Nursing: RN to BSN Track II, B.S.N.

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(120-138 units)

Prerequisites	28
Blanket Transfer from Community College	36-38
Upper Division Major	34
Preparatory	6-11
Required Supporting and Upper Division GE	9
Other GE or GE certification	1-12
American Institutions	6
TOTAL	120-138 units

Requirements for Admission

Application — Apply to both the University and the Nursing Program.

Prerequisite Courses — Specific courses listed in the major below

License — Have or be eligible to acquire a valid California RN license.

Degree — Be a graduate of a BRN approved pre-licensure degree program from an accredited educational institution.

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. Criminal background check and drug screening must be completed before clinical placement.

Grade Point Average — The minimum grade in every prenursing prerequisite course is a C.

Prerequisite Courses - 28 units

BIOL 210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Units: 4
BIOL 211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Units: 4
BIOL 217 - Medical Microbiology Units: 4
CHEM 110 - Chemistry of Life Units: 4
or
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I Units: 4
COMM 101 - Public Speaking Units: 3
ENGL 105 - Composition and Rhetoric I Units: 3
or
ENGL 106 - Composition and Rhetoric II - Service Learning Units: 3
BIOL 203 - Quantitative Methods for Biology Units: 3
or
MATH 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as PSY 202) Units: 3
Completion of Critical Thinking Requirement, GE A3 Units: 3

Upper Division Major Requirements - 34 units

NRS 306 - Pathophysiology Units: 3
NRS 310 - Professional Role Transition for the Transfer Student Units: 3
NRS 311 - Professional Role Transition Seminar for the Registered Nurse Units: 2
NRS 350 - Nursing Research Units: 3
NRS 352 - Health Promotion and Patient Education Strategies Units: 3
NRS 401 - Advanced Clinical Assessment Lab Units: 2
NRS 420 - Nursing Care of the Complex Client Across the Continuum Units: 3
NRS 421 - Nursing Care of the Complex Client Across the Continuum Laboratory Units: 3
NRS 452 - Community Health Nursing Units: 3
NRS 453 - Community Health Nursing Lab Units: 3
NRS 460 - Nursing Leadership and Professional Issues Units: 3
NRS 461 - Nursing Leadership Laboratory Units: 3

Preparatory Coursework - 6-11 units

1. Nutrition - 0-2 units*

NRS 260 - Nutrition for Therapeutics and Health Units: 2 *

2. Social Perspectives - 3 units

ANTH 102 - Cultural Anthropology Units: 3
or
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology Units: 3

3. Psychology - 6 units

PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology Units: 3
PSY 213 - Developmental Psychology Units: 3 *
or
Any GE D or E Course if PSY 213 already completed Units: 3

Note(s):

*Not required if content was integrated in RN classes

Required Supporting and other General Education Requirements - 15-27 units

1. Upper Division Supporting Courses - 6 units

ANTH 443 - Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Perspectives On Health and Healing Units: 3 UDIGE
BIOL 432 - Principles of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Units: 3 UDIGE

2. Upper Division GE Elective - 3 units

Recommend NRS 348 - Healthy Aging (Cross-listed as PSY 348, SOC 348) Units: 3 UDIGE
or
PSY 348 - Healthy Aging (Cross-listed as NRS 348, SOC 348) Units: 3 UDIGE if ANTH 102 is completed
Recommend NRS 342 - Complementary and Alternative Health (Cross-listed as PSY 342) Units: 3 UDIGE
or
PSY 342 - Complementary and Alternative Health (Cross-listed as NRS 342) Units: 3 UDIGE if SOC 100 is completed

3. Other GE Courses - 1-12 units

3 units Language requirement, GE C3A
(if not already completed)

3 units each in GE B4, C1 and C2
(if student is not GE certified)

1 unit of NRS 497 , Directed Study
(if needed to meet 120 units)

4. American Institutions - 6 units

Criteria for Program Continuance

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.
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.