SUNY Brockport
Nursing Accelerated (Second Degree) BS to BSN Program · Brockport, NY · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses SUNY Brockport says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01Anatomy & Physiology IAnatomy and Physiology I · BIO 321
source · brockport.edu
“BIO 321 Anatomy and Physiology I (with lab)”
labrequiredmin gradeB - 02Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy and Physiology II · BIO 322
source · brockport.edu
“BIO 322 Anatomy and Physiology II(with lab)”
labrequiredmin gradeB - 03MicrobiologyMicrobiology · BIO 323
source · brockport.edu
“BIO 323 Microbiology(with lab)”
labrequiredmin gradeB - 04General ChemistryNon-preparatory Chemistry (above introductory level)Must be higher than an introductory-level course; the exact level is unclear.
source · brockport.edu
“A non-preparatory Chemistry course higher than an introductory level course (with lab)”
labrequiredmin gradeB - 05NutritionNutrition · PBH 311Consumer nutrition is not accepted. Portage Learning is accepted.
source · brockport.edu
“PBH 311 Nutrition (not consumer nutrition)”
labnomin gradeC - 06StatisticsIntroductory statisticsCounted as a science/math prerequisite requiring a B. It is unclear whether the lab rule applies.
source · brockport.edu
“An introductory statistics course”
min gradeB - 07SociologyIntroduction to Sociology · SOC 100CLEP and Portage Learning are accepted.
source · brockport.edu
“SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology”
labnomin gradeC - 08General PsychologyIntroduction to Psychology · PSH 110Portage Learning is accepted.
source · brockport.edu
“PSH 110 Introduction to Psychology”
labnomin gradeC - 09Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentLifespan Development Assessment (Developmental Psychology) · PRO 204Portage Learning is accepted.
source · brockport.edu
“PRO 204 Lifespan Development Assessment (Developmental Psychology)”
labnomin gradeC - 10Medical TerminologyMedical Terminology · HCS 230Recommended only, not required.
source · brockport.edu
“Recommended but not required: HCS 230 Medical Terminology”
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Minimum prerequisite grade
B or better in science and math prerequisites; C or better in non-science prerequisites
C or better is required in Sociology, Psychology, Developmental Assessment and Nutrition.
source · brockport.edu
“B or better in all science and math prerequisites (Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, Statistics)”
Prerequisites in progress Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“You may apply with prerequisites in progress; all must be completed before the program starts” vs “Allowed; all must be done before the program starts”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
Course repeats Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
3.0
Admission is competitive. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee admission, and review is holistic.
source · brockport.edu
“Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better”
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam
Not required
source · brockport.edu
“Do you require the TEAS, HESI, Kaplan, or PAX exam? Not at this time.”
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Where can courses be taken?
Online courses and labs
In-person courses are weighted more highly; online is not explicitly prohibited
Science prerequisites from StraighterLine, Sophia or Portage are not accepted.
source · brockport.edu
“We weigh classes taken at rigorous institutions and in in-person formats more highly, as they tend to better prepare students for the program.”
Credit by exam
CLEP accepted for Sociology only
source · brockport.edu
“We accept the CLEP exam for Sociology only.”
Community college courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
Pass/fail courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles SUNY Brockport publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
May start (annual cohort)Rolling admissionopens August 1The application opens August 1 with no year printed, for the following May's start. Admission is rolling and closes when the cohort and waitlist are full; no fixed deadline is printed. Start is 'in the middle of May, the Monday following graduation', also with no year. All prerequisites must be completed before the program starts, and the degree must be conferred to start.
source · brockport.edu
“Our application opens August 1st for the following May’s start. We have rolling admissions, which means we close the application when the cohort and waitlist are full.”
Application system
SUNY application or Common App, then an ABSN Secondary Application in the portal; NursingCAS is not mentioned
Current or former Brockport students use the Second Degree Readmittance Application. Choose 'Nursing Summer 20xx', not the option that says 'RN Required'.
source · brockport.edu
“Students who have a bachelor’s degree from an institution other than SUNY Brockport should complete the SUNY 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
SUNY undergraduate tuition rates
Nursing course fees are extra: for example, a $409 fee for NUR 343 and $21 liability insurance per clinical course.
source · brockport.edu
“We follow SUNY Undergraduate tuition.”
Course fees
$21 per hospital clinical course; $409 NUR 343 lab fee; $20 NUR 345 lab fee; $47 ExamSoft fee; $23 clinical placement/compliance fee
The $47 ExamSoft fee applies to NUR 342, 350, 442 and 446. The $23 fee applies to NUR 347, 351, 443 and 495.
source · brockport.edu
“NUR 343 has a lab fee of $409 that provides the students with the laboratory materials that are needed for laboratory experiences on campus.”
