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Kent State University at Kent · College of Nursing

Accelerated Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN)

BSNAccelerated BSN (ABSN)Prelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

Second-degree BSN for students who already hold a bachelor's degree. The daytime cohort is a four-semester sequence and the evening and weekend cohorts are five-semester sequences; the program is mostly in person at the Kent campus and Northeast Ohio hospitals.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
Accelerated BSN (ABSN)
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
As few as 15 months
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Minimum 120 total credit hours (Accelerated Second Degree roadmap)
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Kent Campus — Kent, OH

Entry background & licensure

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

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Completed bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.750 overall GPA
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.75Minimum 2.750 overall GPA and minimum 2.750 science GPA
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Anatomy and physiology I and II, microbiology, chemistry and human growth and development completed, with a minimum C in all science and mathematics courses
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

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

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $11,595
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,708
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $172
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,483
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $23,352
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • Apr. 1 – Jun. 1

    Fall (application window) · Second-degree applicants

    Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • Jul. 1 – Sep. 1

    Spring (application window) · Second-degree applicants

    Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • Dec. 1 – Feb. 1

    Summer (application window) · Second-degree applicants

    Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical placements
Clinicals are in Northeast Ohio hospitals and cannot be completed in any other area or state
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

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, Kent, OH

    Initial: April 20, 2002 · Most recent: March 14, 2018 · Term expires: December 31, 2028 · Next review: Spring 2028

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (OH) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. kent.edu/nursing/nursing-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. kent.edu/nursing/programs/accelerated-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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