Curry College
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ACCEL) · Milton, MA · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Curry College says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01Anatomy & Physiology IAnatomy and Physiology IWithin 10 years of applying. Separate 4-credit Anatomy and 4-credit Physiology courses with labs are accepted.
source · curry.edu
“Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits with lab, B- or higher)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeB- - 02Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy and Physiology IIWithin 10 years of applying.
source · curry.edu
“Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits with lab, B- or higher)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeB- - 03General ChemistryChemistryFAQ: any college-level chemistry course with a lab (4 credits total). Within 10 years of applying.
source · curry.edu
“Chemistry (4 credits with lab, B- or higher)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeB- - 04MicrobiologyMicrobiologyBiology or Cell Biology does not satisfy this. Within 10 years of applying.
source · curry.edu
“Microbiology (4 credits with lab, B- or higher)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeB- - 05Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentHuman Growth and DevelopmentMust be lifespan psychology. Intro Psych, Child Psychology, Child Development, or a biology course do not count. CLEP or DSST allowed.
source · curry.edu
“Human Growth and Development (3 credits, non-science prerequisite, C- or higher)”
credits3labnomin gradeC- - 06StatisticsStatisticsAn advanced math course may be reviewed with a syllabus.
source · curry.edu
“Statistics (3 credits, non-science prerequisite, C- or higher)”
credits3labnomin gradeC-
Prerequisites in progress
At least 2 of 4 science prerequisites done before review; all 6 before entering the program
Catalog: students may be accepted provisionally pending completion before the start.
source · curry.edu
“Prior to the review of their application, students must successfully complete at least two of the four required science prerequisites.”
Minimum prerequisite grade Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“B- for science prerequisites (lecture and lab); C- for Human Growth and Development and Statistics” vs “B- for science prerequisites; C- for non-science prerequisites”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Do prerequisites expire?
Science course time limit
Science courses within 10 years of applying
No time limit stated for Statistics or Human Growth and Development.
source · curry.edu
“Science courses must be completed within ten years of applying.”
Repeated courses
First and last attempt grades are averaged; W, R, and AD count as attempts
source · curry.edu
“An applicant's grades for the first and last attempts in each course will be averaged for the admission application.”
Attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum undergraduate GPA for admission
2.7 required; 3.0 preferred
FAQ: applications below 2.7 are automatically denied, except applicants with a conferred master's degree may have bachelor's and master's GPAs averaged.
source · curry.edu
“Note: an undergraduate GPA of 2.7 is required (3.0 preferred).”
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam
None; TEAS not required or accepted
source · curry.edu
“TEAS exams and letters of recommendation are not required or accepted in the admissions process.”
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Where can courses be taken?
Online prerequisites
Online courses accepted from regionally accredited colleges; science courses must be 4 credits lecture + lab
Answer to 'Do you accept prerequisites from online courses?' Straighterline, Study.com and Sophia Learning are not accepted.
source · curry.edu
“Yes, if from a regionally accredited college. The science courses must be 4 credits (lecture + lab)”
Community college courses
Accepted from regionally accredited colleges, including community colleges
source · curry.edu
“Any regionally accredited college, including community colleges.”
Credit by exam
CLEP or DSST allowed for Human Growth and Development; science prerequisites cannot be tested out of
FAQ: 'Can I test out of any of the science prerequisites? No.'
source · curry.edu
“If you did not have a distinct lifespan psychology course, you may take a CLEP or DSST exam to satisfy the prerequisite.”
Online course providers not accepted
Straighterline, Study.com, and Sophia Learning not accepted
source · curry.edu
“Do you accept prerequisites from Straighterline.com, Study.com, or Sophia Learning? No.”
Pass/fail courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Curry College publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Spring 2027 start (full-time) · MiltonRolling admissionprerequisites done by Dec 1, 2026Full-time Spring 2027 cohort is full and no longer accepting applications. Pre-req Deadline: December 1, 2026. Program start date not printed (begins in January).
source · curry.edu
“Application Priority Deadline: The full-time cohort for Spring 2027 has reached its capacity and we are not longer accepting applications. Please consider applying for our Spring 2027 Part-Time Cohort .”
