Accelerated BSN · Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi

Accelerated BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) – Long Beach · Hattiesburg, MS · school's own site

ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Next application deadline
Not published
The page names Spring and Summer start semesters only. It prints no application dates, deadlines, or years.
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Program length
50 credit hours
Format
In personOn campus at Gulf Park
Start
Spring and Summer
Admission GPA
Not published
Entrance exam
Not published
Prereqs expire after
Not published

Prerequisites

The courses Southern Miss says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.

  1. 01
    General ChemistryGeneral Chemistry OR Fund. of General, Organic and Biochemistry · CHE 106 / CHE 110Lab is CHE 106L or CHE 110L. CHE 100 does not qualify. Transfer chemistry must be the chemistry for pre-med majors. Mississippi community college equivalents: CHE 1213/1211; 1214; 1214H.
    source · usm.edu
    “CHE 106: General Chemistry OR CHE 110: Fund. of General, Organic and Biochemistry. **Cannot be CHE 100. From transfer institution, this must be the chemistry for pre-med majors. (CHE 1213/1211; 1214; 1214H).”
    https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
    labrequired
  2. 02
    Anatomy & Physiology IHuman Anatomy and Physiology I · BSC 250Lab is BSC 250L. Mississippi community college equivalents: BIO 2513/2511/2514.
    source · usm.edu
    “BSC 250: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO 2513/2511/2514)”
    https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
    labrequired
  3. 03
    Anatomy & Physiology IIHuman Anatomy and Physiology II · BSC 251Lab is BSC 251L. Mississippi community college equivalents: BIO 2523/2521/2524.
    source · usm.edu
    “BSC 251: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (BIO 2523/2521/2524)”
    https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
    labrequired
  4. 04
    MicrobiologyMicroorganisms in Health and Disease / General Microbiology · BSC 282 / BSC 283Lab is BSC 282L or BSC 283L. Mississippi community college equivalents: BIO 2923/2921 or 2924.
    source · usm.edu
    “BSC 282 or BSC 283: Microorganisms in Health and Disease/Microbiology or General Microbiology (BIO 2923/2921 or 2924)”
    https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
    labrequired
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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GPA and grades

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

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Where can courses be taken?

Community college transfer
Mississippi community college equivalents are listed; the MATT tool checks equivalency
The prerequisite list gives Mississippi community college course numbers alongside USM courses.
source · usm.edu
“The Mississippi Articulation and Transfer Tool (MATT) enables students at Mississippi community colleges to compare current courses against equivalent courses at Southern Miss to learn how those courses meet degree requirements for a specific major.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-admissions/transfers.php · tier 1
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 Southern Miss publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.

Spring and Summer startsDeadline not publishedThe page names Spring and Summer start semesters only. It prints no application dates, deadlines, or years.
source · usm.edu
“Students must first apply and be admitted to The University of Southern Mississippi before applying to a nursing program. Programs begin in the Spring and Summer semesters.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1

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Cost

Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.

Tuition (university-wide undergraduate)
Resident $5,397 per semester ($10,794 per year); nonresident $6,397 per semester ($12,794 per year)
These are general undergraduate rates, not ABSN-specific. Nursing program fees are not published.
source · usm.edu
“Resident Tuition* | $5,397 | $10,794 |”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-admissions/transfers.php · tier 1
USM transfer application fee
$45 nonrefundable (university transfer admission)
This fee is for USM undergraduate transfer admission. Any separate nursing application fee is not stated.
source · usm.edu
“Pay the nonrefundable $45 application fee.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-admissions/transfers.php · tier 1

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Other requirements

What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.

Prior degree
Bachelor's degree in another field
source · usm.edu
“Hold a bachelor’s degree in another field.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
University admission first
Applicants must be admitted to USM before applying to the ABSN
source · usm.edu
“Be admitted to USM before applying to the ABSN pathway.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
Transcripts
Official transcripts and all required application materials
The specific application materials are not listed.
source · usm.edu
“Submit official transcripts and all required application materials.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
USM admission first
Applicants must be admitted to USM before applying to the ABSN pathway.
source · usm.edu
“Be admitted to USM before applying to the ABSN pathway.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
  • For USM transfer admission, send official transcripts from all post-high-school institutions to the Office of Admissions.
    source · usm.edu
    “Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended after high school to the Office of Admissions.”
    https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-admissions/transfers.php · 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.

Format
On campus at Gulf Park
The page does not say whether any didactic coursework is delivered online.
source · usm.edu
“This pathway is offered at our Gulf Park campus.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
Start terms
Spring and Summer
source · usm.edu
“Programs begin in the Spring and Summer semesters.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1
Transfer chemistry level
Chemistry taken elsewhere must be the chemistry for pre-med majors; CHE 100 is not accepted.
source · usm.edu
“From transfer institution, this must be the chemistry for pre-med majors.”
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/nursing.php · tier 1

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Sources

Every page we read for Southern Miss, 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.

Open questions we're still checking
  • Program length in months is not published; only 50 credit hours is stated.
  • No application dates or deadlines are published for the Spring or Summer starts.
  • No minimum GPA, minimum prerequisite grade, entrance exam, course age limit, or attempt policy is published for the ABSN.
  • Prerequisite credit hours are not stated.
  • It is not stated whether the program uses NursingCAS or its own nursing application portal, or whether there is a nursing-specific application fee.
  • ABSN-specific tuition and nursing fees are not published; only general USM undergraduate tuition is shown.
  • The 'ABSN prerequisite requirements' link may contain additional detail that was not provided.
  • Application deadlines and opening dates for the Spring and Summer ABSN cohorts are not published on these pages.
  • No minimum GPA, minimum prerequisite grade, entrance exam, or course age limit is stated for the ABSN.
  • Program length in months is not stated; only 50 credit hours is given.
  • The ABSN application portal and whether the program uses NursingCAS are not stated.
  • The page says students must 'Complete ABSN prerequisite requirements', but the pages do not say whether prerequisites must be finished by application or by program start.
  • Whether ABSN-specific tuition or nursing fees differ from general undergraduate tuition is not stated.

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