Southeastern Louisiana University
Nursing, Accelerated BS (Accelerated Nursing Program) · Hammond, LA · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Southeastern Louisiana 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 1010 · ENGL 1010Prerequisite list is from the School of Nursing facts sheet (applies to traditional BSN; accelerated applicability not confirmed).
source · southeastern.edu
“English 1010, 1020, and (2300, 2310, or 2320)”
labnomin gradeC - 02English CompositionEnglish 1020 · ENGL 1020
source · southeastern.edu
“English 1010, 1020, and (2300, 2310, or 2320)”
labnomin gradeC - 03Humanities / Fine Arts / LiteratureEnglish 2300, 2310, or 2320 · ENGL 2300/2310/2320Sophomore-level literature course (one of three).
source · southeastern.edu
“English 1010, 1020, and (2300, 2310, or 2320)”
labnomin gradeC - 04College AlgebraMath 1510 or 1610 · MATH 1510/1610
source · southeastern.edu
“Math (1510 or 1610), and 2410”
labnomin gradeC - 05StatisticsMath 2410 · MATH 2410Course title not printed; categorized as statistics by interpretation.
source · southeastern.edu
“Math (1510 or 1610), and 2410”
labnomin gradeC - 06General BiologyGeneral Biology 1510 with Biology Lab 1520 · GBIO 1510 / BIOL 1520Subject to 6-regular-semester biology completion rule.
source · southeastern.edu
“General Biology 1510 and Biology Lab 1520”
labrequiredmin gradeC - 07SociologySociology 1010 · SOC 1010
source · southeastern.edu
“Sociology 1010”
labnomin gradeC - 08OtherLibrary Science 1020 · LS 1020
source · southeastern.edu
“Library Science1020”
labnomin gradeC - 09General PsychologyPsychology 1010 · PSYC 1010
source · southeastern.edu
“Psychology 1010 and 2040”
labnomin gradeC - 10Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentPsychology 2040 · PSYC 2040Title not printed; categorized as developmental psychology by interpretation.
source · southeastern.edu
“Psychology 1010 and 2040”
labnomin gradeC - 11General ChemistryChemistry 1070 · CHEM 1070
source · southeastern.edu
“Chemistry 1070”
min gradeC - 12Anatomy & Physiology IBiology 2500 with Biology Lab 2520 · BIOL 2500 / BIOL 2520Titles not printed; treated as Anatomy & Physiology I by interpretation. Subject to 6-semester biology rule.
source · southeastern.edu
“Biology 2500 and 2510; Biology Lab 2520 and 2530”
labrequiredmin gradeC - 13Anatomy & Physiology IIBiology 2510 with Biology Lab 2530 · BIOL 2510 / BIOL 2530Titles not printed; treated as Anatomy & Physiology II by interpretation.
source · southeastern.edu
“Biology 2500 and 2510; Biology Lab 2520 and 2530”
labrequiredmin gradeC - 14NutritionNutrition 2510 · NUTR 2510
source · southeastern.edu
“Nutrition 2510”
labnomin gradeC - 15MicrobiologyMicrobiology 2230 with Microbiology Lab 2240 · MICR 2230 / MICR 2240
source · southeastern.edu
“Microbiology 2230 and Microbiology Lab 2240”
labrequiredmin gradeC
Minimum prerequisite grade
C
source · southeastern.edu
“Students must earn a “C” or better in all pre-requisite courses.”
Final prerequisites at Southeastern
Prerequisites in progress during the application semester must be taken at Southeastern
source · southeastern.edu
“Any final pre-requisite courses must be taken at Southeastern the semester of application.”
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
Repeat limits Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“A course with a C may be repeated only once; no limit on repeating D or F” vs “A course with a C may be repeated only once. Courses with a D or F may be repeated without limit. All attempts count in the GPA.”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
3.0 cumulative GPA on required prerequisite courses (all attempts count)
This is a prerequisite GPA. A separate overall GPA is not stated.
source · southeastern.edu
“Admission is HIGHLY competitive. You must have a minimum cumulative* degree GPA on required pre-requisite courses of a 3.0.”
Minimum prerequisite GPA
3.0 on required prerequisite courses, all attempts included
All grades for retaken courses are included (excludes W, audit, pass/fail). School-wide facts sheet, not accelerated-specific.
source · southeastern.edu
“Admission is HIGHLY competitive. You must have a minimum cumulative* degree GPA on required pre-requisite courses of a 3.0.”
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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.
