Seton Hall University
Second Degree Accelerated B.S.N. · Nutley, NJ · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
Activelast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Seton Hall 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 IHuman Anatomy and Physiology I with labA&P I and II with labs are listed together as 8 credits. Starred: C+ or better and completed within the last 5 years.
source · shu.edu
“Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II with labs* | 8”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+ - 02Anatomy & Physiology IIHuman Anatomy and Physiology II with labA&P I and II with labs are listed together as 8 credits. Starred: C+ or better and completed within the last 5 years.
source · shu.edu
“Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II with labs* | 8”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+ - 03Organic ChemistryOrganic Chemistry with labStarred: within the last 5 years. The catalog calls it "Organic-Biochemistry".
source · shu.edu
“Organic Chemistry with lab* | 4”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+ - 04MicrobiologyMicrobiology with labStarred: within the last 5 years.
source · shu.edu
“Microbiology with lab* | 4”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC+ - 05StatisticsStatisticsNot starred; no age limit stated. The C minimum is from the catalog.
source · shu.edu
“Statistics | 3”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 06NutritionNutritionStarred: within the last 5 years.
source · shu.edu
“Nutrition* | 2”
credits2labnomin gradeC+ - 07Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologyNot starred; no age limit stated. The C minimum is from the catalog.
source · shu.edu
“Developmental Psychology | 3”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 08EthicsEthicsNot starred; no age limit stated. The C minimum is from the catalog.
source · shu.edu
“Ethics | 3”
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Minimum grades
C+ in the starred courses (A&P I and II, Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, Nutrition); C in Statistics, Developmental Psychology and Ethics (catalog)
The admission page gives no grade for the unstarred courses; the C minimum comes from the catalog and is not contradicted.
source 1 · shu.edu
“*Grades for these courses must be a C+ or better and must have been completed within the last 5 years.”
source 2 · catalog.shu.edu
“Statistics, Developmental Psychology, and Ethics (with a grade of C or higher)”
Prerequisites at application
All prerequisites must be completed prior to admission; no in-progress allowance is stated
The catalog says "prior to starting the program".
source · shu.edu
“Students must have completed the following program pre-requisites prior to admission:”
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course age limit
Starred courses (A&P I and II, Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, Nutrition) within the last 5 years; no limit stated for Statistics, Developmental Psychology or Ethics
The page does not say what the 5 years are counted from; the catalog phrases it as "taken within 5 years of admission".
source · shu.edu
“*Grades for these courses must be a C+ or better and must have been completed within the last 5 years.”
Course attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
3.0 on a 4.0 scale over all college/university courses completed before admission
The catalog agrees. No provisional band.
source · shu.edu
“Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on all college/university courses completed prior to admission;”
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school. Only per-course minimum grades are stated.
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam Not published. Confirm with the school. No TEAS or HESI on the admission requirements page, program page or catalog.
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Where can courses be taken?
Online labs Not published. Confirm with the school. Labs are required for A&P, Organic Chemistry and Microbiology; nothing is said about online labs.
Where prerequisites can be taken Not published. Confirm with the school. The degree must be from an accredited institution (or WES evaluation); nothing is said about where prerequisites may be taken.
Pass/fail grades Not published. Confirm with the school.
AP / CLEP credit Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Seton Hall publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 startsDeadline not publishedThe program page says 2027 applications are being accepted, but no 2027 deadlines are printed anywhere. The admission requirements page still lists only 2026-start dates.
source · shu.edu
“Accepting applications for Spring and Fall 2027 start dates.”
Fall cohort (recurring, admissions office page) · Freehold, N.J.Due April 1 each yearnext Apr 1, 2027 · starts April 1This comes from the general undergraduate admissions page and conflicts with the nursing page's May 1, 2026 deadline.
source · shu.edu
“Fall start date (offered in Freehold only): April 1”
Spring cohort (recurring, admissions office page) · Freehold or Nutley, N.J.Due September 1 each yearnext Sep 1, 2027 · starts September 1This comes from the general undergraduate admissions page and conflicts with the nursing page's extended November 30, 2025 deadline.