Fall 2027 start (full-time) · MiltonRolling admissionPre-req Deadline: July 15, 2027. 'Capacity in the ACCEL Program may fill before the application deadline.' FAQ says applicants are selected on a rolling basis. Start date not printed.
source · curry.edu
“Application Priority Deadline: May 1, 2027”
Spring 2027 start (part-time) · MiltonRolling admissionprerequisites done by Dec 1, 2026Part-time 7-semester track. Pre-req Deadline: December 1, 2026.
source · curry.edu
“Application Priority Deadline: November 15, 2026”
Fall 2027 start (part-time) · MiltonRolling admissionPart-time 7-semester track. Pre-req Deadline: July 15, 2027.
source · curry.edu
“Application Priority Deadline: May 1, 2027”
Application system
Curry College online application (curry.edu/apply)
NursingCAS is not mentioned.
source · curry.edu
“The ACCEL Nursing program application is available online here: curry.edu/apply.”
Rolling admission
Rolling admission; decisions within two weeks of a complete application
source · curry.edu
“Applicants will be selected on a rolling basis until all available openings are filled.”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Tuition
$60,000 total (50 credits at $1,200 per credit)
Tuition page lists (ACCEL) Nursing Program 50 credits, $1,200 per credit, $60,000. Textbooks/supplies not included (~$1,650 first term, ~$200 later terms).
source · curry.edu
“For planning purposes, the current cohort tuition is $60,000. This is based on 2026-2027 tuition rates and subject to change.”
Application fee
$50, non-refundable
source · curry.edu
“Pay the non-refundable $50 application fee to Curry College .”
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
Bachelor's degree in another field
source · curry.edu
“The program is made for highly motivated career changers like you who have already obtained a bachelor's degree in another field.”
Personal statement
Personal statement, 500 words or less
source · curry.edu
“Writing Prompt: (Limit response to 500 words or less) Describe how your personal strengths and experiences will contribute to your success in nursing school and advance the practice of nursing (community service, leadership experience, healthcare experience).”
Letters of recommendation
Not required or accepted
source · curry.edu
“TEAS exams and letters of recommendation are not required or accepted in the admissions process.”
Resume
Current resume required
- Official transcripts (the FAQ says from all previously attended institutions).
source · curry.edu
“Official transcripts from the institutions where you received your undergraduate degree and/or prerequisite courses.”
- Clinical agency immunization requirements, including any COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
source · curry.edu
“Students must adhere to the immunization policies of the agency where they are placed or employed.”
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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
In-person, daytime classes on the Milton campus (full-time)
FAQ: 'Prepare to be in person on campus for up to 5 days a week.' Part-time track uses evening classes and weekend clinicals.
source · curry.edu
“ACCEL students enter the program with a cohort of no more than 30 of their peers and attend classes at the Milton campus during the day.”
Start terms
Spring (January) and Fall
source · curry.edu
“A small cohort that begins each January or fall in Milton”
Deferral
One deferral allowed
source · curry.edu
“If accepted, an applicant may defer their start date one time only.”
Taking prereqs at Curry
No admissions advantage
source · curry.edu
“No. Completing the courses with Curry has no bearing on our admissions decision.”
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Sources
Every page we read for Curry College, 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 Nursing Bachelor's Degree (16 Months) | Curry Collegetier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Part-Time) | Curry Collegetier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Schedules, Courses, Registration & Tuition | Curry Collegetier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Admission & Aid | Curry Collegetier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 14, 2026
- https://www.curry.edu/assets/Documents/Student-Life/handbook.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 14, 2026PDF text truncated (32 pages)
- Tuition and Financial Aid - Continuing Ed and Grad Studies | Curry Collegetier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Curry College Catalogtier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- https://www.curry.edu/assets/Documents/Academics/Student-Complaint-Procedures-and-Forms.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Accelerated Nursing Program: ACCEL | Curry College Catalogtier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- https://www.curry.edu/assets/Documents/Academics/CE/ACCEL-FAQ.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 14, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- The catalog says the curriculum is full time, but the program site also offers a part-time 7-semester ACCEL track. Directory entry treats both as the same admissions process.
- Program start dates are not printed, only 'January or fall'.
- The FAQ admission list says '2 of the 4 science prerequisites completed within 10 years', while the program page says all science courses must be within ten years of applying.
- Credit hours are presumably semester credits, but the pages do not say so explicitly.
- Use of NursingCAS is not mentioned; the application is through curry.edu/apply.
- Exact program start dates and final (non-priority) application deadlines are not published.
- Interview, CNA, and healthcare experience requirements are not addressed.
- The catalog lists a different (older) curriculum plan than the program page's Spring 2027 plan.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on min_prereq_grade: B- for science prerequisites (lecture and lab); C- for Human Growth and Development and Statistics | B- for science prerequisites; C- for non-science prerequisites.
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