Second Degree Accelerated Nursing (Express & Flex Track) Programs
Second Degree Accelerated Nursing Programs
The Second Degree Accelerated BSN track is designed for college graduates with a bachelor's degree in another discipline who wish to embark on a career in Nursing. Students may choose to enroll in a 14-Month Express Track or a 23-Month Flex Track.
The Office of Financial Assistance is here to support you in identifying a financing plan that will work best for you as you navigate this exciting career change!
- Complete the FAFSA at studentaid.gov
- Villanova School Code: 003388
When your FAFSA is processed by the Department of Education, you may be selected for additional review. The additional documents will be submitted to the Office of Financial Assistance, and we will notify you via e-mail if additional information or action is required.
NOTE: Please do not complete a CSS Profile® as the Second Degree Accelerated Nursing Programs do not qualify for the institutional need-based Villanova Grant. Limited institutional scholarship opportunities are available through the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. For more information regarding both institutional and outside scholarship opportunities, please visit their Funding Opportunities Webpage.
Since the Second Degree Accelerated Nursing Programs are a Second bachelor’s degree program, students are not eligible for any federal or state grant funding. Eligible students will be reviewed for the Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans.
Students in the Second Degree Accelerated Nursing Program enter the program at either Junior or Senior-level status based on the number of credits accepted during the Transfer Credit Evaluation. In accordance with the federal guidelines, federal loan funds are set to disburse equally amongst the semesters that comprise the Standard Academic Year.
The summer semester is the beginning of the academic year at Villanova. During academic years in which the student is enrolled at least half-time in the summer semester, Villanova University utilizes the Borrower-Based Academic Year so that students can maximize their Federal Direct Loan borrowing.
Students may need to utilize another form of funding beyond Direct Loans to meet both their direct and indirect costs during the year and there are several options to consider.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, students in the Second Degree Accelerated Nursing Programs DO NOT complete the CSS Profile.
Other undergraduate (junior or senior year).
Yes, students who will be living off campus (not with a parent or relative), have a housing and food allocation included in their Cost of Attendance, which allows students to apply for financial assistance to cover their rent/mortgage, living expenses, and food. When the student’s total financial assistance exceeds the charges on their bill, this is known as a “credit balance” that a student can request to be issued to them by the Bursar’s Office via a refund so that the student can cover their off-campus housing expenses.
Limited institutional scholarship opportunities are available through the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. For more information regarding both institutional and outside scholarship opportunities, please visit their Funding Opportunities Webpage. The College of Nursing would determine the amount of funding you may be eligible to receive and for which semesters the scholarship would be applied.
A transfer credit evaluation is a review of your academic transcripts by the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. Before your Federal Direct Loans can be certified, your transfer credit evaluation must be completed, as the amount of loan funding a student may receive is based upon their college grade level. For more questions regarding the transfer credit evaluation, please contact the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing.
Unfortunately, no. The Federal Pell Grant is unavailable for students pursuing a second bachelor’s degree.