Earn your BS in Nursing and become an RN in just 16 months for those holding a bachelor's in a non-nursing field.

The Accelerated 16 Month Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Regis is designed to prepare college graduates with a non-nursing baccalaureate degree to sit for the Registered Nurse license examination. Students in this program are eligible to sit for the NCLEX after 16 months.

Prerequisite Requirements

The bachelor's is earned at Regis over 12 courses totaling 60 credits. Prerequisite courses may be completed at Regis or any accredited two or four-year institutions. All prerequisites must be completed prior to program start:

CourseCreditsMust have been completed:
BI 105 Anatomy and Physiology I w/Lab4Within the past seven years from intended start date
BI 106 Anatomy and Physiology II w/Lab4Within the past seven years from intended start date
BI 108 Microbiology w/Lab4Within the past seven years from intended start date
CH 105 Chemistry I A4Within the past 10 years from intended start date
CH 105 Chemistry II A4Within the past 10 years from intended start date
MA 210 Statistics3No limit
PS 233 Human Development (or equivalent)3No limit
  1. We offer a combined four-credit chemistry course at Regis (CH 105 Introduction Chemistry/Lab) that counts for both Chemistry prerequisites if you have not met this requirement.

We strongly encourage applicants to complete four of the seven prerequisite courses (preferably the physical sciences with labs) in order to be reviewed for admission. All prerequisites must be completed with a B- or above before the start of the program.

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Curriculum

Nursing students are required to meet with their nursing advisor at least once each semester to review their individualized curriculum plan and monitor their academic progress. Students must earn a grade of B- or higher in all nursing courses to successfully progress through the program.

Students who begin the program in the fall semester are expected to complete the program in December, while those who begin in the spring semester are expected to complete the program in May.