University of Louisville
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Second-Degree Accelerated BSN) · Louisville, KY · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveHybridlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Louisville says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01General ChemistryChemistry for Health Professionals or higher-level Chemistry · CHEM 105Introduction to Chemistry not accepted. Credits from catalog.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Chemistry for Health Professionals or higher-level Chemistry. Introduction to CHEM not accepted. – minimum grade of C required”
min gradeC - 02Anatomy & Physiology IAnatomy and Physiology I with lab · BIOL 260 / BIOL 264Catalog: 3 lecture + 1 lab hours.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Anatomy and Physiology I with lab – minimum grade of C required”
labrequiredmin gradeC - 03Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy and Physiology II with lab · BIOL 261 / BIOL 265Catalog: 3 lecture + 1 lab hours.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Anatomy and Physiology II with lab – minimum grade of C required”
labrequiredmin gradeC - 04MicrobiologyMicrobiology with lab · BIOL 257 / BIOL 258Catalog: 3 lecture + 1 lab hours.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Microbiology with lab – minimum grade of C required”
labrequiredmin gradeC - 05Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentLifespan Developmental Psychology · PSYC 306 or ECPY 305No minimum grade printed.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Lifespan Developmental Psychology”
labno - 06StatisticsStatistics · MATH 109, PSYC 301, SOC 301, BSW 204, PHST 301, or HSS 377No minimum grade printed.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Statistics”
labno
Minimum prerequisite grade
C for chemistry, A&P I, A&P II and microbiology
No minimum grade is printed for Lifespan Developmental Psychology or Statistics.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Anatomy and Physiology I with lab – minimum grade of C required”
Prerequisites in progress Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“May apply with prerequisites in progress; at least two natural science prerequisites must be complete by the application deadline; all must be done before upper division begins” vs “At least 2 natural science prerequisites (lecture + lab counts as one) must be completed with a C or higher by the application deadline; all prerequisites must be done before the upper division begins”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Do prerequisites expire?
Science course age limit
Natural sciences must be within 10 years of the upper division start
Exception possible with documentation of consistent use of knowledge; contact the location advisor.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Natural Sciences that are older than 10 years to the start of the upper division term cannot be used to meet prerequisites unless the applicant can show documentation of consistent usage of knowledge in the time since the course(s) were taken.”
Prerequisite attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA (upper division) for admission
2.8 recommended
Lower division admission requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.4.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Recommend a minimum undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale and minimum nursing program grade point average of 3.0.”
Nursing program (prerequisite) GPA
3.0 recommended
Calculated on admission prerequisites.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Recommend a minimum undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale and minimum nursing program grade point average of 3.0. The nursing program grade point average is based on the prerequisites for admission.”
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 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 Louisville publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Upper division ABSN application (summer start)Due January 10 each yearnext Jan 10, 2027 · opens August 15No year printed. Priority consideration window ends November 15 (11-15); applications verified in NursingCAS accepted space-available through January 10. The catalog flight plan shows the upper division beginning in a summer term; no start date is printed.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Application Timeframe: August 15 – November 15 for priority consideration. Applications in verified status with Nursing CAS will be accepted on a space-available basis through January 10.”
Application system
NursingCAS
Lower division (prerequisite) applicants apply via UofL Undergraduate Admission Transfer Services instead.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Applications in verified status with Nursing CAS will be accepted on a space-available basis through January 10.”
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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 institution; may be in progress but must be completed before upper division begins
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“A bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by a Department of Education recognized agency. Applications will still be accepted for those who will complete a bachelor’s degree in the fall or spring term prior to beginning the upper division portion of the degree.”
Essays
Goal statement (500 words), plus Leadership Experience, Community Engagement and Healthcare Experience/Exposure responses (250 words each)
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Within the CAS application be prepared to answer the following questions: Goal Statement (500 words or less):”
Prior nursing course failures
Ineligible with 2+ NURS failures (C- or below) or dismissal from another nursing program; petition possible
Petition to the BSN Academic Affairs Committee is possible.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Applicants with 2 or more NURS prefix course failures C- or below; or applicants who were dismissed from another nursing degree program, are not eligible to apply.”
Prior nursing course failures or dismissal
Applicants with 2 or more NURS course failures (C- or below), or a dismissal from another nursing program, are ineligible
Applicants may petition the BSN Academic Affairs Committee.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Applicants with 2 or more NURS prefix course failures C- or below; or applicants who were dismissed from another nursing degree program, are not eligible to apply.”
Background check
A background check must be completed at the time of application
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“A valid background check is a prerequisite for pre-licensure students to enroll in upper division due to clinical affiliate requirements. This must be completed at time of application.”
- Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Official transcripts representing all college coursework must be submitted.”
- English proficiency required for non-native English speakers.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Students for whom English is not their primary language must show English Proficiency .”
- WES or ECE evaluation for foreign coursework.
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Applicants who have attended a college or university outside the United States are also required to submit an evaluation of their transcript through World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) .”
- Students needing prerequisites can enroll in UofL's lower division ABSN via Transfer Services (select Transfer Student, not post-baccalaureate).
source · nursing.louisville.edu
“Prospective students applying for the lower division ABSN prerequisites will apply on the Office of Undergraduate Admission - Transfer Services website .”
Interview Not published. Confirm with the school.
Recommendations Not published. Confirm with the school.
CNA Not published. Confirm with the school.
Healthcare experience 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
Hybrid: lectures online; clinical and lab experiences in person
source · catalog.louisville.edu
“Hybrid programs are a combination of online and in person instruction. Course lectures will be offered online. Clinical and lab experiences will be completed in person at the location in which you are admitted.”
Start term
Summer (per catalog flight plan)
Inferred from the catalog flight plan, which begins upper-division nursing courses in summer.
source · catalog.louisville.edu
“Plan of Study Grid Year 2 | Summer | Hours | NURS 314 | Population Health Nursing | 4 |”
Graduate credit
8 graduate credit hours that may count toward UofL MSN
Requires B or higher to count toward MSN.
source · catalog.louisville.edu
“Note: Students that complete the Accelerated BSN program will complete 8 hours of graduate level coursework during their program.”
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Sources
Every page we read for Louisville, 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.
- BSN-Accelerated | School of Nursingtier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Admissions Requirements - Accelerated BSN | School of Nursingtier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Admission | School of Nursingtier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Cost & Aid | School of Nursingtier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Nursing, Accelerated Program (BSN) | University of Louisville Academic Catalogstier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Consumer Information | Financial Aidtier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 15, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- Application dates are printed without a year; confirm the current cycle and summer start date.
- Tuition and application fee figures are not printed on the provided pages.
- Minimum grades for Lifespan Developmental Psychology and Statistics are not stated.
- Policies on online labs, pass/fail, credit by exam, and community college coursework are not published.
- The upper division start term is not stated; the catalog flight plan suggests Summer.
- No tuition figures, application fee, or entrance exam information is published on these pages.
- No minimum grade is published for Lifespan Developmental Psychology or Statistics.
- No application portal URL is given beyond the reference to NursingCAS.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on partial_completion: May apply with prerequisites in progress; at least two natural science prerequisites must be complete by the application deadline; all must be done before upper division begins | At least 2 natural science prerequisites (lecture + lab counts as one) must be completed with a C or higher by the application deadline; all prerequisites must be done before the upper division begins.
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