UMass Boston

*All application materials must be received by the deadline

Application Requirements

• Official college transcripts from all institutions attended 
  • Bachelor’s degree conferred by application deadline*
    • *Fall applicants with a May graduation date are welcome to apply. Degree conferral must be received by June 1st. All prerequisites must still be completed by the deadline.
  • CED or WES evaluation for foreign coursework
• $60 application fee
• Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) scores are optional
  • If provided, exam results will be included in the application review process
  • If submitting TEAS scores, we recommend a 75 or higher on each section
  • We will accept all of the following TEAS: TEAS at PSI, TEAS at ATI, Remote proctored TEAS
• Two Short Essays
  • 500-Word Essay: UMass Boston's Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences (MCNHS) is committed to advance efforts towards promoting health equity, social justice, and population-based health in our community and beyond by educating health professionals to serve communities as diverse as our students. ​Why are you interested in studying nursing at UMass Boston, an institution committed to advancing health equity?
  • 250-Word Essay: UMass Boston’s Accelerated Nursing program is designed to blend high quality clinical experiences with online didactic learning. Successful students must be flexible, adaptable, and self-directed. Please describe a time when you independently learned a complex task. What was the task? What resources did you utilize to learn it? What did you learn about yourself during this process?
• Two Recommendation Letters
• Accelerated Nursing Prerequisite Form - will be made available in Beacon Gateway upon application submission

Admission Criteria

• Required cumulative GPA of 3.0 (includes all college-level institutions attended)
• Required prerequisite GPA of 3.3

Prerequisite Courses 

• The following courses must be a C or higher: 
  • Intro Sociology or Intro Psychology (3 credits)
  • Statistics (3 credits)
• The following courses must be a C+ or higher:
  • Human Growth & Development (3 credits)
  • Nutrition (3 credits)
• The following courses must be a C+ or higher, include a lab, and be completed within the last 10 years: 
  • Anatomy & Physiology I (4 credits)
  • Anatomy & Physiology II (4 credits)
  • Microbiology (4 credits)

Check out the Accelerated Nursing Prerequisite Guide to confirm your courses fulfill the requirements.

To learn more about the program, sign up for a virtual information session and review our FAQ guide. 

Visit the Manning College of Nursing & Health Sciences for more detailed information about the Accelerated Nursing program.