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Boston Collegeoverall score
Strengths
- Clinical partnerships
- Job market strength
- Graduation rate
Watch-outs
- Tuition affordability
- Online flexibility
Score breakdown
- Job market strength96
- Graduation rate95
- Online flexibility41
- Tuition affordability16
- Clinical partnerships100
The Opportunity Score blends NCLEX pass rate, tuition affordability, graduation outcomes, schedule flexibility, hospital clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Missing inputs are excluded and remaining weights are redistributed proportionally. How we calculate this.
Boston Collegeclinical access
- CSON partners with over 85 clinical sites in the Boston area.
- Clinical placements are coordinated by the Clinical Placement Office.
- CSON has extensive simulation facilities for training.
- A Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Residency is offered in partnership with VA Boston Healthcare System.
Named hospital & health-system partners
- Boston Medical CenterAMC
- Brigham and Women’s HospitalAMC
- Massachusetts General HospitalAMC
- Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteAMC
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Sources: bc.edu, en.wikipedia.org. How we score this
Admissions
Admissions at Boston College
- Here’s what I found from authoritative BC sources regarding nursing program admissions (Undergraduate & Graduate) at Boston College’s Connell School of Nursing (CSON):
- Undergraduate acceptance/admission rate (%)
- → No current, credible listing of an acceptance or admission rate for the CSON undergraduate program was found on BC’s official site or University Catalog.
- Undergraduate minimum GPA requirement
- → Undergraduate students in the Connell School of Nursing are required to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.67 to remain in good standing.
- TEAS or HESI thresholds (Undergraduate or Graduate)
- → No mention of TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) or HESI exam thresholds found in the CSON admissions information or University Catalog.
- Undergraduate prerequisites, waitlist, or additional notes
- → The University Catalog outlines sequenced coursework and clinical progression, but doesn’t specify external prerequisites, competitive waitlists, or the like. It does note that progression requires passing each course in sequence, and that progression or remediation is handled by the Academic Standards Review Committee.
- Graduate programs — Ph.D. Program specifics
- → Minimum GPA: Applicants to the Ph.D. pro
Based on publicly available information. Source
Wages
Massachusetts RN mean wage
Published tuition is in the figures above. This is the mean annual wage for a registered nurse in the school's home state.
$112,610
Salary is the BLS OEWS May 2024 mean annual wage for registered nurses in Massachusetts. Tuition is the school-published program total and excludes fees, books, and living costs.
About
About Boston College
You can choose from a range of degrees delivered in various formats, including hybrid and on-campus options. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence and clinical practice, Boston College prepares you for a successful nursing career.
Format
Schedule and format at Boston College
- The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at CSON is a four‑year, eight‑semester, full‑time, in‑person pre‑licensure program. It does not offer online or hybrid delivery formats, nor part‑time scheduling. Source: “The Bachelor of Science program is designed as a 4‑year, 8‑semester, full‑time program…”
- Coursework includes a mix of theory and clinical experiences scheduled across fall and spring semesters; there is no indication of evening or weekend classes, or asynchronous vs. synchronous delivery—presumably all are in‑person and synchronous. (no explicit source—program schedule only reflects traditional semester structure)
- There is a designated “flexible semester” during junior year (typically fall or spring), allowing students to study abroad or adjust clinical hours; this suggests some scheduling flexibility during that term. Source: “All students will have a flexible semester in their junior year. The flexibility will allow for study abroad…”
- Clinical sequencing in junior and senior years is determined by the Undergraduate Programs Office; no mention of evening/weekend cohorts or multiple start times. Source: “The Undergraduate Program Office will determine the exact clinical sequence for your junior and senior years.”
- No mention of asynchronous vs synchronous delivery features (e.g., online modules) is made in any undergraduate program description.
- Regarding transfer credit
Based on publicly available information. Source
Programs
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BSN (Traditional)
Minimum GPA: 2.7
A maximum of 60 credits will be accepted in transfer.
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