Accelerated BSN · Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts-Boston

Accelerated Nursing Program · Boston, MA · school's own site

ActiveOnline courseworklast verified Oct 2026
Next application deadline
May 1 each year
next: May 1, 2027 · Fall (September) start
source · umb.edu
“Fall Semester (September) | May 1 |”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
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Program length
Not published
Format
Online courseworkOnline didactic coursework with in-person clinical experiences
Start
Fall (September), Spring (January), Sum…Fall (September), Spring (January), Summer (May)
Admission GPA
3.03.0, calculated across all undergraduate institutions attended
Entrance exam
Not published
Prereqs expire after
10 yearsA&P I, A&P II and Microbiology must be completed within the last 10 years

Prerequisites

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

  1. 01
    General PsychologyIntro Psychology · PSYCH 100Either Intro Psychology or Intro Sociology satisfies this. PSYCH 100 is the UMass Boston equivalent course. The credit system is assumed to be semester.
    source · umb.edu
    “Intro Sociology or Intro Psychology (3 credits)”
    https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
    credits3labnomin gradeC
  2. 02
    StatisticsStatistics · MATH 125MATH 125 is the UMass Boston equivalent course.
    source · umb.edu
    “Statistics (3 credits)”
    https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
    credits3labnomin gradeC
  3. 03
    Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentHuman Growth & Development through the Lifespan · HLTH 230HLTH 230 is the UMass Boston equivalent course.
    source · umb.edu
    “Human Growth & Development through the Lifespan (3 credits)”
    https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
    credits3labnomin gradeC+
  4. 04
    NutritionNutrition · BIOL 108BIOL 108 is the UMass Boston equivalent course.
    source · umb.edu
    “Nutrition (3 credits)”
    https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
    credits3labnomin gradeC+
  5. 05
    Anatomy & Physiology IAnatomy & Physiology I · BIOL 207Must be completed within the last 10 years. BIOL 207 is the UMass Boston equivalent course.
    source · umb.edu
    “Anatomy & Physiology I (4 credits)”
    https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
    credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+
  6. 06
    Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy & Physiology II · BIOL 208Must be completed within the last 10 years. BIOL 208 is the UMass Boston equivalent course.
    source · umb.edu
    “Anatomy & Physiology II (4 credits)”
    https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
    credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+
  7. 07
    MicrobiologyMicrobiology · BIOL 209Must be completed within the last 10 years. BIOL 209 (Medical Microbiology) is the UMass Boston equivalent course.
    source · umb.edu
    “Microbiology (4 credits)”
    https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
    credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+
Minimum prerequisite grade
C for Intro Sociology/Psychology and Statistics; C+ for Lifespan Development, Nutrition, A&P I, A&P II and Microbiology
source · umb.edu
“The following courses must be a C or higher:”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Prerequisites in progress
Not allowed: all prerequisites must be completed by the application deadline
The program page also says: 'All prerequisites must still be completed by the deadline.'
source · umb.edu
“The following prerequisite courses must be completed by the application deadline.”
https://www.umb.edu/media/umassboston/content-assets/documents/pdfs/Accelerated_Nursing_Prerequisite_Guide.pdf · tier 1
Prerequisite form
An Accelerated Nursing Prerequisite Form is completed in Beacon Gateway after you submit the application
source · umb.edu
“Accelerated Nursing Prerequisite Form - will be made available in Beacon Gateway upon application submission”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1

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Do prerequisites expire?

Science course time limit
A&P I, A&P II and Microbiology must be completed within the last 10 years
No reference date is stated.
source · umb.edu
“The following courses must be a C+ or higher, include a lab, and be completed within the last 10 years:”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Course attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades

Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
3.0, calculated across all undergraduate institutions attended
source · umb.edu
“Required minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (includes all undergraduate institutions attended)”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Minimum prerequisite GPA
3.3
source · umb.edu
“Required prerequisite GPA of 3.3”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1

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Is there an entrance exam?

