Augustana University
Accelerated Nursing Program (Accelerated BSN, Post-Baccalaureate Accelerated Option) · Sioux Falls, SD · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Augustana 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 (standalone)Human Anatomy · Biology 1022All biology support courses must include a lab component.
source · augie.edu
“o Biology 1022 Human Anatomy”
labrequiredmin gradeC- - 02Physiology (standalone)Human Physiology · Biology 2020
source · augie.edu
“o Biology 2020 Human Physiology”
labrequiredmin gradeC- - 03MicrobiologyIntroductory Microbiology · Biology 2430
source · augie.edu
“o Biology 2430 Introductory Microbiology”
labrequiredmin gradeC- - 04General ChemistrySurvey of General Chemistry · Chemistry 1020All chemistry support courses must include a lab component.
source · augie.edu
“o Chemistry 1020 Survey of General Chemistry”
labrequiredmin gradeC- - 05Organic ChemistrySurvey of Organic & Biochemistry · Chemistry 1500A combined organic and biochemistry survey course.
source · augie.edu
“o Chemistry 1500 Survey of Organic & Biochemistry”
labrequiredmin gradeC- - 06College AlgebraQuantitative Reasoning · Math 1010Listed elsewhere as 'Math 1010 or higher'. Quantitative reasoning is mapped to the closest category. AP college algebra may be accepted.
source · augie.edu
“o Math 1010 Quantitative Reasoning”
labnomin gradeC- - 07NutritionNutrition · Health 1200
source · augie.edu
“o Health 1200 Nutrition”
min gradeC- - 08SociologyContemporary Society · Sociology 1000
source · augie.edu
“o Sociology 1000 Contemporary Society”
min gradeC- - 09Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentLife-Span Human Development · Psychology 1120
source · augie.edu
“o Psychology 1120 Life-Span Human Development”
min gradeC- - 10Medical TerminologyMedical Terminology · NURS 2200Credits (1) are from the transfer review list.
source · augie.edu
“o NURS 2200 Medical Terminology”
credits1min gradeC - 11PathophysiologyPathophysiology · NURS 2220Credits (3) are from the transfer review list.
source · augie.edu
“o NURS 2220 Pathophysiology”
credits3min gradeC
Minimum prerequisite grade
C- in science, math, nutrition, sociology and lifespan courses; C in Medical Terminology and Pathophysiology
source · augie.edu
“Complete the following prerequisite courses with a grade of C- or higher:”
Prerequisite completion Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“All prerequisites must be completed” vs “Applicants submit documentation of successful completion of all prerequisite courses”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Do prerequisites expire?
Repeat limit
At most two different prerequisite courses may be repeated, each only once
source · augie.edu
“A student is allowed to repeat a maximum of two required prerequisite courses one time each. Students may repeat no more than two different prerequisite courses. Each of these courses may be repeated only once.”
Prerequisite age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
2.7
The handbook specifies a final cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 from the applicant's degree institution.
source · augie.edu
“Cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher”
Minimum prerequisite GPA
2.7
source · augie.edu
“A final GPA of at least a 2.7 in all prerequisite courses.”
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?
Community college credits
Courses from other institutions are evaluated by transcript analysis
No policy specific to community colleges is stated.
source · augie.edu
“If the pre-requisite courses are taken at another institution, a transcript analysis will determine course equivalencies.”
Pass/fail
Not accepted; prerequisites must be graded A-F
source · augie.edu
“All prerequisite courses must be taken for an A-F grade.”
AP credit
AP college algebra may meet the math requirement
The program reserves final say on whether the math course counts. No other credit-by-exam policy is stated.
source · augie.edu
“The Augustana Registrar and Nursing Program will accept an AP college algebra course taken in High School as meeting the Sophia Core Curriculum math requirement.”
