University of Central Florida · UCF College of Nursing

Second Degree BSN

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

A limited-access, cohort-based accelerated BSN for applicants with a non-nursing bachelor's degree, offered at UCF Lake Nona in Orlando with a lock-step curriculum.

Credential: Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway: Accelerated BSN (ABSN)
Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery: On-campus
Study intensity: Full-time
Duration: 4 semesters (Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer)
Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: Not verified
Campus: UCF Lake Nona (Orlando) — Orlando, FL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: Bachelor's degree in another field
Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
License restrictions: Applicants must be physically located in Florida for the duration of their education
Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree: Bachelor's degree or higher in a non-nursing discipline from a regionally accredited institution and no RN license
Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA: Minimum 33.0 overall cumulative undergraduate GPA on a 4.0 scale (minimum to apply; does not guarantee acceptance)
Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses: C (2.0) or better in all prerequisite courses
Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS: Required — published minimum 78Composite of 78% or above; all 4 parts
Source: nursing.ucf.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.

Scholarships & financial aid

Helene Fuld Health Trust ScholarshipsMade available to prospective Second Degree BSN students; Student Success Scholarships also listedSeparate application required.Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,478
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $19,810
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,890
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,916
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $25,759

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

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Summer Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Jan. 1 – 15 (year not printed)
Summer · Second-degree applicants
Source: nursing.ucf.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 arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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, Orlando, FL
Initial: September 28, 2002 · Most recent: March 22, 2017 · Term expires: December 31, 2027 · Next review: Spring 2027
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited
CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Scope as stated by the source
Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

State board of nursing approval

BON— Florida Board of Nursing
Scope as stated by the source
Source: nursing.ucf.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Approved

Sources

CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (FL) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
nursing.ucf.edu/about/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
nursing.ucf.edu/academics/bachelors-degrees/second-degree-bsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
nursing.ucf.edu/academics/degrees-certificates-deadlines/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
nursing.ucf.edu/admissions/bachelors-degrees/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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