This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.
This program is for students who have completed an Associate Degree in Nursing at a community college and have met all requirements needed to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to become a licensed registered nurse (RN). Students applying to this program must already have their RN license or be eligible to take the NCLEX. The program is designed for students who have completed their first level of nursing education at the associate degree level and desire to expand their professional nursing knowledge to the baccalaureate level.
All graduates are recommended for certification as a public health nurse in the State of California upon a minimum of 90 clinical hours in the community health course.The program is accredited by the California State Board of Registered Nursing, and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, phone: 202-887-6791).
Registered Nurse (RN) applicants are required to apply for admission to the University and do the following:
Students admitted to the School of Nursing must also pass a criminal background check and urine drug screen. Furthermore, they must hold current health insurance, meet immunization requirements, have medical clearance for physical functions of the program, and other clinical agency requirements are required for clinical coursework throughout the program. Some of these requirements may need annual renewal and/or more frequent re-evaluation based on clinical agency requirements.
Graduates of diploma schools of nursing are urged to seek information/admission to a community college that offers the opportunity to earn academic credit for a diploma nursing program.
Prerequisites: Completion of an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) degree and current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure or eligibility to take the RN licensure exam (NCLEX-RN).
Satisfactory completion of an undergraduate statistics course suitable for general education math credit and an inorganic, organic, and/or biochemistry course (CHEM 140 or combined 5 units chemistry course is preferred).
Up to 21 units will be awarded by examination for demonstration of prior learning by passing the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN)- for Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
Note: A grade of “C” or better is required for all undergraduate NRSG courses.
A specific combination of general education, prerequisites, nursing and elective courses totaling 120 units for the basic program and the R.N-BSN. program is required for graduation. All nursing courses in the nursing program must be taken in sequence unless permitted to do otherwise. Admission to the first course is by application which will be accepted upon successful attainment of the criteria listed above. The last date to file applications for each semester will be available in the School of Nursing. Progress in the nursing major requires that students maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA on all units attempted and attain a minimum of a “C” grade in each of the nursing courses as well as all required support courses. The student who earns less than a grade of “C” must repeat that course prior to being admitted to the next course in the nursing course sequence. A nursing course may be repeated one time. A break in the sequence of nursing courses necessitates readmission on a space-available basis.