Grand Canyon University · College of Nursing and Health Care Professions

Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Pre-Licensure, Accelerated (ABSN)

BSNAccelerated BSN (ABSN)Prelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate for-profit

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Sixteen-month accelerated pre-licensure BSN combining coursework, labs and clinical rotations in a hybrid learning model, for students with prior college credit.

Credential: Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway: Accelerated BSN (ABSN)
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery: Hybrid
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: 16 months
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: 123 credits
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Phoenix main campus — Phoenix, AZ

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: Bachelor's degree in another field
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses: Minimum of 60 transferrable credits from an accredited institution
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA: Minimum 2.82.8+ unweighted GPA, or 2.5+ unweighted GPA with ACT 19 / SAT 1000 (math and reading)
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

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$850 per credit
All students
Calculated$104,550 — 123 credits × $850 per credit; excludes other fees
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
$425 per credit
Other category — Prerequisite course
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,390
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,390
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $873
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $10,138
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $10,138

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Baccalaureate (BSN) · College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, Phoenix, AZ
Initial: April 21, 2001 · Most recent: November 4, 2020 · Term expires: June 30, 2031 · Next review: Fall 2030
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

Sources

CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (AZ) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
gcu.edu/degree-programs/absn-accelerated-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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