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2015-2016 Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nursing: Generic Track I, B.S.N. - 122.5 units


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Summary of Units:

Prerequisite Course Requirements 28
Lower Division Major Requirements 31.5
Upper Division Major Requirements 33
Required Supporting and Other General Education Requirements including American Institutions 30
Total Units 122.5

Beginning with the 2014-2015 cohort (BS Nursing major only):
1: American Institutions courses are allowed to double count with GE Area D
2. The GE Area B4 requirements has been waived
3. This major is in transition until Fall 2016 when it will become 120 units. Students admitted in 2014 and 2015 cohort should see the Nursing Department for relevant advising forms.

The generic Track I of the nursing program uses the cohort model of class scheduling and requires full time enrollment. Students move as a group through the designated nursing courses in sequence. Courses are designed so that 200 level courses are prerequisite to 300 level nursing courses and so on. The time to complete the baccalaureate degree in nursing is designed for four years of full time study (one year pre nursing + three years nursing, after admission to the program).

Requirements for Admission

Application - Application for the program is a two step process. For incoming freshman apply to the University as a pre-nursing major during the application period (November) the year before intended enrollment. Upon completion of the prerequisite courses (or while the courses are still in progress for the spring semester) apply to the nursing program in February. For transfer students apply to the University during the application period (November) and the nursing program the following February the semester before you wish to be considered for admissions (all prerequisite courses must be either completed or in progress with a grade of C or better).

Prerequisite Courses - Specific Courses are listed in the major below.

Grade Point Average - An overall GPA of 2.0 or greater in the prerequisite nursing courses with no grade lower than a C.

Eligibility - Pre-nursing majors must be accepted to the nursing major to be eligible for the lower division nursing courses.

Insurance/Health Clearance - Students in the nursing program are required to have health insurance, demonstrate a sufficient immunization record consistent with that required of clinical placement in local health care agencies and pass a physical examination.

Students must complete a criminal background check and drug screening prior to clinical placement.

Impaction Status - This status was granted by the CSU Chancellor’s Office and supplemental criteria for admission will be required.

Supplemental Criteria Include - GPA in pre-nursing core course requirements, overall cumulative GPA, English language proficiency, basic math proficiency, proficiency in a second language, previous education or work experience residency in preferred geographic areas and current CI student. High school participation in regional health science or bioscience academy or nursing pipeline program. Supplemental criteria is subject to revision.

Prerequisite Courses – 28 units


Completion of all nursing major prerequisite courses or their equivalents

Required Supporting and Other General Education Requirements - 30 units


3. Psychology - 3 units


Note:


Second baccalaureate Nursing students will not need the courses below:

4. Other GE courses - 12 units


3 units each in C1,C2, and C3A
3
units upper division GE

5. American Institutions - 6 units


 Meets GE D requirements for nursing students

Criteria for Program Continuance


  1. Nursing majors must attain grades of “C” or better in all required nursing and non-nursing courses. Required nursing courses for which the student earns less than a grade of C may be repeated once with instructor consent but only on a space available basis.
  2. Students in the nursing major must maintain good academic standing. Students on academic probation are not permitted to enroll in a nursing course until the probation has been removed.

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