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We see you becoming a skilled nurse, ready to provide high-quality healthcare in just 15 months.
Are you ready for a fulfilling career in the high-demand field of nursing? If you already have a bachelor’s degree (or will have one by May) our Accelerated BSN program can prepare you to enter the field of nursing and care for your patients with confidence.
You’ll receive the same exceptional and rigorous training that is the hallmark of the School of Nursing at Cedar Crest, in a 15-month format that allows you to start your career as a nurse more quickly.
Program Delivery
This is a full-time, 54-credit program delivered on our campus in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Cohorts begin the program during the College’s Summer Term, which starts in May each year. The curriculum also includes, at no additional per-credit cost, three graduate-level credits and the option to complete another six graduate credits. This can help students interested in graduate studies seamlessly transition to our Master of Science in Nursing programs, which include Nurse Educator, Nurse Administrator and Nurse Practitioner tracks. All courses are taught by Cedar Crest School of Nursing faculty.
Admission Requirements
The ABSN is open to both female and male students that successfully meet the following requirements:
- Non-nursing bachelor’s degree
- Overall GPA of 3.0
- Interview with nursing program faculty
The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) is waived for the ABSN program.
Required Nursing Prerequisites
Anatomy and Physiology I
Anatomy and Physiology II
Clinical Microbiology
Concepts in Chemistry
Principles of Human Nutrition
Probability and Statistics
Introduction to Psychology
Life-Span Development
Introduction to Sociology
Dive A Little Deeper
Tuition Reduction
Tuition for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs have been reduced beginning in the Fall 2024 semester, making them comparable to similar nursing programs in the Lehigh Valley. Click here to read more about the tuition reductions.
Featured Event
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Upcoming Admissions Events
Cooperative Agreements
Cedar Crest College collaborates with several academic institutions to provide our students with innovative pathways that help them succeed in their chosen fields.
![Cedar Crest Accounting Students in the Classroom](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/acc1-615x456.jpg)
How To Apply
Ready to apply as an undergraduate student?
![Cedar Crest student smiling on campus](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/acc3-615x457.jpg)
Accreditation
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The baccalaureate, master’s, post master’s certificate nursing programs at Cedar Crest College located in Allentown, PA are accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 975-5000 acenursing.org
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the baccalaureate, master’s and post master’s certificate nursing programs is continuing accreditation.
View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website: https://www.acenursing.org/search-programs
Faculty & Staff
Who’s teaching you is as important as the curriculum you choose.
Let’s put a face to some of the names you’ll be seeing on the course listings!
![Wendy J. Robb](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/robb_wendy-308x338.jpg)
Wendy Robb
Dean for the School of Nursing/Professor![Bimpe Adenusi](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/adenusi_bebe-308x338.jpg)
Bimpe Adenusi
Director Nurse Anesthesia Program/Assistant Professor![Sandra Axt](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/axt_sandra-308x338.jpg)
Sandra Axt
Coordinator RN to BSN Program/Senior Instructor![Christine Batchelor](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/batchelor_christine-308x338.jpg)
![Karen Bensinger](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bensinger_karen-308x338.jpg)
![Gail Brown](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/brown_gail-308x338.jpg)
Gail Brown
Clinical Coach and Resource Specialist/Instructor![Deborah Burnett-Olsen](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/burnett-olsen_deborah-308x338.jpg)
Deborah Burnett-Olsen
Assistant Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program/Assistant Professor![Regina Canty](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/canty_regina-308x338.jpg)
![Andrea Castellano](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Andrea_Castellano-308x338.jpg)
![Nancy Crane-Roberts](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/roberts_nancy-308x338.jpg)
Nancy Crane-Roberts
Director of Health Services/Assistant Professor![Amy Droskinis](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/amy_droskinis-308x338.jpg)
![Eileen Fruchtl](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fruchtl_eileen2-308x338.jpg)
Eileen Fruchtl
Director of the Accelerated BSN Program/Senior Instructor![Assistant Professor Staff Headshot](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/themes/cedarcrest2023/images/default-leaf.png)
![Cortney Murphy](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/murphy_cortney-308x338.jpg)
![Mae Ann Pasquale](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pasquale_maeann-308x338.jpg)
![Eddie Russell](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/russell_eddie-308x338.jpg)
![Roxann Wagner](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wagner_roxann-308x338.jpg)
![Teresa A. Wenner](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wenner_teresa-308x338.jpg)
Teresa A. Wenner
Chair of Undergraduate Nursing Programs/Assistant Professor![Catherine M. Zurawski](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/zurawski_catherine2-308x338.jpg)
Catherine Zurawski
Chair of Graduate Nursing Programs/Associate Professor![Stefanie Cecconi](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cecconi_stefanie-308x338.jpg)
Stefanie Cecconi
Scheduling Coordinator Graduate Nursing Programs![Brendan Conway](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Brendan-Conway-Headshot-308x338.jpg)
![Tamara Eddinger](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/eddinger_tamara-308x338.jpg)
![Adam W. Hough](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/hough_adam-308x338.jpg)
![Mackenzie Lewis](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Lewis_Mackenzie-308x338.jpg)
Mackenzie Lewis
Administrative Assistant Undergraduate Nursing Programs![Tricia Ouelette](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ouelette_tricia-308x338.jpg)
Tricia Ouellette
Administrative Assistant Graduate Nursing Programs![Michelle Rieder](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rieder_michelle-308x338.jpg)
Michelle Rieder
Nursing Simulation Operation Specialist![Leslee Schoonover](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/schoonover_leslee-308x338.jpg)
Leslee Schoonover
Scheduling Coordinator Undergraduate Nursing Programs![Tim Sullivan](https://www.cedarcrest.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sullivan_tim-308x338.jpg)
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