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University of Washington-Seattle Campus · School of Nursing

Accelerated 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

Four consecutive full-time quarters in Seattle moving from nursing science foundations to adult health, psychiatric, pediatric and maternity nursing and a senior practicum, with more than 600 hours of patient care.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
Accelerated BSN (ABSN)
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
12 months, four back-to-back quarters
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
UW Seattle campus — Seattle, WA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Bachelor's degree in another field
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates prepared to take the NCLEX-RN examination
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor's degree in a non-nursing field completed before the program begins
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.8Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 across all completed college-level coursework
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
At least three Natural Sciences prerequisite courses with a grade of 3.0 or higher in each when applying
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience
At least 100 hours of hands-on healthcare experience in one setting within a three-month span in the 12 months before applying
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$0No fee to submit the School of Nursing application
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
Not required
Source: nursing.uw.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.

  • $13,430 per term

    All students — Spring/Autumn 2026 cohort; same rate regardless of residency · Spring/Autumn 2026 cohort

    Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $13,873 per term

    All students — Spring 2027 cohort; same rate regardless of residency · Spring 2027 cohort

    Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $11,524
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $40,878
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,119
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,514
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $31,392
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Spring, Autumn Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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
The UW School of Nursing arranges all clinical placements
Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Clinical hours
More than 600 hours of direct patient care
Source: nursing.uw.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) · School of Nursing, Seattle, WA

    Initial: September 22, 2000 · Most recent: January 23, 2019 · Term expires: December 31, 2029 · Next review: Spring 2029

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

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.uw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (WA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.uw.edu/about/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.uw.edu/academics/accelerated-bsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.uw.edu/admissions/costs/ — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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