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Please review the first-year and transfer apply pages for important information about application requirements, deadlines, and application status check.

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Financing Your Education

Become a Beacon and pursue your passion in UMass Boston’s diverse, supportive environment. Many students across our 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs receive financial aid—providing access to an education that’s exceptional and affordable. Click below to learn more about financial aid opportunities and deadlines.

Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process

Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

Early action deadline: November 1; Regular Decision Deadline: June 15

Financing Your Education

Become a Beacon and pursue your passion in UMass Boston’s diverse, supportive environment. Many students across our 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs receive financial aid—providing access to an education that’s exceptional and affordable. Click below to learn more about financial aid opportunities and deadlines.

Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process 

Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

For additional information regarding tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar’s Office or send an email to Bursar@umb.edu.

Course Requirements

Nutrition Course (3 Credits)

• EHS 150 - Introduction to Nutrition 3 Credit(s)

or

• BIOL 108 - Introduction to Nutrition3 Credit(s)

Anatomy & Physiology (8 Credits)

• BIOL 207 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 208 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit(s)

Microbiology (4 Credits)

• BIOL 209 - Medical Microbiology 4 Credit(s)

or

• BIOL 334 - Microbiology 4 Credit(s)

Chemistry (4 to 5 Credits)

Take one laboratory chemistry course or lecture and lab pair from below.

• CHEM 130 - Physiological Chemistry 4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 115 - Chemical Principles I Lecture 3 Credit(s)

and

• CHEM 117 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
• CHEM 116 - Chemical Principles II Lecture 3 Credit(s)

and

• CHEM 118 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)

Nursing Core (70 Credits)

• HLTH 201 - Pathophysiology 3 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 220 - Health Assessment 4 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 226 - Introduction to Nursing Practice 6 Credit(s)
• HLTH 230 - Life Span Growth and Development 3 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 310 - Adult Health Nursing 9 Credit(s)
• HLTH 314 - Pharmacology 3 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 320 - Research 3 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 332 - Legal, Ethical and Health Policy Issues in Nursing 3 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 335 - Maternity and Women's Health Nursing 6 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 345 - Mental Health Nursing 6 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 430 - Nursing in the Community 6 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 435 - Nursing Care of Children 6 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 455 - Nursing Synthesis and Capstone 9 Credit(s)
• NURSNG 456 - Leadership and Professional Practice Accelerated Option 3 Credit(s)

For more information on curriculum, including course descriptions and degree requirements, visit the Academic Catalog.

• Demonstrate competence & clinical judgement in prioritizing person-centered, culturally sensitive care delivered with a focus on health equity.
• Integrate best evidence into nursing practice to coordinate and manage health care for individuals, families, communities, and populations across the life span.
• Analyze effective communication, teamwork, and collaboration strategies to address the concerns of diverse populations within complex healthcare systems.
• Apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes of promoting wellness and managing illness and chronic conditions to advance health equity and enhance population health in local and transcultural communities.
• Create a culture of quality and safety within complex healthcare systems to achieve optimal health outcomes across the lifespan for diverse populations.
• Integrate informatics and technology into contemporary professional nursing practice to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Utilize current ethical and legal standards and health care policies to guide nursing practice and improve healthcare outcomes.
• Demonstrate professionalism and leadership in contemporary nursing practice.

Prospective Undergraduate students should direct all inquiries to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

• 2024 NCLEX Performance
• TBSN Annual Pass Rate: 90.82%
• Number of Graduates 2024: 189