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
BS (preferred) or BA; must be conferred to start, not to apply
The FAQ says that if the degree is conferred for that Spring semester, the applicant may be eligible.
source · brockport.edu
“A Bachelor of Science (preferred) or Bachelor of Arts degree is required to attend the program.”
Professional statement
ABSN Professional Statement required
source · brockport.edu
“Upon notification from the Office of Admissions, students are directed to log into their portal to access and complete the required ABSN Secondary Application and ABSN Professional Statement.”
Letters of recommendation
Not accepted
Letters will not be read.
source · brockport.edu
“We do not accept letters of recommendation.”
International students
Qualified international students are accepted
source · brockport.edu
“Yes, we do! Please see the Center for Global Education and Engagement .”
- Professional demeanor in communications with staff and faculty is a minimum admission criterion.
source · brockport.edu
“Professional demeanor in communication with college staff and faculty.”
- Send official transcripts from every institution attended, including high school dual credit. Brockport transcripts are not needed.
source · brockport.edu
“We need official transcripts sent to Undergraduate Admissions for every educational facility you have attended.”
- A physical exam, lab tests and immunizations are required before the program starts.
source · brockport.edu
“A current, complete health form including the prescribed lab tests must be on file in the Department of Nursing by the date specified in the admission letter in order for the student to participate in clinical learning experiences.”
Interview 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.
Start terms
Once per year, mid-May
source · brockport.edu
“We start once per year in the middle of May, the Monday following graduation.”
Online providers
Portage Learning is accepted for non-science courses only; StraighterLine and Sophia are not accepted
The FAQ also says: 'We do not accept prerequisites from the other institutions mentioned above.'
source · brockport.edu
“We accept non-science courses (Psychology, Sociology, Developmental Psychology, and Nutrition) from Portage Learning, as it is Middle States-accredited through Geneva College.”
Admission priority
Priority goes to applicants with a Brockport degree and to those with all prerequisites completed at application
source · brockport.edu
“Priority for admission is considered for those who have a degree from SUNY Brockport”
Transportation
Valid NYS driver's license and access to your own car required
source · brockport.edu
“Students must have a valid NYS driver’s license and have access to their own car.”
Cohort size
48 students per year
source · brockport.edu
“How many students do you accept per year? 48.”
Brockport graduate priority
Priority for SUNY Brockport degree holders
source · brockport.edu
“Priority for admission is considered for those who have a degree from SUNY Brockport”
Format Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“On campus at Brockport (Lathrop Hall labs), with clinicals mostly in Rochester” vs “In person (campus simulation lab and clinical sites)”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
Students accepted per year Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Sources
Every page we read for SUNY Brockport, 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.
- Study Nursing | Nursing Accelerated BS to BSN Program: SUNY Brockporttier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Licensure Disclosure BS-BSN: SUNY Brockporttier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- University Admissions: SUNY Brockporttier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Request Information: SUNY Brockporttier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Accelerated BS to BSN Program FAQs: SUNY Brockporttier 2 · faq · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Graduate Student Handbook: SUNY Brockporttier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Course Fees: SUNY Brockporttier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Web Privacy Policy: SUNY Brockporttier 3 · policy · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Nursing Accelerated (Second Degree) Bachelor’s to BSN Program: SUNY Brockporttier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Requirements: SUNY Brockporttier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Undergraduate Student Handbook: SUNY Brockporttier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Sample Degree Plan: SUNY Brockporttier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- No year is printed for the August 1 application opening or the May start.
- The application fee is not published.
- Credit hours for each prerequisite are not specified.
- It is unclear whether Statistics must include a lab, and what chemistry level qualifies as 'higher than an introductory level'.
- No course age limit or pass/fail policy is published.
- Are online or at-home science labs accepted? The pages only say in-person courses are weighted more highly.
- No course age limit, pass/fail policy, or application fee is published.
- Which chemistry courses count as 'non-preparatory... higher than an introductory level'?
- No credit minimums are listed for individual prerequisites.
- No year is printed for the application opening (August 1) or the May start.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on format: On campus at Brockport (Lathrop Hall labs), with clinicals mostly in Rochester | In person (campus simulation lab and clinical sites).
- Two readings of the page disagreed on partial_completion: You may apply with prerequisites in progress; all must be completed before the program starts | Allowed; all must be done before the program starts.
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