e., "D," "F," "WF," "U").”
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GPA and grades
Minimum graduating GPA for admission
3.0 graduating cumulative GPA from the first bachelor's degree
Courses taken and degrees earned after the first bachelor's degree do not count toward this GPA.
source · asurams.edu
“Have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited program in a field other than nursing with a graduating cumulative grade point average ( GGPA ) of at least 3.0 .”
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam
TEAS, minimum overall score 70.0%
Must be passed within no more than 2 attempts within 12 months before application submission. Official scores must come from ASU West Campus testing or an ATI TEAS Transcript.
source · asurams.edu
“Our program currently requires a minimum overall score of 70.0% on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) .”
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Where can courses be taken?
Online labs Not published. Confirm with the school.
Community college courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
Pass/fail courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
Credit by exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Albany State publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Fall cohortDue June 1 each yearnext Jun 1, 2027 · opens January 1No year printed. Classes begin in August; no day given. Applicants must be admitted to the university before submitting the nursing application, and the page advises applying to the university at least one month before the program application.
source · asurams.edu
“Fall | January 1 - June 1 | August |”
Application route
ASU electronic nursing program application (after university acceptance); NursingCAS not mentioned
source · asurams.edu
“AFTER receiving official University acceptance via communication from the Office of Admissions, submit the electronic nursing program application.”
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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
Bachelor's degree from an accredited program in a field other than nursing
source · asurams.edu
“Have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited program in a field other than nursing with a graduating cumulative grade point average ( GGPA ) of at least 3.0 .”
Prior nursing course failures
No more than 1 prior nursing course failure
Up to 2 failures may be considered only if 3 years have passed since the most recent failure.
source · asurams.edu
“Have no more than one (1) nursing course failure from prior nursing program enrollment, whether at a 2- or 4-year institution, including ASU and the former Darton State College (i.e., "D," "F," "WF," "U").”
- Background checks and drug screenings are required; random drug testing is possible.
source · asurams.edu
“Students are subjected to compulsory background checks and drug screenings per clinical agency requirements and may also be required to submit to random tests for illegal use of controlled substances as provided by the law and/or regulations of the contracting agency.”
- TEAS scores from outside ASU's testing center must be sent through an ATI TEAS Transcript.
source · asurams.edu
“NOTE: Applicants who take the TEAS via a method other than on-site testing at Albany State University's West Campus Testing Center must have their scores OFFICIALLY transferred to ASU via ATI Testing's TEAS Transcript .”
- Apply to the university at least one month before the nursing application (strongly advised).
source · asurams.edu
“NOTE: It is strongly advised that new applicants apply to the University AT LEAST ONE MONTH PRIOR to submitting a program application to allow the University time to fully evaluate the student’s application/supporting documentation and perform any necessary transfer articulations.”
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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
On campus; some courses may be online or hybrid (not guaranteed)
Clinicals are typically at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and other Phoebe Health System sites.
source · asurams.edu
“The didactic/lecture component of each nursing course is typically completed on-campus in the L-Building of Albany State University's West Campus. Some courses may be offered in an online or hybridized format, but this is not guaranteed.”
Start term
Fall only
source · asurams.edu
“Currently, this program only accepts for the Fall semester of each year.”
Automatic denial
Applications submitted before university acceptance or without official TEAS scores are automatically denied
source · asurams.edu
“Applications submitted prior to official University acceptance and/or without available OFFICIAL TEAS scores ( either via testing at ASU's West Campus Testing Center or receipt of TEAS Transcript from ATI Testing ) will be automatically denied without further review.”
Clinical site preclusion
Students barred from a clinical site cannot progress
Background checks and drug screens are required.
source · asurams.edu
“If a student is precluded from a clinical site for any reason (as is a right reserved by the attending facility), the Department of Nursing has no obligation to find an alternate clinical site for the student, and the student will be unable to progress within the nursing program at ASU.”
University acceptance first
You must be admitted to ASU and have official TEAS scores before submitting the program application
Applications submitted without these are automatically denied.
source · asurams.edu
“Applications submitted prior to official University acceptance and/or without available OFFICIAL TEAS scores ( either via testing at ASU's West Campus Testing Center or receipt of TEAS Transcript from ATI Testing ) will be automatically denied without further review.”
Pre-Nursing Seminar
NURS 1232 with a grade of B or higher, no later than the first semester in the program
This is an ASU-only course.
source · asurams.edu
“Complete NURS 1232: Pre-Nursing Seminar no later than the first semester in-program with a letter grade of " B " or higher.”
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Sources
Every page we read for Albany 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 (Second Degree) Programtier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Student Freedom Initiative tier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 15, 2026
- How To Applytier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://www.asurams.edu/docs/legal-affairs/forms/Human%20Trafficking%20Post%20-%20revised%20070118.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://www.asurams.edu/docs/darton-college-health-professions/2025-2026-Nursing-Student-Handbook-UG.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026PDF text truncated (90 pages)
- https://www.asurams.edu/docs/darton-college-health-professions/2023-2024-Nursing-Student-Handbook-BSN.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026PDF text truncated (131 pages)
Open questions we're still checking
- Program length in months is not stated; the page gives only 5 consecutive semesters starting in Fall.
- It is unclear whether the 25 hours of Core prerequisites must be complete at application or by program start; only retaken A&P is explicitly required before application.
- The exact August start date and the year of the January 1 - June 1 application window are not printed.
- Tuition and application fee are not published on the provided pages.
- The 2025-2026 handbook excerpt is truncated before the Accelerated BSN admission criteria section, so it could not be compared with the program page.
- The program length in months is not printed; the page says only 5 consecutive semesters starting in Fall.
- It is unclear whether the Core IMPACTS prerequisites must be finished before the application or before program start.
- The URL of the nursing program application portal is not given.
- The accelerated admission criteria section of the 2025-2026 handbook was not included in the provided text, so it could not be checked.
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