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University of Massachusetts-Boston · Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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 12-month, 54-credit hybrid accelerated BSN for applicants with a prior bachelor's degree, combining online concept-based coursework with in-person simulation and weekly clinical placements in the greater Boston area.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
Accelerated BSN (ABSN)
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Hybrid, Online coursework
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
12 months
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
12 courses, for a total of 54 credits
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
UMass Boston — Boston, MA

Entry background & licensure

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

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor's degree in another field conferred by the application deadline
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Cumulative baccalaureate GPA of 3.0 and prerequisite GPA of 3.3
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Seven prerequisite courses completed by the application deadline, including Anatomy and Physiology I and II and Microbiology with labs
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Other requirement
All applicants must attend an online Accelerated Nursing Information Session
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check
Background check and Social Security Number required for Massachusetts RN licensure
Source: umb.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.

  • $700 per credit

    All students · 2024-2025

    Includes: Tuition, fees, e-textbooks and resources, laptop computer, NCLEX prep resources and nursing supplies (Special Fee program)

    Calculated$37,800 — 54 credits × $700 per credit; excludes other fees

    Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $14,905
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $36,581
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $590
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $19,366
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $37,800
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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

  • May 1

    Fall (September)

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

  • September 1

    Spring (January)

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

  • February 1

    Summer (May)

    Source: umb.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
Students attend clinical placements, typically one day per week, in clinical settings in the greater Boston area
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Simulation
Face-to-face state-of-the-art simulation
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus visits
Mandatory in-person orientation at UMass Boston
Source: umb.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 & Health Sciences, Boston, MA

    Initial: April 20, 2002 · Most recent: March 8, 2021 · Term expires: December 31, 2031 · Next review: Spring 2031

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

State board of nursing approval

  • BORN— Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Full approval

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (MA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. umb.edu/academics/program-finder/accelerated-bachelor-of-science-in-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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