Accelerated BSN · Illinois

Bradley University

Accelerated Nursing (ABSN) · Peoria, IL · school's own site

Activelast verified Oct 2026
Next application deadline
Not published
Page gives only the start month (May), no day or year. No application open date or deadline is published on the provided pages; the first-year deadlines (November 1 / February 1) apply to freshmen, not the ABSN.
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Program length
15 months
Format
Not published
Start
May
Admission GPA
Not published
Entrance exam
Not published
Prereqs expire after
Not published

Prerequisites

The courses Bradley 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.

Minimum prerequisite grade Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Do prerequisites expire?

Course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades

Minimum cumulative GPA for admission Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?

Entrance exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Where can courses be taken?

Online lab policy Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Pass/fail courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Credit by exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates

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

May startDeadline not publishedPage gives only the start month (May), no day or year. No application open date or deadline is published on the provided pages; the first-year deadlines (November 1 / February 1) apply to freshmen, not the ABSN.
source · bradley.edu
“Bradley’s accelerated nursing program gets you career-ready in just 15 months (May to August of the following year).”
https://www.bradley.edu/academics/programs/accelerated-nursing-absn/ · tier 1
NursingCAS Not 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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Other requirements

What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.

Prior degree
Bachelor's degree required
Prerequisites must also be completed; the list is not shown in the provided page text.
source · bradley.edu
“If you’ve already earned a bachelor’s degree and completed the prerequisites, Bradley’s accelerated nursing program gets you career-ready in just 15 months”
https://www.bradley.edu/academics/programs/accelerated-nursing-absn/ · tier 1
Laptop requirement
Laptop meeting department minimum specs required
Post-admission requirement.
source · bradley.edu
“Undergraduate nursing students are required to have a laptop that meets the minimum requirements listed below, in addition to any University requirements.”
https://www.bradley.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeptNursingTechnologyRequirements.pdf · tier 1
  • Laptop meeting department minimum specifications (e.g., Windows 10, Core i5 8th gen, 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD, webcam; or Mac OS 13+, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD).
    source · bradley.edu
    “Undergraduate nursing students are required to have a laptop that meets the minimum requirements listed below, in addition to any University requirements.”
    https://www.bradley.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeptNursingTechnologyRequirements.pdf · tier 1

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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.

Start term
May
source · bradley.edu
“Bradley’s accelerated nursing program gets you career-ready in just 15 months (May to August of the following year).”
https://www.bradley.edu/academics/programs/accelerated-nursing-absn/ · tier 1
Health insurance
Health and hospitalization insurance required; accelerated students' initial proof due by May 1 and annually by May 1
Post-admission requirement (policy approved 12/12/2022).
source · bradley.edu
“Proof of health and hospitalization insurance coverage must be submitted to the student health and immunization repository prior to the start of nursing clinical courses.”
https://www.bradley.edu/wp-content/uploads/HealthHospitalizationInsuranceCoverageRequirements.pdf · tier 1
Delivery format Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Sources

Every page we read for Bradley, 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.

  1. Accelerated Nursing (ABSN) - Bradley University
    tier 1 · program page · checked Oct 23, 2026
  2. Admissions - Bradley University
    tier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026
  3. First Year - Bradley University
    tier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026
  4. https://www.bradley.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeptNursingTechnologyRequirements.pdf
    tier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 23, 2026
  5. https://www.bradley.edu/wp-content/uploads/HealthHospitalizationInsuranceCoverageRequirements.pdf
    tier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 23, 2026
  6. Office of Financial Services - Bradley University
    tier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 23, 2026
  7. Privacy Policy - Bradley University
    tier 3 · policy · checked Oct 23, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
  • The specific prerequisite course list ('Course Requirements' tab) is not present in the provided page text.
  • No application deadline, open date, or application route (NursingCAS vs. Bradley portal) is published for the ABSN.
  • GPA minimums, minimum prerequisite grades, entrance exam, and tuition are not published on provided pages.
  • Delivery format (in-person vs. online didactic) not stated.
  • The prerequisite course list ('Course Requirements' section) is not included in the provided page text.
  • No application deadline, application route, or NursingCAS use is published for the ABSN.
  • GPA, grade minimums, entrance exam, and tuition for the ABSN are not published on the provided pages.
  • Whether didactic coursework is in person or online is not stated.

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