How to Apply
August 2023 Cohort
Courses begin in August with students taking their nursing courses with a more traditional class schedule.
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Application Deadline: March 1, 2023
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Program Start Date: August 28, 2023 (Fall semester start)
January 2024 Cohort
The program is delivered in a hybrid model with a mixed delivery system composed of on-ground labs, on-site clinical experiences and both online and on-ground didactic classes.
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Application Deadline: August 1, 2023
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Program start date: January 2, 2024 (January Term start)
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements include:
- Bachelor’s degree: Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university
- GPA: Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (B)
- Completion of prerequisite course work: All prerequisite courses must be taken within the last 5 years with a grade of B- or better and must be completed prior to entering the accelerated track.
- Microbiology with a lab (4 credits total)
- Anatomy & Physiology I with a lab (4 credits total)
- Anatomy & Physiology II with a lab (4 credits total)
- Statistics
Please note that admission is competitive and that meeting the minimum admission standard does not guarantee admission.
Connecticut Health Horizons Grant
Tuition Assistance for Aspiring Nurses
The CT Health Horizon’s grant will allow Quinnipiac to provide $10,000 per student per year in tuition assistance for qualifying accelerated bachelor of science in nursing (ABSN) students with the goal of increasing the number and diversity of students in this program.
Learn more about the ABSN program
Email cthorizonnursing@qu.edu to learn how to apply for tuition assistance
Recruiting and Retaining Faculty Members
Connecticut Health Horizons also promotes a faculty hiring grant that will support faculty levels across Connecticut's educational institutions and clinical sites. Prospective faculty members are encouraged to contact the School of Nursing to learn more about employment opportunities at Quinnipiac.
Email cthorizonnursing@qu.edu to learn more about the faculty hiring grant
Quinnipiac University supports equality of educational and employment opportunity. No person shall be denied admission to any educational program or activity or be denied employment on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnic or national origin.
