ABSN Prerequisite Course Information

For those looking to pursue an accelerated BSN program, Grand Canyon University offers ABSN prerequisites online and on campus. This set of prerequisite courses aims to prepare you with a basis of medical and professional knowledge that can help you gain entry into an ABSN program. Pursuing your GCU ABSN prerequisites online or on campus provides you with the opportunity to work toward your academic and career goals by completing courses in a format that works best for you.

When you complete your ABSN prerequisite courses at GCU, you are gaining more than a comprehensive pre-nursing education. Courses at GCU are instilled with a Christian worldview, emphasizing compassion, respect for ethics and human dignity. While preparing to enter the ABSN program, you will have the opportunity to establish your own connection between your faith and your work in the nursing field.

You will need to complete the following prerequisite courses to be eligible for enrollment into the ABSN program at GCU. If you previously completed some of these courses, they must have been completed within the past seven years for your credits to be eligible for transfer. These courses are:

GCU is an institutionally accredited university, providing academic programs that have been reviewed and certified to meet high educational standards. The baccalaureate degree programs in nursing, the master’s degree programs in nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs and the post-graduate APRN certificate programs at Grand Canyon University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (https://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

For more information on the accreditation of nursing programs and other university approvals, please visit our University Accreditation and Regulations page.

To help you better understand the ABSN prerequisite course process and requirements, read through some of our most frequently asked questions.