Lab requirement / online labs Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Augustana publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Fall cohortDue February 15 each yearnext Feb 15, 2027No year printed. The phrase 'or until the program is full' is ambiguous. It may mean late applications are considered while seats remain. The handbook states applications are due no later than February 15 of the calendar year in which the student desires to begin upper division nursing courses. The tuition page lists a 2026-27 cohort beginning Fall 2026; no exact start date is published.
source · augie.edu
“The accelerated nursing program begins each fall. The application deadline for admission is Feb. 15, or until the program is full.”
Application system
NursingCAS
source · augie.edu
“To initiate your application through NursingCAS:”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Tuition (2026-27 cohort)
$640 per credit hour for 50 credits, plus nursing fees of $855/semester x 4 terms and student fees of $65/credit hour
The 2025-26 cohort rate was $620 per credit hour. A $10,000 Sanford Health Nursing Scholarship may be awarded.
source · augie.edu
“Tuition for the required nursing program hours (50 credits) = $640/credit hour”
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
Degrees from outside the US require a NACES credential evaluation.
source · augie.edu
“Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution”
Augustana graduate preference
Preference for Augustana graduates with a GPA of 2.7 or higher
source · augie.edu
“Applicants that received their Baccalaureate Degree from Augustana University with an overall GPA of 2.7 or higher will be given preference during the nursing admissions process.”
- Applicants must meet essential functional abilities standards.
source · augie.edu
“Admission into the program requires certain sensory, psychomotor, cognitive, communication and behavioral/social abilities that are essential to the practice of nursing.”
- Applicants apply to both the university and the accelerated option via NursingCAS.
source · augie.edu
“Students must complete an online application for admission to Augustana University and the post-baccalaureate accelerated option. The application is located on NursingCAS.”
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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
Full-time, in person, daytime classes
source · augie.edu
“Our program is offered as a full-time plan of study with classes taking place in person during the day.”
Start term
Fall
source · augie.edu
“The accelerated nursing program begins each fall.”
Nursing course transfer
Up to 7 nursing credits (NURS 2200, 2220, 3330 equivalents) may transfer if taken within 5 years
source · augie.edu
“a. A maximum of 7 nursing credits will be allowed to transfer into the program”
Nursing credit transfer
Maximum of 7 nursing credits (NURS 2200, 2220, 3330), taken within 5 years of enrollment
source · augie.edu
“A maximum of 7 nursing credits will be allowed to transfer into the program”
Early admission option Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“Requires a 3.5 cumulative GPA and three prerequisite science courses with B or higher; dependent on space” vs “Cumulative GPA of 3.5 plus three prerequisite science courses with at least a B in each; depends on space availability”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Sources
Every page we read for Augustana, 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.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Degree Program | Augustana Universitytier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Admission - Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SDtier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Admission Counselors | Augustana Universitytier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Tuition and Transfer Creditstier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://www.augie.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2026-08/UndergraduateStudentNursingHandbook2026-27.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026PDF text truncated (53 pages)
- https://www.augie.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2026-03/FallSemesterCurriculumInternational.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Academic Catalogtier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- Prerequisite credit hours are not published per course. The total is 33 prerequisite credits.
- It is unclear whether all prerequisites must be complete at application or only before the fall start.
- No application fee, entrance exam, or course age limit for prerequisites is published.
- The exact program start date is not published, and it is unclear whether applications are accepted after Feb. 15 while seats remain ('or until the program is full').
- Must all prerequisites be completed before the Feb. 15 application, or before the fall start? The program page lists 'successful completion of all pre-requisite courses' among application documentation but also mentions completing prerequisites alongside the program.
- Credit hours for most individual prerequisites are not published; the total prerequisite requirement is 33 credits.
- The application fee is not published.
- Is Math 1010 Quantitative Reasoning the only accepted math course, or does any 'Math 1010 or higher' course count?
- Two readings of the page disagreed on partial_completion: All prerequisites must be completed | Applicants submit documentation of successful completion of all prerequisite courses.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on other: Requires a 3.5 cumulative GPA and three prerequisite science courses with B or higher; dependent on space | Cumulative GPA of 3.5 plus three prerequisite science courses with at least a B in each; depends on space availability.
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