Undergraduate Program in Nursing for Non-Nursing BS or BA

Accelerated Option

The University of Massachusetts Boston College of Nursing and Health Sciences has developed an accelerated program leading to a bachelor of science in nursing for students that already possess a baccalaureate degree in another discipline from an accredited school. This program delivered over a fifteen-month calendar year. Each summer session a new cohort of 25 students will begin. This very competitive admissions process considers for matriculation, students who have completed all of the prerequisites prior to application to the program. This intensive program will make use of adult learning styles and combine online, blended and face-to-face classes. Applicants will be required to make a full-time commitment to their studies while attending the program.

Accelerated Nursing Information Sessions:

Tuesday, September 9, 2008    Campus Center, 3rd Floor, Room 03-3540
Tuesday, October 14, 2008      CNHS*, 2nd Floor, Science Building, Room 13
Tuesday, December 9, 2008     Campus Center, 3rd Floor, Room 03-3540

Tuesday, January 13, 2009       CNHS*, 2nd Floor, Science Building, Room 13

CNHS = College of Nursing and Health Sciences

All Accelerated Nursing Information Sessions will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the location listed above. For directions to UMass Boston, please visit Directions.

If you would like to attend an Accelerated Nursing Information Session, please call 617-287-6000 or please email your name, address and the Accelerated Information Session date you wish to attend to Enrollment.Info@umb.edu.

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