As a prospective international first-year student, you are required to submit all of the following materials in order to be considered for admission:
Completed UMass Boston online admission application
An official high school record, leaving certificate and/or graduation examination results or their notarized copies. All documents in foreign languages must be translated by a certified professional. Records must be sent directly from the institution to be considered official.
Academic recommendation letter (from a school-based counselor and/or teacher)
500-word essay
Test scores
All non-native speakers of English must demonstrate English language proficiency. Students can demonstrate proficiency by submitting the following exams:
TOEFL (79+)
IELTS (6.0+)
SAT (Evidence Based Reading & Writing (ERWS) component of 480+)
ACT (Reading and English component scores totaling 34)
Duolingo English Test (100+)
UMass Boston must receive your official test scores directly from the testing agency. You may request scores be sent to UMass Boston at the time you register for the test. If you have already taken the test, you may request official scores by contacting the College Board, ACT, TOEFL, IETLS or Duolingo directly.
The UMass Boston SAT/TOEFL and IELTS code is 3924 and the ACT code is 1925.
UMass Boston's Accelerated Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (ABS-N) program is designed for people with a bachelor’s degree in another field who want to become a nurse. The online ABS-N program allows you to become a baccalaureate-prepared registered nurse in 12 months. Study with instructors specially trained in online, concept-based learning and experience face-to-face, state-of-the-art simulation and live clinical experiences.
The Pre-licensure Nursing program maintains Full Approval Status from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
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Semester 1:
NU 270 Introduction to the Concepts of Nursing
NU 271 Principles of Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for the Nurse
NU 273 Assessment and Health Promotion
NU 272 Applying Nursing Process
Semester 2:
NU 370 Healthcare Participant
NU 371 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
NU 372 Concepts of Health and Illness I
NU 373 Concepts of Health and Illness II
Semester 3:
NU 470 Professional Nursing Concepts
NU 471 Active and Engaged Nursing Practice
NU 472 Concepts of Health and Illness III
NU 473 Concepts of Health and Illness IV
The Department of Nursing offers students an array of potential careers depending upon their program of study. Students graduating from the traditional and accelerated option baccalaureate nursing programs are prepared as nurse generalists in hospitals and other health care agencies. All baccalaureate graduates, including those completing the RN-BS option, are prepared to pursue graduate education. Master’s degree graduates meet the qualifications to seek certification as clinical nurse specialists or advanced practice nurse practitioners. Graduates of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program are clinical practitioners with the ability to focus on system and population based health needs, while the PhD graduate focuses on cancer care, health policy, and health disparities.
InsuranceFee: 1,999 USD
