University of Central Florida
Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) · Orlando, FL · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses UCF says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01General ChemistryGeneral Chemistry or other approved physical or life science · CHM 1032Chemistry is preferred and strongly encouraged. Substitutes must be a BSC, BCH, CHM, PCB or PHY course. A non-chemistry course must have been taken at a Florida public institution or be approved through transfer evaluation.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“CHM 1032 (3) General Chemistry or other approved physical or life science^”
credits3min gradeC - 02MicrobiologyMicrobiology with lab · MCB 2004C
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“MCB 2004C (4) Microbiology with lab”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 03Anatomy (standalone)Human Anatomy · ZOO 3733CMust take two courses from the same sequence: Human Anatomy + Human Physiology, OR Anatomy & Physiology I + II.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“ZOO 3733C (4) Human Anatomy**”
credits4min gradeC - 04Physiology (standalone)Human Physiology · PCB 3703CAlternatively, A&P I and II as a sequence.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“PCB 3703C (4) Human Physiology**”
credits4min gradeC - 05General PsychologyGeneral Psychology (or General Sociology) · PSY 2012 / SYG 2000Either PSY 2012 or SYG 2000 satisfies this requirement.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“PSY 2012 (3) General Psychology or SYG 2000 (3) General Sociology”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 06StatisticsPrinciples of Statistics · STA 2014 / STA 2023
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“STA 2014 (3) or STA 2023 (3) Principles of Statistics*”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 07Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentDevelopmental Psychology · DEP 2004
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“DEP 2004 (3) Developmental Psychology”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 08NutritionHuman Nutrition · HUN 3011
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“HUN 3011 (3) Human Nutrition”
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Minimum prerequisite grade
C (2.0) or better in every prerequisite
Courses below C must be retaken until the grade requirement is met.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“Applicants must earn a “C” (2.0) or better in all prerequisite courses.”
Prerequisites outstanding at application
7 of 8 prerequisites complete by the application deadline; the last one must be complete before the program start date
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“Complete all but one of UCF’s nursing prerequisites ( see above ) by the application deadline. This means 7 of the 8 for most BSN programs”
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
Course attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
3.0 overall cumulative undergraduate GPA, as calculated by UCF
Meeting the minimum does not guarantee acceptance.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“3.0 overall cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale as calculated by UCF .”
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam
ATI TEAS, composite 78% or higher, all 4 parts, taken before the application deadline
Maximum 3 attempts per calendar year, at least 30 days apart.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“Must pass with a composite score of 78% or above before the nursing program application deadline”
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Where can courses be taken?
Transfer / institution policy
Courses taken out of state, at a private institution, or outside Florida common course numbering require a petition to the College of Nursing
Community college courses are not addressed specifically.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“If anything other than Chemistry, the course must have been taken at a Florida public institution or be an approved course through Academic Services via the Transfer Evaluation Request Process.”
Online labs Not published. Confirm with the school.
Pass/fail Not published. Confirm with the school.
Credit by exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles UCF publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Summer startDue January 15 each yearnext Jan 15, 2027 · opens January 1No years printed. Apply to UCF first by Oct. 15 (preceding year; recommended at least 3 months before the nursing deadline). TEAS must be submitted by Jan. 15. Optional Helene Fuld Scholarship application Jan. 1 – Feb. 1. The program page shows the same dates.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“Second Degree BSN Must have a non-nursing bachelor’s degree or higher; MECP eligible Offered at | Start | Apply to UCF | Apply to BSN | Submit TEAS | UCF Orlando | Summer | By Oct. 15* | Jan. 1-15 | By Jan. 15 |”
Application route
Apply to UCF first, then complete UCF College of Nursing's own online application; NursingCAS is not used
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“The student ID number is required to complete the online application to the College of Nursing .”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Tuition & fees (2026-27) Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“$212.28 per credit hour in-state; 57-65 credit hours” vs “$212.28 per credit hour in-state; $891.07 per credit hour out-of-state”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
Application fee Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
Non-nursing bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution; no existing RN license
Final transcripts must be submitted to UCF before the program start date.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“You have a bachelor’s degree or higher in a non-nursing discipline from a regionally accredited institution and you do not already have an RN license.”
Florida residency of location
Must be physically located in Florida throughout the program
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“Applicants must be physically located in the State of Florida for the duration of their education.”
Background check
Background check and fingerprints within 7 days of the RSVP deadline after admission
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“All students admitted to a UCF BSN program will need to complete a background check and fingerprints within seven days of the RSVP deadline.”
UCF admission first
Must be admitted to UCF (major NURS-PEND) before applying to nursing
UCF recommends applying to the university at least 3 months before the nursing deadline.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“You must be admitted to UCF before you can apply to the College of Nursing’s limited access, upper-division BSN program.”
- Send an official TEAS score report from ATI to UCF by Jan. 15.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“Send official TEAS score report from ATI Testing to UCF. If you have taken the TEAS at the UCF Testing Center , your scores will be sent automatically to UCF.”
Interview Not published. Confirm with the school.
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.
Format
On campus, full-time lock-step cohort; daytime courses
Some clinical rotations may be at night or on weekends.
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“All nursing courses are offered during the day, while some clinical rotations may take place at night or on the weekends.”
Florida physical location
Must be physically located in Florida for the entire program
source · nursing.ucf.edu
“Applicants must be physically located in the State of Florida for the duration of their education.”
Start term Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“Summer only, once a year” vs “Summer only; one admission cycle per year”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Sources
Every page we read for UCF, 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.
- Second Degree BSN - UCF College of Nursingtier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Admissions - UCF College of Nursingtier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Admissions for Bachelor's in Nursing Degrees - UCF College of Nursingtier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://nursing.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BSN-Program-Flyer-1.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://nursing.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BSN-Estimate-of-Costs.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
- TF-tuitionratescurrent | Student Account Servicestier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 15, 2026
- University of Central Florida's Privacy Noticetier 3 · policy · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Undergraduate Catalog Hometier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Academic Catalogs | University of Central Floridatier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Curriculum & Sample Plans of Study - UCF College of Nursingtier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- Program length in months is not printed; only 4 semesters (Summer through Summer) is stated.
- No College of Nursing application fee is published.
- The pages do not say whether online labs, pass/fail grades, or CLEP/AP credit are accepted for prerequisites.
- No course age limit or attempt limit is published.
- Program length is given only as 4 semesters (Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer), not in months.
- No retake/attempt limit, course age limit, pass/fail, online lab or credit-by-exam policy is published for prerequisites.
- The College of Nursing application portal URL is not printed in the page text.
- The page does not say whether any second-degree coursework is delivered online; the program is described as campus-based in Orlando/Lake Nona.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on start_terms: Summer only, once a year | Summer only; one admission cycle per year.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on tuition: $212.28 per credit hour in-state; 57-65 credit hours | $212.28 per credit hour in-state; $891.07 per credit hour out-of-state.
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