Entrance exam Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“TEAS is optional. If submitted, a score of 75 or higher on each section is recommended.” vs “TEAS is optional”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Where can courses be taken?

Online labs Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Pass/fail courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Credit by exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates

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

Fall (September) startDue May 1 each yearnext May 1, 2027No year printed. Start is given only as the month (September). All application materials and all prerequisites must be complete by the deadline. Fall applicants with a May graduation may apply, but degree conferral must be received by June 1.
source · umb.edu
“Fall Semester (September) | May 1 |”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Spring (January) startDeadline not publishedNo year printed. Start is given only as the month (January). Prerequisites must be complete by the deadline.
source · umb.edu
“Spring Semester (January) | September 1 |”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Summer (May) startDeadline not publishedNo year printed. Start is given only as the month (May). Prerequisites must be complete by the deadline.
source · umb.edu
“Summer Semester (May) | February 1 |”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Application route
Transfer Common Application, or the UMass Boston Application for former UMass Boston degree-seeking students. NursingCAS is not mentioned.
source · umb.edu
“Students who previously attended UMass Boston as a degree-seeking student must apply via the UMass Boston Application and cannot submit the Transfer Common Application.”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1

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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
$60
source · umb.edu
“$60 application fee”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Tuition Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Other requirements

What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.

Bachelor's degree
A non-nursing bachelor's degree conferred by the application deadline
Fall applicants with a May graduation may apply, but degree conferral must be received by June 1.
source · umb.edu
“Bachelor's degree conferred by application deadline*”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Essays
Two essays: a 500-word essay on health equity and why UMass Boston, and a 250-word essay on independently learning a complex task
source · umb.edu
“Two Short Essays”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Recommendations
Two letters
source · umb.edu
“Two Recommendation Letters”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Information session
Attending an online information session is strongly encouraged
source · umb.edu
“It is strongly encouraged to attend an online information session to learn more about the Accelerated Nursing program structure, admissions requirements, and prerequisite coursework.”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · 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.

Format
Online didactic coursework with in-person clinical experiences
This sentence comes from an essay prompt.
source · umb.edu
“UMass Boston's Accelerated Nursing program is designed to blend high quality clinical experiences with online didactic learning.”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1
Start terms
Fall (September), Spring (January), Summer (May)
source · umb.edu
“Fall Semester (September) | May 1 |”
https://www.umb.edu/admissions/transfer-students/transfer-nursing-students/accelerated-nursing-program/ · tier 1

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Sources

Every page we read for UMass Boston, 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.

  1. Virtual Nursing Sessions: ABSN, RN-BS, Traditional New
    tier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
  2. University of Massachusetts Boston - Virtual Accelerated Nursing Information Session
    tier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
  3. International Students - UMass Boston
    tier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
  4. Veterans - UMass Boston
    tier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
  5. Financial Aid - UMass Boston
    tier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 15, 2026
  6. University of Massachusetts Boston
    tier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
  7. Accelerated Nursing Program - UMass Boston
    tier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
  8. https://www.umb.edu/media/umassboston/content-assets/documents/pdfs/Accelerated_Nursing_Prerequisite_Guide.pdf
    tier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
  • Program length in months is not published.
  • Tuition for the accelerated program is not published.
  • Policies on online labs, pass/fail grades, credit by exam (AP/CLEP) and course retakes are not stated.
  • No application portal URL is given; the application routes named are the Transfer Common Application and the UMass Boston Application.
  • Program start dates are given only as months (September, January, May).
  • Program length and tuition are not stated on the provided pages.
  • The application portal URL is not given; the pages refer to the Transfer Common Application and the UMass Boston Application.
  • Exact program start dates are not given; only the start months are printed.
  • Two readings of the page disagreed on entrance_exam: TEAS is optional. If submitted, a score of 75 or higher on each section is recommended. | TEAS is optional.

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