King's College
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Hybrid (ABSN – H) Program · Wilkes-Barre, PA · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
Prerequisites
The courses King's College says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
Not published. Confirm with the school.
source · kings.edu
“3.0 earned grade i n e ach science course (1 repeated science course allowed one time)”
source · kings.edu
“25 of the 46 prerequisite course credit hours completed ( all 46 credit hours o f pr erequisite cour ses to be earned by the end of July).”
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Do prerequisites expire?
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“3.0 earned grade i n e ach science course (1 repeated science course allowed one time)”
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GPA and grades
source · kings.edu
“Bachelor's degree (3.0 minimum GPA for science degrees; 3.2 minimum GPA for non-science degrees).”
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Is there an entrance exam?
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Where can courses be taken?
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles King's College publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
No upcoming application dates 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.
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
source · kings.edu
“Bachelor's degree (3.0 minimum GPA for science degrees; 3.2 minimum GPA for non-science degrees).”
source · kings.edu
“The Associate Dean o f Nursing, in the interview, will r eview transcripts and identify applicant s' ability to flourish in an accelerated-paced program.”
- Health and immunization records, flu vaccination, annual physical, criminal background check, fingerprinting, child abuse clearance, urine drug screen, and active AHA CPR/BLS for Healthcare Professionals.
source · kings.edu
“Health & I mmunization, Flu Vaccination, A nnual Physical, Criminal Background Check, Fingerprinting, Child Abuse Clearance, Urine Drug Screen, and active CPR/BLS for Healthcare Professionals with the American Heart A ssociation.”
- Must meet the department's technical standards for admission.
source · kings.edu
“Hence, students must be able to carry out a ctivities related to t echni cal standards for a dmission and progression in the nursing program.”
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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.
source · kings.edu
“Attendance i s required for on-campus and v irtual scheduled classes, including scheduled Professional Simulation and Interpr ofessional Education (IPE) events.”
source · kings.edu
“The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Hybrid (ABSN-H) Program has received initial approval by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.”
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Sources
Every page we read for King's College, 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.
- https://www.kings.edu/pdf/absn-student-handbook-2025-2026.pdftier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026PDF text truncated (39 pages)
- https://www.kings.edu/pdf/college-catalog-2024-2025.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026PDF text truncated (510 pages)
- The individual prerequisite courses (46 credits, including 4 science courses) are not listed on the provided pages.
- Program length, start term, application deadlines, application route/portal, and tuition are not stated in the provided text.
- The year for the 'end of July' prerequisite completion deadline is not given.
- Which specific courses make up the 46 prerequisite credit hours and the 4 science courses? The provided pages do not list them.
- What are the application deadlines and start dates? The only date given is that all prerequisites must be finished by the end of July, with no year.
- What is the application route? NursingCAS is not mentioned.
- How long is the program in months? The handbook refers only to a 'program year'.
- What are tuition and costs? Appendix J (projected expenses) is not included in the provided text.
- Does a 3.0 grade-point minimum correspond to a letter grade of B on King's scale?
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