University of Oklahoma
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) · Oklahoma City, OK · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses University of Oklahoma says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01General ChemistryChemistry with Lab4-5 credit hours.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Chemistry with Lab 3 4-5”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 02MicrobiologyMicrobiology with Lab4-5 credit hours.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Microbiology with Lab 3 4-5”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 03Anatomy & Physiology IHuman Anatomy and Physiology I with a LabAlternative to standalone Human Anatomy. The two pathways cannot be mixed.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Human Anatomy and Physiology I with a Lab (4-5 hours) AND”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 04Anatomy & Physiology IIHuman Anatomy and Physiology II with a LabAlternative to standalone Human Physiology. The two pathways cannot be mixed.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Human Anatomy and Physiology II with a Lab (4-5 hours) 4”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 05Anatomy (standalone)Human Anatomy with a LabMust be paired with standalone Human Physiology.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Human Anatomy with a Lab (4-5 hours) AND”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 06Physiology (standalone)Human Physiology with a LabMust be paired with standalone Human Anatomy.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Human Physiology with a Lab (4-5 hours) 4”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 07OtherForeign Language0-6 hours. Satisfied by two college semesters of the same language, two high-school years of the same language (high school transcript required), or an equivalent assessment. It is listed under General Education, which a bachelor's degree automatically fulfills.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Foreign language requirement, if taken in high school, coursework must be a passing grade; if taken in college, student must earn a grade of C or higher”
labnomin gradeC
Minimum prerequisite grade Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“C (a C-minus does not count)” vs “C (C-minus not accepted)”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
Prerequisites completed at application Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“30 of the 60 prerequisite hours, and at least 3 of the 4 required sciences” vs “At least 3 of the 4 required sciences and 30 prerequisite hours must be done before applying”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
Attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
2.5 at application and at enrollment
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application and enrollment”
Minimum science GPA
2.5 at application and at enrollment; every attempt of the four required sciences counts
Each attempt of any of the four required science courses taken will be calculated into the science GPA.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Minimum science grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application and enrollment”
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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 labs Not published. Confirm with the school.
Pass/fail courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
Credit by exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles University of Oklahoma publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Summer startDeadline not publishedSummer start at both the Oklahoma City and Tulsa sites. The program page links to an 'Application Deadlines' section, but no application dates appear in the provided text.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“The Accelerated BSN pathway admits students once a year in the Summer and offers only full-time enrollment. The program is designed to be completed in 12 months, beginning in Summer and concluding the following May.”
Application system
NursingCAS
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Please use a personal email address when setting up your NursingCAS account.”
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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.
Application fee Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
Bachelor's degree from a U.S. regionally accredited institution, earned before enrollment
International degrees need an official credential evaluation (such as WES or ECE).
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Prior to enrollment, a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution is required to be earned by the enrollment deadlines set by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences.”
Psychology (recommended)
Psychology is recommended for the social science requirement
Recommended for those planning graduate nursing study.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“1 Psychology is highly recommended for pursuing nursing graduate coursework.”
Statistics (recommended)
Statistics is recommended for the mathematics requirement
Recommended for those planning graduate nursing study.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“2 Statistics is highly recommended for pursuing nursing graduate coursework.”
- You must meet the technical standards (observation, communication, motor, intellectual, emotional/behavioral, ethical/legal), with or without accommodation.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“A student for admission, retention, progression, or graduation must be able to demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodation, as defined in Section III, Accommodation, the following academic and non-academic abilities and characteristics defined as “technical standards” in six core areas:”
- You must disclose criminal offenses or disciplinary actions before matriculation.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“As such, students for admission must strictly comply with College of Nursing admissions/compliance instructions on reporting criminal offenses or disciplinary action taken against them prior to matriculation.”
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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.
Delivery format
In person
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Accelerated format, 12 months, in-person modality”
Start term
Summer, once a year
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“The Accelerated BSN pathway admits students once a year in the Summer and offers only full-time enrollment.”
General Education waiver
All General Education requirements are satisfied by a bachelor's degree
The policy covers domestic and international degrees. International degrees require a credential evaluation confirming the bachelor's degree.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“Students who have earned a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university will have all General Education requirements automatically fulfilled.”
Admission decisions
Every applicant who meets the undergraduate criteria is accepted; decisions cannot be appealed
An applicant is not entitled to appeal the College’s undergraduate admission decision.
source · nursing.ouhsc.edu
“The OU College of Nursing accepts all applicants who satisfy the undergraduate admission criteria.”
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Sources
Every page we read for University of Oklahoma, 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 BSN | OU Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursingtier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Admissions & Financial Aid - OU CONtier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Admission Decisionstier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://nursing.ouhsc.edu/Portals/1303a/Assets/Documents/TechnicalStandards%20Policy%20CON%20Website%207%2017%2026.pdf?ver=xsVZX7smdc3c42fMZxDsMg%3d%3dtier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
- BSN Prerequisitestier 1 · prereqs · checked Oct 15, 2026
- FAQ - OU CONtier 2 · faq · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Student Handbookstier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Financial Servicestier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 15, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- No application open dates or deadlines appear in the provided pages; the 'Application Deadlines' section was linked but not included.
- How site placement between Oklahoma City and Tulsa is determined is not described in the provided text.
- Tuition, the application fee, and any entrance exam are not stated.
- The page notes that a new 2026-27 catalog is coming soon, so requirements may change.
- Application open and deadline dates are not on the provided pages; the 'Application Deadlines' page linked from the program page was not supplied.
- Tuition and the application fee are not published on the provided pages.
- Does a prior bachelor's degree waive the foreign language requirement, which the program page lists separately from General Education?
- The program page says a new 2026–27 catalog is 'coming soon', so requirements may change.
- The pages give no policy on course age limits, online labs, pass/fail grades, or entrance exams.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on min_prereq_grade: C (a C-minus does not count) | C (C-minus not accepted).
- Two readings of the page disagreed on partial_completion: 30 of the 60 prerequisite hours, and at least 3 of the 4 required sciences | At least 3 of the 4 required sciences and 30 prerequisite hours must be done before applying.
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