Herzing University Nashville
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Accelerated BSN Option (Nashville, TN) · Nashville, TN · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
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Prerequisites
The courses Herzing Nashville 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 I for Nurses · SC 154A required program course that can be transferred in or taken at Herzing. Transfers must be within 1 credit hour.
source · herzing.edu
“SC 154 Anatomy and Physiology I for Nurses Semester Credit Hours: 4.00”
credits4min gradeB - 02Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy and Physiology II for Nurses · SC 254Prerequisite for the first nursing courses (NSG 120, 121, 122, 124).
source · herzing.edu
“SC 254 Anatomy and Physiology II for Nurses Semester Credit Hours: 4.00”
credits4min gradeB - 03MicrobiologyMicrobiology · SC 166Prerequisite for the first nursing courses.
source · herzing.edu
“SC 166 Microbiology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00”
credits3min gradeC - 04General ChemistryChemistry · SC 186
source · herzing.edu
“SC 186 Chemistry Semester Credit Hours: 3.00”
credits3min gradeC - 05NutritionPrinciples of Nutrition · SC 150The contact-hour table lists lecture hours only for this course.
source · herzing.edu
“SC 150 Principles of Nutrition Semester Credit Hours: 2.00”
credits2labnomin gradeC - 06StatisticsStatistics · MA 320
source · herzing.edu
“MA 320 Statistics Semester Credit Hours: 3.00”
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Minimum science course grades
B for Anatomy & Physiology I and II; C for Nutrition, Microbiology, Chemistry and Statistics
The general page adds that a B or better is needed for A&P transfer credit.
source · herzing.edu
“The following science courses must be completed with a grade of "B" (80%) or better.”
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Do prerequisites expire?
Attempt limit (A&P I and II)
Two attempts per course for A&P I and II
Stated for Herzing's SC 154 and SC 254. It is unclear whether attempts taken at other schools count.
source · herzing.edu
“Only two attempts are permitted for each course and a student who fails to successfully complete in the maximum attempts is subject to dismissal from the nursing program.”
Course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
2.5
Footnote: students with 18 or more transferable collegiate credits are assessed on collegiate cumulative GPA; otherwise high school GPA is used. The general ABSN page uses a tiered table instead (3.50+ needs no science GPA and no TEAS; 3.00–3.49 needs a 3.00 science GPA or TEAS 66; 2.50+ needs TEAS 66).
source · herzing.edu
“Minimum GPA of 2.5 i”
Science GPA (general ABSN page) Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“3.00 science GPA for applicants with a cumulative GPA of 3.00–3.49 (TEAS 66 accepted instead)” vs “3.00 science GPA for applicants with a 3.00–3.49 cumulative GPA, as an alternative to the TEAS”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam
ATI TEAS, minimum composite 66
On the general ABSN page, TEAS is waived for applicants with a 3.50+ cumulative GPA, or with a 3.00–3.49 GPA plus a 3.00 science GPA.
source · herzing.edu
“Earn a minimum score of 66 on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) from the Assessment Technology Institute (ATI)”
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Where can courses be taken?
Online lab policy 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 Herzing Nashville publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Rolling admissions (next start January 11th)Rolling admissionThe Nashville page says 'NEXT START January 11th' with no year, so no start date is recorded. The general ABSN page shows 'NEXT START November 2nd', also with no year. No application deadlines are published.
source · herzing.edu
“Rolling admissions No application deadlines to worry about. Apply when you’re ready and prepare to get started soon.”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Enrollment fee
Waived
The page says 'enrollment fee'; it may not be the same as an application fee.
source · herzing.edu
“Waived Enrollment Fee”
Tuition 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 an accredited institution (or a foreign equivalent)
A high school diploma or equivalent is also required.
source · herzing.edu
“Have earned a bachelor's degree from a postsecondary institution that is accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or from a foreign college or university recognized as equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree”
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
source · herzing.edu
“Hold a high school diploma or equivalent (Diploma, HSED, or GED)”
- A background check is completed in the Clinical Readiness Course.
source · herzing.edu
“Nursing students are required to complete a background check in the Clinical Readiness Course.”
