Accelerated BSN · Tennessee

Tennessee Technological University

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)/2nd Degree Program · Cookeville, TN · school's own site

ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Next application deadline
October 31 each year
next: Oct 31, 2026 · Maymester start
source · tntech.edu
“Applications Due : October 31st, for the following Maymester”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
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Program length
15 months
Format
In personFull-time on campus, including summers
Start
Not published
Admission GPA
Not published
Entrance exam
HESI A2 required
Prereqs expire after
10 yearsWithin the past 10 years

Prerequisites

The courses Tennessee Tech 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 ChemistryChemistryMust be finished within the past 10 years, by program start. CHEM 1210 is the handbook's traditional-track course.
    source · tntech.edu
    “Chemistry”
    https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
    min gradeC
  2. 02
    Anatomy & Physiology IAnatomy and Physiology IMust be finished within the past 10 years, by program start.
    source · tntech.edu
    “Anatomy and Physiology I and II”
    https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
    min gradeC
  3. 03
    Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy and Physiology IIMust be finished within the past 10 years, by program start.
    source · tntech.edu
    “Anatomy and Physiology I and II”
    https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
    min gradeC
  4. 04
    MicrobiologyMicrobiologyMust be finished within the past 10 years, by program start.
    source · tntech.edu
    “Microbiology”
    https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
    min gradeC
  5. 05
    History / GovernmentAmerican HistoryConditional: required only if it was not part of your previous degree or high school course content.
    source · tntech.edu
    “American History may also required if it was not part of your previous degree or high school course content.”
    https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
Minimum science prerequisite grade
C or better
source · tntech.edu
“Science courses must have been completed within the past 10 years, with a grade of C or better.”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
Prerequisites in progress Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“Allowed; you need a plan to finish the science courses before program start” vs “Science courses may be in progress at application. They must be complete before the program starts.”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Do prerequisites expire?

Science course age limit
Within the past 10 years
The page does not give a reference date.
source · tntech.edu
“Science courses must have been completed within the past 10 years, with a grade of C or better.”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
Attempt limits 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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Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?

Entrance exam
HESI A2 required
No minimum score is published. Program testing dates are held in September and October.
source · tntech.edu
“We review your overall academic record, your performance in science coursework, and your score on the HESI A2 admission exam.”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1

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Where can courses be taken?

Online labs 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 Tennessee Tech publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.

Maymester startDue October 31 each yearnext Oct 31, 2026No year printed. The page also says applications are open year-round. HESI A2 testing for this program is held in September and October and must happen before the deadline. Science prerequisites must be finished before the May program start; no exact start date is printed.
source · tntech.edu
“Applications Due : October 31st, for the following Maymester”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
NursingCAS Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Cost

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

Tuition
Flat-rate tuition. Full-time in-state tuition and mandatory fees are an estimated $6,298 per semester; out-of-state is $8,398.
These are general undergraduate estimates for new freshmen and transfers, not ABSN-specific. Any nursing-specific fees are not published.
source · tntech.edu
“Tennessee Tech uses a flat rate tuition model - you'll only pay tuition for up to 12 hours per semester, so any hours you add past 12 are free!”
https://www.tntech.edu/financialaid/payingforcollege.php · tier 1

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Other requirements

What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.

Prior degree
Completed bachelor's degree in any field
source · tntech.edu
“You will need a completed bachelor's degree in any field, plus any of our science prerequisites you have not already taken.”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
Licensure outside Tennessee
Licensure eligibility outside Tennessee is not guaranteed
source · tntech.edu
“The Whitson-Hester College of Nursing cannot guarantee licensure eligibility outside the state of Tennessee.”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.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
Full-time on campus, including summers
source · tntech.edu
“Format : Full-time on campus, including summers”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
Competitiveness / work
Small, competitive cohorts; outside work is difficult to sustain
source · tntech.edu
“Cohorts are small, admission is competitive, and most students find that outside work is difficult to sustain alongside the clinical schedule.”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
Credit hours per semester
16, 15, 15 and 17 credit hours across the four semesters
source · tntech.edu
“What the 15 Months Look Like Summer 1, beginning in Maymester : 16 credit hours Fall : 15 credit hours Spring: 15 credit hours Summer 2, ending in late July/early August: 17 credit hours”
https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/2nd-bsn-program.php · tier 1
Start term Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“Each Maymester (May)” vs “Maymester (summer) each year”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Sources

Every page we read for Tennessee Tech, 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.

  1. Accelerated 2nd-Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
    tier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
  2. https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/pdf/bsn-program/2nd-bsn-flyer.pdf
    tier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
  3. Undergraduate Admissions
    tier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
  4. Undergraduate Admissions - Inquiry
    tier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 15, 2026
  5. Policy Central
    tier 3 · policy · checked Oct 15, 2026
  6. Paying for College
    tier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 15, 2026
  7. Whitson-Hester College of Nursing - Handbooks
    tier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
  8. https://www.tntech.edu/nursing/pdf/bsn-program/whson-bsn-student-handbook.pdf
    tier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026
    PDF text truncated (73 pages)
Open questions we're still checking
  • The handbook's Accelerated BSN Program Admission and Progression section (p.32) is not in the provided text; it may hold ABSN GPA, attempt or failure rules.
  • No minimum GPA or HESI A2 score is published for the ABSN.
  • The How to Apply page was not provided, so the application route (NursingCAS or not) and any application fee are unknown.
  • No ABSN-specific tuition is given; the university flat-rate figures are labeled for new freshmen and transfers.
  • The chemistry requirement is unspecified (which course, number of credits, whether a lab is required).
  • The ABSN program flyer PDF contained no readable text.
  • The handbook lists an 'Accelerated BSN Program Admission and Progression' section (p. 32), but that section was not in the provided text, so any GPA, attempt, or other ABSN-specific rules there were not captured.
  • The pages publish no minimum GPA, HESI A2 minimum score, application fee, or credit hours for the prerequisites.
  • The specific chemistry course required (e.g., general, organic or biochemistry) is not stated.
  • Two readings of the page disagreed on start_terms: Each Maymester (May) | Maymester (summer) each year.
  • Two readings of the page disagreed on partial_completion: Allowed; you need a plan to finish the science courses before program start | Science courses may be in progress at application. They must be complete before the program starts..

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