Entry (Pre-Nursing to BSN)

Student Admission Criteria Worksheet

Deadlines for Admission applications are:

  • Winter Admission 2013: September 4th - October 1, 2012
  • Fall Admission 2012: January 3, 2012 - March 1, 2012
  1. All applicants must submit the online Nursing Admission application electronically,a printed copy of their Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) results score sheet, a printed copy of their PAWS report (if applicable) and any initial, official transcripts from previous schools which contain Nursing pre-requisites that are not reflected on their PAWS report, or initial, official transcripts from previous schools (if PAWS report is not generated), to the Department of Nursing during the Nursing admission application deadlines above. In order to receive the following optional credit, students must also attend a “Group Pre-Nursing Advising Session” within the past year and file ‘proof of bilingual proficiency’ and ‘letters of recommendation’ by October 1, 2012 for Winter 2013 admission, and by March 1, 2012 for Fall 2012 admission.
  2. Transfer applicants must apply to CSUSB separately. Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students who transfer from another college or university must file a complete undergraduate application to CSUSB. The CSUSB Fall 2012 priority application filing period for both undergrads and post-baccalaureate applicants (application is for a 2nd BS degree) is from October 1, 2011 thru November 30, 2011. During this filing period, the CSU application is on CSU mentor, and can be found on our Department Website. In addition, for Fall 2012 CSUSB transfer admission, all applicants must submit initial or final transcripts and any additional required documentation, to the offices of Admissions & Student Recruitment (For Undergraduates) or Graduate Admissions (For Post-Baccalaureates) by March 1, 2012, and submit final transcripts (If any courses are in progress during the Winter and/or Spring terms) by July 2, 2012 for Fall 2012 quarter admittance.

  3. Applicants who have previously applied may roll-over documents that were previously submitted during a prior Nursing application filing period. Acceptable documents that can be rolled-over include: TEAS score sheets, letters of recommendation, proof of bilingual proficiency, and official transcripts. It is the applicant’s responsibility to inform the Nursing Department of which documents that they want to roll-over, still submit an online application, and submit a current PAWS report (if an applicant is an undergraduate CSUSB student), from January 3 thru March 1, 2012 for Fall 2012 admission, and from September 4, 2012 thru October 1, 2012 for Winter 2013 admission.

  4. Effective for Winter 2013 admission and beyond, applicants must possess a minimum grade point average of 2.5 overall and 2.5 on the nine (9) prerequisite courses listed below in order to be considered for entry. Applicants must earn a “C” or better in all courses required for the Nursing major (a "C-" is not acceptable in any separate course, including labs). Effective for Fall 2009 and beyond: The University, and the Nursing department, does not allow for the repeating of courses with initial grades of "C" or better.
  5. Courses taken that are not found on www.assist.org as being directly equivalent to any of the CSUSB Nursing pre-requisites below, must be approved by the Department Chair of the CSUSB Department that the course(s) fall(s) under, or by the Office of Records, Registration, & Evaluations. It is the applicant’s responsibility to initiate the process, follow through with the appropriate Department(s), and submit documentation of the approval(s) byMarch 1, 2012 for fall 2012 admission, and by October 1, 2012 for Winter 2013 admission.

  6. All prerequisite classes for the Fall 2012 admission must be completed by the end of the preceeding Spring 2012 term. Initial official transcripts or initial PAWS must be submitted from January 3, 2012 thru of March 1, 2012. If any pre-requisites are in progress during Winter/Spring terms, final official transcripts or final PAWS must be submitted by the second deadline of July 2, 2012, to the Nursing Department.

  7. All prerequisite classes for the Winter 2013 admission must be completed by the end of the CSUSB Summer 2012 quarter. Final Official transcripts or final PAWS must be submitted by the October 1, 2012 deadline to the Nursing Department.

  8. Applicants must complete the ATI-TEAS pre-admission examination and submit score sheet to the Nursing Department by March 1, 2012 for Fall 2012 admission. Results are valid indefinitely. Points will be given based on the “adjusted individual total score” percentage on the results. Applicants must possess a minimum “adjusted individual total score” of 70% in order to be considered for entry. Effective for the Winter 2012 Nursing application filing period and beyond, the TEAS test taken must be version 5.0 if it is being taken for the first time. If the TEAS test was taken prior to September 1, 2011, the score from version 3.0/4.0 can be used for the Winter 2012 Nursing application filing period and beyond.
  9. If accepted the program requires the following: Valid Social Security Number (SSN), Passing Background Checks which will be conducted by certain clinical agencies. Also, attending the program requires additional prominent costs.
  10. Must be California Resident per impacted status definition.

Prerequisite support courses required for admission:

  1. BIOL 220 Principles of Microbiology (5)
  2. BIOL 223 Human Physiology and Anatomy I (5)
  3. BIOL 224 Human Physiology and Anatomy II (5)
  4. CHEM 205 Fundamentals of Chemistry I: General Chemistry (5)
  5. CHEM 208 Survey of Human Biochemistry (3)
  6. COMM 120 Oral Communication (4) or HON 104C
  7. CRITICAL THINKING One of the following: Hon 104A, Comm 180, Math 180, Phil 105, Phil 200, Psyc 105, or Soc 180 (4)
  8. ENG 104a, 104b,106, or 107 Freshman Composition (4)
  9. MATH One of the following: 110, 115, 120, 192, or 211 (4)

To find out more about our programs, see the Bulletin of Courses and the Nursing Roadmap.

 

May 2012