Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The Accelerated BSN program prepares students with a bachelor's degree in any area outside of nursing to become professional nurses and provides a foundation for advanced nursing degrees.
Sidebar
About the Second-Degree Accelerated BSN Program
The Second-Degree BSN program is a hybrid accelerated program that prepares students with a bachelor's degree in any area outside of nursing to become entry-level professional nurses. This program has two locations: Louisville, Kentucky and Owensboro, Kentucky. As citizens of a larger community, we focus on addressing the complex healthcare needs of diverse and dynamic populations through nursing education, research, scholarship, and service. Benefits of the program include:
- 15 months to graduate
- Lectures offered online
- Clinical experiences starting first semester
- Over 500 clinical hours in diverse clinical settings.
- Utilization of high-fidelity simulation labs
Our students graduate prepared to demonstrate excellence in nursing science, practice, and leadership in a variety of settings for the benefit of clients across the lifespan and to meet the evolving healthcare needs of society. Our BSN program also provides the foundation for master and doctoral degrees in nursing.
The following prerequisites are required for the lower division portion of the ABSN degree program:
- Chemistry for Health Professionals or higher-level Chemistry. Introduction to CHEM not accepted. – minimum grade of C required
- Anatomy and Physiology I with lab – minimum grade of C required
- Anatomy and Physiology II with lab – minimum grade of C required
- Microbiology with lab – minimum grade of C required
- Lifespan Developmental Psychology
- Statistics
*All prerequisites must be completed and recorded prior to beginning the upper division portion of the ABSN degree. This includes any bachelor’s degree still in progress. Students may apply for upper division while prerequisites are in progress.
*Natural Sciences that are older than 10 years to the start of the upper division term cannot be used to meet prerequisites unless the applicant can show documentation of consistent usage of knowledge in the time since the course(s) were taken. Please contact the location advisor for more information.
A minimum of two natural science prerequisites must be completed with final letter grade at time of application deadline to be eligible for consideration. Prerequisites that require lecture with lab count as one natural science prerequisite toward completion.
*Prospective students are recommended to contact their appropriate academic advisor for an evaluation of prerequisite credits and suggested completion timeline.
Two Area Locations
Explore Program Details
Interested in learning more about the UofL School of Nursing Accelerated BSN Program? Learn more on the course catalog.
Committed to student success
Licensure Disclosure
Graduates from the UofL School of Nursing are prepared to apply for RN licensure upon graduation; however, educational preparation does not guarantee professional licensure. If you have questions regarding Kentucky RN licensure, contact the Kentucky Board of Nursing. For RN licensure questions in other states, contact the respective state board of nursing.