California State University-San Marcos
Accelerated BSN · San Marcos, CA · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
Prerequisites
The courses CSUSM says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
Not published. Confirm with the school.
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“Pre-requisites are completed prior to entry.”
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Do prerequisites expire?
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GPA and grades
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“Minimum 2.5 GPA in the last 60 units completed”
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“• Minimum of 2.75 GPA in pre-nursing core”
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“Minimum of 2.75 GPA in pre-nursing core”
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Is there an entrance exam?
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“Passage of the TEAS exam with a minimum 71.0% composite score”
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Where can courses be taken?
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles CSUSM publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
No upcoming application dates published. Confirm with the school.
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
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“Not including fees. Tuition subject to change without advance notice.”
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
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“Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution”
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“Applicants to the School of Nursing programs do not need to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 upon admission and prior to enrollment.”
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“All students must complete a Nursing Consortium background check and drug screen before their first nursing clinical course.”
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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.
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“Students in the ABSN program complete 67 semester units of study in both didactic and clinical coursework.”
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“We currently have cohorts planned for Fall, Spring, and Summer terms.”
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“Total Maximum Points 52 100%”
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“This fast-paced, 5 semester additional Bachelor's Degree program is designed for students who hold a degree in a discipline outside of Nursing and who have not completed any LVN or RN coursework.”
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Sources
Every page we read for CSUSM, 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.
- Accelerated BSN | School of Nursing | CSUSMtier 1 · program page · checked Oct 23, 2026
- TBSN Admission Requirements | School of Nursing | CSUSMtier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026browser render failed: page.goto: Timeout 20000ms exceeded. Call log: - navigating to "https://www.csusm.edu/nursing/programs/traditional-bsn/requirements/index.html", waiting until "domcontentloaded"
- Office of Admissions | Admissions & Student Outreach | CSUSMtier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026
- TBSN Frequently Asked Questions | School of Nursing | CSUSMtier 2 · faq · checked Oct 23, 2026
- https://www.csusm.edu/el/programs/health-medical/bsnursingaccelerated/absn_01-19-2024_web.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 23, 2026
- https://www.csusm.edu/el/programs/health-medical/bsnursingaccelerated/absnprogramassignedpointscriteria.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 23, 2026
- https://www.csusm.edu/nursing/documents/undergraduate-student-handbook.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Second Baccalaureate | Admissions & Student Outreach | CSUSMtier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026
- The specific pre-nursing core courses for the ABSN are not listed on the provided pages.
- No ABSN application dates or application portal are given; the program page says applications received now are considered for all planned cohorts.
- The second baccalaureate admissions page lists Nursing as not available to second-bachelor's applicants; this likely refers to the state-side Cal State Apply route rather than the Extended Learning ABSN, but it is unconfirmed.
- Admission requirements and tuition come from a January 2024 brochure and a 2014 points document; current values are unverified.
- Pre-nursing core course list for the ABSN is not on the provided pages.
- Application route (Extended Learning, Cal State Apply, NursingCAS) and deadlines are not stated.
- The university second baccalaureate page lists Nursing as not available to second-bachelor's applicants; this likely refers to the general Cal State Apply route, not the Extended Learning ABSN, but needs confirmation.
- Delivery format of didactic coursework (in person vs online) not stated.
- Points rubric is dated 6/2014 and may be outdated.
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