- A drug screen is completed during the Clinical Readiness Module.
source · herzing.edu
“Students will have initial drug screening procedures that will occur during the Clinical Readiness Module.”
- Immunization history, annual TB testing and CPR certification are required for clinicals.
source · herzing.edu
“Verification of immunization history is required for all students admitted to the above-listed programs in accordance with programmatic requirements.”
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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 nursing core; general education online
source · herzing.edu
“Online general education classes + core nursing classes at our campus in Nashville, TN”
Next start
January 11th (year not stated)
Herzing runs three semesters per year, but the start terms specific to the Nashville ABSN are not listed.
source · herzing.edu
“NEXT START January 11th”
Transfer credit
Up to 90 approved credits; at least 35 block-transfer credits from the prior bachelor's degree
source · herzing.edu
“Transfer up to 90 approved credits”
Dual-credit MSN courses
12 graduate credits are built into the program
Students may request the corresponding undergraduate course instead.
source · herzing.edu
“Undergraduate students in the Accelerated BSN program will be assigned to take 12.00 semester credit hours of graduate courses.”
Alternative pathway
Associate in General Studies - Pre-Nursing for applicants who miss the GPA or TEAS requirements
source · herzing.edu
“If you do not meet the GPA or TEAS requirements, you may be eligible for our Associate in General Studies - Pre-Nursing program as an alternative pathway.”
Dual graduate credit
12 semester credits of MSN-level courses included
Students may request the corresponding undergraduate course instead.
source · herzing.edu
“Undergraduate students in the Accelerated BSN program will be assigned to take 12.00 semester credit hours of graduate courses.”
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Sources
Every page we read for Herzing Nashville, 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 (ABSN) Nursing Program Optiontier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Accelerated RN to MSN Online Program Options (ADN to MSN)tier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Accelerated Study - Online & On-Campus Optionstier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 14, 2026
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- https://www.herzing.edu/sites/default/files/2026-01/SICCED09255468.HU_.Prelicensure_Program_Student_Handbook%20%281%29.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 14, 2026PDF text truncated (38 pages)
- https://www.herzing.edu/sites/default/files/2026-09/SICCED12255625.HU_.SON_Pre-Licensure_Preceptor_Handbook.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Academic Catalogstier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Tuition & Financial Aidtier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Accelerated BSN Program Option - Nashville, TNtier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- https://www.herzing.edu/sites/default/files/2024-05/20240603_absn_coursesheet.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 14, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- The Nashville page requires a 2.5 GPA plus TEAS 66 for everyone, while the general ABSN page uses a tiered GPA/TEAS/science-GPA table. Which applies at Nashville?
- The Nashville page's GPA footnote mentions using high school GPA for applicants with fewer than 18 transferable credits, which seems odd for a second-degree program. Is this boilerplate?
- No year is given for the next start (January 11th), and start terms are not listed.
- Course age limits, online lab acceptance, pass/fail and CLEP policies are not published.
- Tuition is not published; the page refers applicants to the tuition wizard.
- It is unclear whether the two-attempt limit for A&P counts attempts taken at other institutions.
- The Nashville page requires a 2.5 GPA plus TEAS 66 for everyone, while the national ABSN page waives the TEAS for higher-GPA applicants. Which applies in Nashville?
- Must the science courses (A&P, Micro, Chemistry, Nutrition, Statistics) be completed before admission, or can they be taken at Herzing after enrolling? The 24-month track suggests they can be taken in-program.
- Use of NursingCAS, an application fee, and tuition are not published.
- No course age limit, online lab policy, pass/fail policy, or credit-by-exam policy is published.
- The year of the January 11th start is not printed.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on science_gpa: 3.00 science GPA for applicants with a cumulative GPA of 3.00–3.49 (TEAS 66 accepted instead) | 3.00 science GPA for applicants with a 3.00–3.49 cumulative GPA, as an alternative to the TEAS.
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