source · shu.edu
“Spring start date: (offered in Freehold or Nutley): September 1”
Application
NursingCAS
source · shu.edu
“You can find the application on www.NursingCAS.org”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Tuition Not published. Confirm with the school. No ABSN-specific tuition or program total is published. The program page links to the bursar's general sheet, which lists the Academic Year 2027 (Fall 2026 to Summer 2027) full-time undergraduate flat rate of $26,920 per semester for 12 to 18 credits, plus $1,645 per credit over 18. ABSN semesters are 19, 18, 13 and 12 credits, so whether the flat rate applies (and the surcharge in semester 1) is not stated.
source · shu.edu
“Full-time Undergraduate Tuition (12 - 18 credits) | (a) | $26,920 - Flat Rate* | Per semester (* $1,645 per additional credit over 18 credits)”
Application fee Not published. Confirm with the school. Applications go through NursingCAS; NursingCAS's fee is not stated on Seton Hall's pages.
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, or a WES evaluation (or equivalent)
source · shu.edu
“A minimum of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or WES evaluation (or equivalent);”
Personal statement
A personal statement/essay about why you want to become a nurse, 500 words or less
source · shu.edu
“A personal statement/essay about why you want to become a nurse (500 words or less)”
Letters of recommendation
Two letters of recommendation; a current resume is highly suggested but not required
source 1 · shu.edu
“Two letters of recommendation”
source 2 · shu.edu
“A current resume (not required, but highly suggested)”
- TOEFL for ESL applicants within the past 5 years unless degreed from a U.S. accredited institution: total 84 with reading 22, listening 22, speaking 26, writing 24
source · shu.edu
“All ESL applicants to the accelerated 2nd degree program must have taken the TOEFL within the past 5 years unless degreed from a U.S. accredited college or university. Any applicant must achieve a total score of at least 84, along with a minimum reading section score of at least 22, listening score of at least 22, speaking section score of at least 26, and writing section score of at least 24;”
- Before clinical courses: immunizations, medical history, liability insurance, criminal background check and AHA BLS for Healthcare Professionals CPR
source · shu.edu
“Prior to enrollment in clinical courses, accepted students must complete Joint Commission and OSHA requirements for immunization, medical history, liability insurance, criminal background check and competencies including the American Heart Association Certification course for CPR (BLS for Healthcare Professionals).”
- Progression: at least a C+ in every ABSN course each semester before continuing
source · catalog.shu.edu
“Students are expected to follow the ABSN course sequence and must successfully complete all courses in a semester with at least a C+ prior to taking courses in the next semester.”
Interview 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.
Start
Spring (Freehold and Nutley) and Fall (Freehold only)
source · shu.edu
“We offer the program at our Freehold, N.J., location (Fall and Spring) and on our Interprofessional Health Sciences campus in Nutley, N.J. (Spring start only).”
Format Not published. Confirm with the school. The pages describe a cohort model at two physical locations with clinical, simulation and skills labs, but do not say whether delivery is on campus or hybrid.
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Sources
Every page we read for Seton Hall, 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 Accelerated BSN admission requirementstier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 9, 2026Deadline section still shows Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 dates; stale relative to the program page.
- Second Degree Accelerated BSN program pagetier 1 · program page · checked Oct 9, 2026
- University catalog 2026-2027: Second Degree Accelerated BSNtier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 9, 2026
- Bursar: tuition and fees (general undergraduate rates)tier 3 · tuition · checked Oct 9, 2026No ABSN-specific line.
- Second Degree - Seton Hall Universitytier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- The admission requirements page still prints Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 deadlines while the program page says applications are open for Spring and Fall 2027; no 2027 deadlines are posted.
- The 5-year limit on starred courses does not say what it is counted from (the catalog says "of admission"); we count from the date you apply.
- "Prior to admission" for prerequisite completion is encoded as by the application deadline; the catalog says "prior to starting the program".
- ABSN-specific tuition is not published; the bursar page gives only general undergraduate rates.
- Delivery format (on campus versus hybrid) is not stated.
- The admission page lists Organic Chemistry; the catalog lists Organic-Biochemistry, likely the same requirement.
- No entrance exam, attempt limit, online-lab, community-college, pass/fail or AP/CLEP policy is published.
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