Marian University-Indiana
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) · Indianapolis, IN · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveHybridlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Marian says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01MicrobiologyIntroductory Microbiology · BIO 214Starred science course: counts in the 2.8 science GPA; within seven years of admission. Lab component not stated.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“BIO 214 Introductory Microbiology* | 4”
credits4min gradeC - 02Anatomy (standalone)Human Anatomy · BIO 225Starred science course: counts in the 2.8 science GPA; within seven years of admission. Marian lists anatomy and physiology as separate courses; an A&P I and II sequence is the usual transfer equivalent. Lab component not stated.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“BIO 225 Human Anatomy* | 5”
credits5min gradeC - 03Physiology (standalone)General Human Physiology · BIO 226Starred science course: counts in the 2.8 science GPA; within seven years of admission. Lab component not stated.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“BIO 226 General Human Physiology* | 5”
credits5min gradeC - 04General ChemistryElements of General and Biological Chemistry · CHE 100Starred science course: counts in the 2.8 science GPA; within seven years of admission. Lab component not stated.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“CHE 100 Elements of General and Biological Chemistry* | 4”
credits4min gradeC - 05Abnormal PsychologyPsychopathology (track sheet: Abnormal Psychology) · PSY 230General education prerequisite. The track sheet names PSY 230 'Abnormal Psychology'; the web page names it 'Psychopathology' (likely the same course).
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“PSY 230 Psychopathology** | 3”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 06Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentHuman Growth and Development · PSY 220General education prerequisite.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“PSY 220 Human Growth and Development** | 3”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 07StatisticsStatistical Methods (suggested, not required for admission) · PSY 205Suggested before admission but not required; taken in semester 2 of the nursing sequence per the track sheet. Not encoded as a required course.
source 1 · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Suggested, but not required, that these courses be completed before admission to the nursing program.”
source 2 · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“PSY 205 Statistical Methods** | 3”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 08Religion / TheologyIntroduction to Theology and a second THL course at the 200 level or above (suggested, not required for admission) · THL 105; THL 200+Suggested before admission but not required; part of the program curriculum. Not encoded as a required course.
source 1 · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Suggested, but not required, that these courses be completed before admission to the nursing program.”
source 2 · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“THL 105 Introduction to Theology** | 3”
credits6labnomin gradeC
Minimum grade
C or better in every prerequisite and general education course
The track sheet marks prerequisites '+ Must pass with C or better'; its 'C+ or better' applies only to NSG nursing courses in the sequence.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“All required prerequisite and general education courses successfully completed with letter grades of C or higher.”
Prerequisites done by the deadline
All prerequisites must be complete before the program starts; an advisor builds a completion plan toward a target start date. No 'X of Y by the deadline' rule is published.
The admissions page's step order (talk to admissions, preliminary review, apply, then 'Complete the Prerequisites') implies the application may precede prerequisite completion. A maximum number of in-progress courses is not published.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Before you can begin our ABSN program as a student with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree, you must complete a series of prerequisite courses within the specified grade and GPA requirements.”
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course age limit
Chemistry, anatomy, physiology and microbiology within seven years of admission to Marian University
No exemptions stated; the track sheet does not mention a time limit. We read 'admission to Marian University' as matriculation.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Science credits or transfer equivalents — chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and microbiology — must have been completed within seven years of admission to Marian University.”
Course attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school. No retake or attempt rule on the requirements, prerequisites, admissions, overview or tuition pages or the track sheet.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
2.80 cumulative on the prior baccalaureate or graduate degree (second-degree pathway)
The 2.80 is consistent for second-degree applicants across the requirements page and the admissions page. The same requirements page gives two different GPAs (2.0 and 2.80) for the separate transfer pathway, which is open only to students in Marian's own AS in Health Sciences and is not covered by this file. Applicants below the minimum are told they may still apply and be reviewed through an additional process.
source 1 · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Second-degree students (Indianapolis and Nashville locations): Completed previous baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of 2.80 or higher.”
source 2 · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8”
Science GPA
2.8 minimum across the four starred science prerequisites (BIO 214 Microbiology, BIO 225 Anatomy, BIO 226 Physiology, CHE 100 Chemistry)
How repeats are counted is not stated.
source 1 · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“*Must pass with a C or better (2.8 GPA minimum)”
source 2 · marian.edu
“✓ Science prerequisite - must average minimum 2.80 GPA in these courses.”
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam Not published. Confirm with the school. No TEAS or HESI mention on any checked page or the track sheet; not stated as 'none'.
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Where can courses be taken?
Online labs
All prerequisites can be completed online through Marian University Online; acceptance of online labs from other providers is not stated
Lab components are not identified on the web course list; whether BIO 214/225/226 and CHE 100 include labs is not stated.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Students interested in the online-based ABSN program in Indiana or Tennessee can complete all the required ABSN prerequisites online through Marian University Online.”
Where prerequisites can be taken Not published. Confirm with the school. 'Accredited' (not 'regionally accredited') is used for the prior degree. Acceptance of prerequisites from community colleges or named outside providers is not stated; 'transfer equivalents' are referenced for science courses.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Completed previous baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university”
Pass/fail grades Not published. Confirm with the school.
AP / CLEP credit Not published. Confirm with the school. CLEP and AP are not addressed.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Marian publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
January startDeadline not publishedOffered at both the Indianapolis and Nashville sites. No application deadline, open date or exact start date is published; the requirements page says only that the application must be "submitted on time". Prerequisites must be complete before the program starts.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“There are two ABSN program site locations (Indianapolis and Nashville).”
May startDeadline not publishedOffered at both the Indianapolis and Nashville sites. No application deadline, open date or exact start date is published; the requirements page says only that the application must be "submitted on time". Prerequisites must be complete before the program starts.