Pass/fail 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 Southeastern Louisiana publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Summer start (Accelerated)Deadline not publishedFrom the School of Nursing 2024-25 'Need to Know Facts' sheet, not the accelerated program page; may be stale. Applications 'will be available for completion during the 4 months before the application deadlines' (roughly October). The sheet also lists a Fall Deadline of Sep. 1 for Spring entry, but it does not say whether that applies to the accelerated track. Not specified whether this applies to both Hammond/Baton Rouge and Northshore cohorts.
NursingCAS Not published. Confirm with the school.
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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.
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
Bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing
source · southeastern.edu
“This Accelerated Nursing Program is designed for those who already hold a bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing, offering them an opportunity to enter into this highly sought-after field.”
- Health compatible with curriculum, clear LSBN criminal background check, and drug test before nursing coursework.
source · southeastern.edu
“You will need evidence of health compatible with curriculum requirements and clear criminal background check from LSBN, and will be drug tested before starting nursing coursework.”
- Letter of good standing required from any prior nursing school.
source · southeastern.edu
“Students previously enrolled as a nursing major at any other School of Nursing must provide a letter of good standing.”
- First-semester transfer students must meet with a nursing advisor.
source · southeastern.edu
“All first semester transfer students must receive initial advising by a Nursing department advisor, please call the main office at 985-549-2156 or email nursing@southeastern.edu for an appointment”
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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, full-time cohort
Northshore: 'All classes and laboratory/clinical experiences will occur on the Northshore.'
source · southeastern.edu
“Approximately half of the course work will take place on the Hammond campus and the other half will be completed at the Baton Rouge Center.”
Biology completion window
Biology/zoology prerequisites must be completed within 6 regular semesters
Completion-span rule, not a course recency limit.
source · southeastern.edu
“Student will not be considered eligible for application to progress to nursing course work if completion of the biology/zoology courses exceeds 6 regular semesters (GBIO 1510, BIOL 1520, BIO 2500, BIOL 2520, BIO 2510, BIOL 2530)”
Northshore partnership benefits
St. Tammany Health System scholarships, priority clinical placement, early job application
source · southeastern.edu
“Additionally, students in the program will be eligible to apply for scholarships from St. Tammany Health System’s board and may apply early for competitive nursing positions prior to graduation.”
Clinical travel
Clinical sites within 60 miles; own transportation required
source · southeastern.edu
“Once admitted into the program, clinical sites are available within a 60 mile radius of campus.”
Clinical sites
Within a 60-mile radius of campus; students provide their own transportation
source · southeastern.edu
“Once admitted into the program, clinical sites are available within a 60 mile radius of campus.”
Start term Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Sources
Every page we read for Southeastern Louisiana, 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 Nursing Program - Southeastern Louisiana Universitytier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Northshore Accelerated Nursing Program - Southeastern Louisiana Universitytier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Apply - Southeastern Louisiana Universitytier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships - Southeastern Louisiana Universitytier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 15, 2026
- General Catalog - Southeastern Louisiana Universitytier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://www.southeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/omni-misc-files/acad_research/depts/nurs/undergrad_degree/son_facts_24_25.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
- http://www.southeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/catalog/2023-2024-Catalog.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026PDF text truncated (481 pages)
Open questions we're still checking
- The prerequisite list, GPA, and deadlines come from a 2024-25 School of Nursing facts sheet written mainly for traditional BSN students; confirm they apply unchanged to accelerated second-degree applicants (e.g., whether the Library Science and literature courses are waived for degree holders).
- Does the Sep. 1 deadline (Spring entry) apply to any accelerated cohort, and do the Hammond/Baton Rouge and Northshore cohorts share the Feb. 1 deadline?
- Application system for the nursing clinical component is not named (NursingCAS not mentioned).
- Tuition, entrance exam, and online lab policies are not published on the provided pages.
- The prerequisite list and policies come from the school-wide 2024-25 'Need to Know Facts' sheet. It is unclear whether accelerated (second-degree) applicants must complete all listed courses (e.g., Library Science 1020, English 2300-level) or whether their prior degree satisfies some of them.
- The application route is not named. NursingCAS is never mentioned, and the sheet only says applications are completed electronically.
- It is unclear whether the Northshore cohort uses the same Feb. 1 deadline and Summer start.
- Course titles for MATH 2410, PSYC 2040, and BIOL 2500/2510 are not printed. Their categories were inferred.
- Tuition and any entrance exam requirement are not published on the provided pages.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on attempt_limits: A course with a C may be repeated only once; no limit on repeating D or F | A course with a C may be repeated only once. Courses with a D or F may be repeated without limit. All attempts count in the GPA..
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