Accelerated Nursing Option

Courses Required prior to application to the Accelerated Option:

• Baccalaureate  Degree in a non-nursing major
• Completion of all prerequisite courses before application deadline (February 1)
• Ability to commit to a full time 15 month program
• Prerequisite courses:

Please click on the prerequisite requirement above for the UMass Boston course description.

The prerequisite courses do not need to be completed at UMass Boston. You may take any of these prerequisite courses at an accredited Community College or University. Please note the Microbiology course and the Anatomy and Physiology I and II courses must be less than 10 years old in order to transfer them into the Accelerated Nursing Option.

For a listing of courses that will transfer to UMass Boston for Social Behavioral Science elective credit, please visit Distribution Courses.

If you would like additional information on the Accelerated Nursing Option, please contact Enrollment Information Services at 617-287-6000 or by email at Enrollment.Info@umb.edu.