Accelerated BSN · Alabama

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Accelerated BSN Academic Practice Partnership (ABSN-APP) · Huntsville, AL · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)

Activelast verified Oct 2026
Next application deadline
August 1 each year
next: Aug 1, 2027 · Spring cohort (annual)
source · uah.edu
“Applications open March 1 and close August 1 the year before starting the ABSN program”
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Program length
3 semesters3 semesters (Spring, Summer, Fall)
Format
Not published
Start
Not published
Admission GPA
3.03.0 on all prior coursework
Entrance exam
ATI TEAS requiredATI TEAS required; competitive score expected (no minimum published); remote TEAS not permitted
Prereqs expire after
NoneNo time limit; science credits less than 5 years old strongly recommended

Prerequisites

The courses UAH says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.

  1. 01
    Anatomy & Physiology IAnatomy & Physiology I · BYS 215Credit system is assumed to be semester because UAH uses semesters.
    source · uah.edu
    “BYS 215: Anatomy & Physiology I w/ lab (4 credit hours)”
    credits4labrequiredmin gradeC
  2. 02
    Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy and Physiology II · BYS 216
    source · uah.edu
    “BYS 216: Anatomy and Physiology II w/ lab (4 credit hours)”
    credits4labrequiredmin gradeC
  3. 03
    MicrobiologyInfection & Immunity (Microbiology) · BYS 214
    source · uah.edu
    “BYS 214: Infection & Immunity (Microbiology) w/ lab (4 credit hours)”
    credits4labrequiredmin gradeC
  4. 04
    StatisticsStatistics · PY 300 / MSC 287 / SOC 303Any one of: PY 300 Psychology statistics, MSC 287 Business statistics, or SOC 303 Social Sciences Statistics.
    source · uah.edu
    “Statistics: PY 300-Psychology statistics, MSC 287- Business statistics, SOC 303- Social Sciences Statistics (3 credit hours- lab not required)”
    credits3labnomin gradeC
  5. 05
    OtherHealth Promotions for Nursing Majors · NUR 220Must be taken at UAH; no transfer equivalent.
    source · uah.edu
    “NUR 220: Health Promotions for Nursing Majors (3 credit hours); UAH ONLY COURSE”
    credits3min gradeC
Minimum prerequisite grade
C
source · uah.edu
“A minimum grade of “C” in all nursing prerequisite courses”

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Do prerequisites expire?

Course age limit
No time limit; science credits less than 5 years old strongly recommended
A 5-year limit on science credits is recommended only.
source · uah.edu
“Currently, there is no time limit on classes. However, we strongly recommend that your science credits be less than 5 years old.”
Attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.

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GPA and grades

Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
3.0 on all prior coursework
source · uah.edu
“A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on all prior coursework”
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school.

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Is there an entrance exam?

Entrance exam
ATI TEAS required; competitive score expected (no minimum published); remote TEAS not permitted
Remote TEAS scores are not permitted. All TEAS exams must be conducted at an in-person testing center.
source · uah.edu
“A competitive score on the ATI TEAS Exam.”
TEAS testing location
In-person testing center only; remote TEAS not accepted
source · uah.edu
“Remote TEAS scores are not permitted. All TEAS exams must be conducted at an in-person testing center.”

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Where can courses be taken?

Online lab policy Not published. Confirm with the school.
Pass/fail courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
CLEP/AP/IB credit Not published. Confirm with the school.

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Application deadlines and start dates

Upcoming cycles UAH publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.

Spring cohort (annual)Due August 1 each yearnext Aug 1, 2027 · opens March 1No year printed. The program runs Spring, Summer, Fall, so the cohort presumably starts in the Spring after the August 1 deadline. No exact start date is published for the nursing program. The university calendar lists January 11, 2027 as the first day of Spring 2027 full-term classes. Students must also be admitted to UAH first; UAH's Spring 2027 general application submission deadline is December 15, 2026.
source · uah.edu
“Applications open March 1 and close August 1 the year before starting the ABSN program”
Application route
College of Nursing application on the UAH website after university admission; NursingCAS not mentioned
source · uah.edu
“Once a student is admitted to UAH, the application for the College of Nursing is on our website.”

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Cost

Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.

Tuition
Paid by the employer partner through the "Last Dollar" scholarship
No dollar tuition amount is published.
source · uah.edu
“Paid tuition by the employer using the "Last Dollar" scholarship”
University application fee
$40 nonrefundable (UAH admission application)
This is the university admission fee. No separate nursing application fee is stated.
source · uah.edu
“A nonrefundable $40 application fee is required.”

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Other requirements

What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.

Prior degree
Bachelor's or higher in another field
source · uah.edu
“Hold an earned bachelor’s or higher degree in another field of study”
Interview
Required interview with the ABSN Admission Committee
source · uah.edu
“An interview with the ABSN Admission Committee will determine final acceptance to the program.”
University admission first
Must be admitted to UAH before applying to the College of Nursing
source · uah.edu
“Students must be accepted to the University before applying to the College of Nursing.”
Essays Not published. Confirm with the school.
Recommendations Not published. Confirm with the school.
CNA Not published. Confirm with the school.
Healthcare experience Not published. Confirm with the school.

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Good to know

What the school says about the program that is not a requirement: how it selects, how many it admits, what to expect.

Cohort size
20 students
source · uah.edu
“Currently, our ABSN program can accommodate 20 students”
Apprenticeship model
Student Nurse Apprentice program with partner hospitals; paid clinical hours and guaranteed job placement
Benefits listed: paid clinical hours and guaranteed job placement.
source · uah.edu
“Our accelerated program uses the Student Nurse Apprentice program approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing in conjunction with the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship.”
Working during program
Not advised
source · uah.edu
“Students are not advised to work during this program due to the credit hours enrolled and clinical demands”
Orientation
Mandatory orientation
source · uah.edu
“Yes, there is a mandatory orientation for ABSN students.”
Advisor contact
Meeting with a nursing advisor strongly encouraged
source · uah.edu
“Interested students are strongly encouraged to meet with or contact a UAH College of Nursing advisor when applying to the program.”
Delivery format Not published. Confirm with the school.
Start term Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“Spring (sequence is Spring, Summer, Fall)” vs “Spring (inferred from semester sequence)”), so we are not publishing a value yet.

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Sources

Every page we read for UAH, with when we last checked it. Tier 1 is the program's own pages; tier 2 the nursing school's general pages; tier 3 university-wide pages.

Open questions we're still checking
  • What is the minimum or competitive TEAS score? Only 'a competitive score' is stated.
  • What is the exact program start date? The pages give only the Spring–Summer–Fall sequence.
  • Do prerequisites need to be complete by the August 1 deadline or by the program start?
  • Is there an attempt or repeat limit, and what is the CLEP/AP policy? The CLEP/AP answer is only a link.
  • Is coursework delivered in person or online?
  • No minimum TEAS score is published.
  • Whether prerequisites must be complete at application or before start is not stated.
  • Instruction format (in person vs. online) is not described.
  • CLEP/AP/IB policy is only linked, not stated.
  • An exact program start date and length in months are not printed.
  • Two readings of the page disagreed on start_terms: Spring (sequence is Spring, Summer, Fall) | Spring (inferred from semester sequence).

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