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Kickstart your nursing future through our ABSN program.
A degree from our accelerated BSN program opens the door for a rewarding career caring for others. As an ABSN@UST student, you’ll work alongside experienced nursing instructors and professionals and learn skills that will equip you to become a nurse who will change lives for the better.
1The ABSN program at the University of St. Thomas is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
2Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Registered Nurses, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm (visited June 23, 2022).
3Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021, 29-1141 Registered Nurses, at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291141.htm (visited June 23, 2022).
Earn a BSN in 12 months so you can go on to do big things in your career — sooner.
Set the foundation of your nursing education via online courses you can complete anywhere, at any time.
Enroll in a CCNE accredited nursing program1 that combines online and
hands-on curriculum.
Our ABSN program offers:
An Accelerated Path to Nursing Success
With the demand for nurses expected to grow, now is the time to answer your calling and pursue your Bachelor of Science in Nursing through the University of St. Thomas Accelerated BSN (ABSN) program in Houston. If you have existing college credits and the desire to do big things, you can earn your nursing degree in as few as 12 months.
Graduates can become clinical nurse educators, unit supervisors, care coordinators, nurse navigators, clinical instructors and more.
Did You Know?
About 194,500 openings for registered nurses are projected each year, on average, over the decade.2
We offer the ABSN program at our locations in the Houston area. Students may attend the ABSN Site in The Woodlands, Sugar Land or the main campus in Downtown Houston.
Put nursing theory into practice in our state-of-the-art nursing skills and simulation labs and gain meaningful hands-on clinical experience working with some of Houston’s top healthcare providers.
Learn key nursing theory and clinical knowledge from Houston’s premier Catholic university.
The Woodlands ABSN Learning Site
121 Vision Park Blvd, Suite 300
Shenandoah, TX 77384
In addition to holding a minimum of 60 college credits or a non-nursing bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university, to be eligible to start the ABSN program at the University of St Thomas, each student must:
UST Main Campus
3800 Montrose Blvd
Houston, TX 77006
Sugar Land ABSN Learning Site
14090 Southwest Fwy
Sugar Land, TX 77478