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.pdf to confirm your courses fulfill the requirements.

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

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