Fairleigh Dickinson University

1000 River Road
H-DH4-02
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666-1914
The Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health
Phone: 
201-692-2890
Contact: 

Elizabeth S. Parietti
minerva_guttman@fdu.edu

Program Director: 

Zoila Paredes
zp_20@fdu.edu

Dean: 

Dr. Minerva Guttman
guttman@fdu.edu

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Description & Objectives

The Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health

Accelerated B.S. in Nursing (ABSN) Program:
An intensive program that enables individuals who already hold a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing the opportunity to enter the profession in a concentrated timeframe.  The goal of the ABSN program is to welcome individuals to the nursing profession by honoring their diverse backgrounds and providing the specific educational courses necessary to become competent, confident professional nurses.

Duration: 
1 year: full-time or 2 years: part-time
Admission Requirements: 

Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0; Completion of prerequisite coursework within the last ten years with a minimum grade of B.

Tuition Requirements: 

$45,000 for program

Success Stories

Passing It On: NCIN Scholars Community Service in Action

With all of the demands students face in an accelerated degree program—classes, clinicals, meetings with mentors and more, all in a compressed time frame—a community service component may seem like too much of an extraneous burden to throw into the mix.