Accelerated BSN · Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing · Highland Heights, KY · school's own site

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Next application deadline
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Program length
16 months
Format
In personOn-campus
Start
The sample 16-month plan begins in FallThe sample 16-month plan begins in Fall (Semester 1)
Admission GPA
Not published
Entrance exam
Not published
Prereqs expire after
Not published

Prerequisites

The courses Northern Kentucky University says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.

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Do prerequisites expire?

Prerequisite course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Course attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades

Minimum cumulative GPA for admission Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?

Entrance exam (TEAS/HESI) Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Where can courses be taken?

Online lab policy Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Pass/fail policy Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Credit by exam (CLEP/AP) Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates

Upcoming cycles Northern Kentucky University publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.

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Cost

Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.

Application fee
NKU undergraduate applications (Phase 1) have no fee; any fee for the Phase 2 BSN program application is not stated
This is a university-wide statement. Graduate application fees of $40 (master's/certificates) and $55 (doctoral) are listed, but the ABSN is an undergraduate bachelor's program.
source · nku.edu
“Undergraduate applications have no fee!”
https://www.nku.edu/admissions-aid/apply/index.html · tier 1
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Other requirements

What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.

Prior bachelor's degree
Designed for applicants who already hold a bachelor's degree
The page does not say in explicit requirement language that a prior bachelor's degree is mandatory.
source · nku.edu
“If you already hold a bachelor's degree and want to transition into nursing, NKU's Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is designed for you.”
https://www.nku.edu/academics/programs/nursing-bsn/bachelor-accelerated.html · tier 1

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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.

Delivery format
On-campus
The page also mentions immersive clinical placements starting in the first semester and a simulation center.
source · nku.edu
“Delivery: On-Campus”
https://www.nku.edu/academics/programs/nursing-bsn/bachelor-accelerated.html · tier 1
Start term (sample plan)
The sample 16-month plan begins in Fall (Semester 1)
This comes from a sample plan PDF dated June 2024. The pages do not explicitly state admission start terms or cohort dates.
source · nku.edu
“Fall - Semester 1 Spring - Semester 2”
https://www.nku.edu/academics/programs/nursing-bsn/16+month+plan+absn+june+2024.pdf · tier 1
Two-phase application
Applicants apply first to NKU undergraduate programs (Phase 1), then to the NKU BSN program (Phase 2)
The page gives no deadlines, criteria or links for either phase in the supplied text.
source · nku.edu
“Apply to NKU Undergraduate Programs (Phase 1) Apply to the NKU BSN Program (Phase 2)”
https://www.nku.edu/academics/programs/nursing-bsn/bachelor-accelerated.html · tier 1
Total credits in sample plan
68 credits of nursing (NRS) coursework
The plan is a sample, with an asterisk on the semester totals.
source · nku.edu
“TOTAL CREDITS 68”
https://www.nku.edu/academics/programs/nursing-bsn/16+month+plan+absn+june+2024.pdf · tier 1
Clinical placements
Clinical placements start in the first semester
source · nku.edu
“Participate in immersive clinical placements starting in the first semester”
https://www.nku.edu/academics/programs/nursing-bsn/bachelor-accelerated.html · tier 1
Total credits in sample 16-month plan
68 credits across four semesters (Fall, Spring, Summer, Fall)
Sample plan; semester totals are marked 22*, 16*, 14 and 16.
source · nku.edu
“TOTAL CREDITS 68”
https://www.nku.edu/academics/programs/nursing-bsn/16+month+plan+absn+june+2024.pdf · tier 1

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Sources

Every page we read for Northern Kentucky University, 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.

Open questions we're still checking
  • No prerequisite courses, GPA minimums, minimum grades, entrance exam, deadlines, or application dates appear on the supplied pages; the Phase 2 BSN application page or admissions criteria should be located.
  • The program page's Expected Program Outcomes text says 'Upon completion of the RN to BSN program', which looks like boilerplate from the RN-to-BSN program; it was not used.
  • Campus location and admission start terms (cohort dates) are not stated; the PDF only shows a sample plan starting in fall.
  • Whether the program uses NursingCAS is not stated; the application portal URLs for Phase 1 and Phase 2 are not printed in the page text.
  • Tuition, application fee for the Phase 2 BSN application, interview, essays, recommendations, CNA and healthcare experience requirements are not addressed.
  • No prerequisites page or admissions-requirements page for the ABSN was among the provided pages, so prerequisite courses, minimum grades, GPA, course age limits, entrance exam, CNA/healthcare experience, interview, essays and recommendations are not published here.
  • No application dates, deadlines or start terms are printed (the sample plan begins in Fall, but no year or admission cohort is stated).
  • The application portal for the Phase 2 BSN application is only a link label; no URL is given in the text. Whether NursingCAS is used is not stated.
  • The program page's outcomes text says 'Upon completion of the RN to BSN program', which looks like copied text from a different program; it was not used.
  • The general NKU admissions pages do not state whether the undergraduate no-fee policy applies to Phase 1 of the ABSN or to the Phase 2 program application.

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