August startDeadline not publishedOffered at both the Indianapolis and Nashville sites. No application deadline, open date or exact start date is published; the requirements page says only that the application must be "submitted on time". Prerequisites must be complete before the program starts.
Application Not published. Confirm with the school. Applicants apply to the university after a preliminary review with an admissions counselor (apply link: onlineabsn.marian.edu/apply-now/, not fetched). NursingCAS is not mentioned.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Following your preliminary review, you’ll need to apply to our university, which includes submitting your official transcripts from the college or university you previously attended.”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Tuition
$960 per credit hour for ABSN courses; $399 per credit hour for Marian University Online prerequisite courses; $275 Nursing Assessment & Clinical fee. A program total is not published.
Other table rows: 'Tuition, Marian University Online Program courses, per credit hour | $399'; 'Nursing Assessment & Clinical fee, for all students enrolled in clinicals | $275'. The page says the total is based on the number of credit hours required to graduate, plus ancillary fees.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Tuition per credit hour | $960”
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
A prior baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university (second-degree pathway); a separate transfer pathway exists only for students in Marian's AS in Health Sciences
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“There are two admissions pathways for the Marian ABSN program: second degree and transfer. The transfer program is applicable only to students enrolled in Marian’s Associate of Science in Health Sciences (ASHS) degree.”
- Application completed in full and submitted on time (no deadline is published)
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Application completed in full and submitted on time.”
- Official transcripts from the college or university previously attended, submitted with the university application after a preliminary review with admissions
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Following your preliminary review, you’ll need to apply to our university, which includes submitting your official transcripts from the college or university you previously attended.”
- After admission: drug test, background check, immunizations and health screenings at the student's expense
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“you’re required to pay for a drug test, background check, immunizations, and other related health screenings before entering the ABSN program.”
- Applicants who do not meet the requirements are still encouraged to apply and may be reviewed through an additional process
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“If you cannot meet these requirements, we still encourage you to apply. Your application may be eligible to be reviewed through an additional process, which may require further action.”
- Track sheet: clinical-rotation seats are ranked by a 'Decision Tree' and limited by faculty and clinical-site capacity
source · marian.edu
“Students will complete application to the clinical rotation and be ranked based on the Decision Tree. Number of students accepted into the clinical rotation is based on availability of faculty resources and clinical sites.”
- Theology courses (THL 105 and a second THL course) are part of the program curriculum
source · marian.edu
“+ THL 105 or Second THL (from approved options) 3”
- CCNE accredited
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Our CCNE-accredited ABSN program allows qualified applicants to earn a quality Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in as few as 16 months of professional nursing study.”
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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
Hybrid: online asynchronous coursework, on-site skills and simulation labs at least two days a week, and in-person clinical rotations
source 1 · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“Online-based coursework, to teach the fundamentals of nursing on an asynchronous basis.”
source 2 · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“When it comes time to participate in nursing labs, you can expect to be at our program site at least two days a week.”
Starts
January, May and August, at both sites
No application deadlines are published for any start.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“There are three ABSN program start dates a year (January, May, and August).”
Humanities credits
Not listed on the web prerequisites page
School pages conflict. Another page of equal standing says “12 hours in humanities, listed under 'Prerequisite General Education Courses' on the track sheet”. See it
The track sheet (rev. February 2025) lists 12 hours in humanities as a prerequisite general education requirement; the web prerequisites page lists only the four sciences and two psychology courses (plus suggested statistics and theology). Both are the program's own documents, so this is a true conflict. Which governs for second-degree applicants is unknown; a prior bachelor's degree would usually cover it.
source · onlineabsn.marian.edu
“PSY 220 Human Growth and Development** | 3”
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Where the school's pages disagree
We show the program's own page as the value and keep the other page as a note. Where two pages of equal standing disagree, we show both and mark the value Confirm.
- Humanities credits: two pages of equal standing give different values (see above).
Sources
Every page we read for Marian, 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.
- ABSN program overviewtier 1 · program page · checked Oct 9, 2026
- ABSN admission requirementstier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 9, 2026
- ABSN prerequisitestier 1 · prereqs · checked Oct 9, 2026
- ABSN admissions overview (steps, sites, start dates)tier 1 · faq · checked Oct 9, 2026
- ABSN tuition and feestier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 9, 2026
- MU BSN Accelerated Track sheet (rev. February 2025)tier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 9, 2026The School of Nursing's own accelerated-track sheet, so treated as the program's own document (tier 1); the research sheet had marked it tier 2. It lists '12 Hours in Humanities' as a prerequisite general education requirement that the web prerequisites page does not; its 'C+ or better' applies to NSG nursing courses, not prerequisites.
- FAQ (redirects to an image)tier 1 · other · checked Oct 9, 2026Redirected to a JPEG image; no FAQ page exists at this path.
Open questions we're still checking
- No application deadlines or open dates are published for the January, May and August starts; whether admission is rolling is not stated.
- The track sheet lists '12 Hours in Humanities' as a prerequisite general education requirement; the website prerequisites page does not. Which governs for second-degree applicants?
- Whether BIO 214/225/226 and CHE 100 (or their transfer equivalents) must include labs is not stated.
- No entrance exam (TEAS/HESI) is mentioned anywhere; confirm none is required.
- No retake limits, pass/fail policy, CLEP/AP policy, community-college policy or outside-online-lab policy is published.
- Total program tuition is not published (only $960 per credit); the credit count for the nursing sequence is not stated on the site.
- The requirements page gives both 2.0 and 2.80 as the cumulative GPA for the ASHS transfer pathway (not covered by this file).
- The track sheet names PSY 230 'Abnormal Psychology'; the website names it 'Psychopathology' (likely the same course).
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