Entry (Pre-Nursing to BSN)

Student Admission Criteria Worksheet

Deadlines for Admission applications are:

Winter Admission (January) September 1st - October 1st
Fall Admission (September) January 1st - March 1st

1. All applicants must file a Nursing admission application, their TEAS test results, and any official transcripts from previous schools to the Department of Nursing by the Nursing admission application deadlines above. 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 the deadlines in order to receive credit for these.
2. Students who transfer from another college or university must file a complete undergraduate or graduate application (with official transcripts) to the University by the Nursing admission application deadlines above.
3. 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..
4. All prerequisite courses for the Fall admission must be completed by the end of the Spring term.
5. All prerequisite courses for the Winter admission must be completed by the end of the Summer session of the prior year.
6. Applicants must complete the ATI-TEAS pre-admission examination by the admission deadlines above. 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.
7. Must be California Resident per impacted status definition.
8. If accepted the program requires the following: Valid Social Security Number (SSN), Passing Background Checks which will be conducted by the department and certain clinical agencies.

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. One of the following: Hon 104A, Comm 180, Math 180, Phil 105, Phil 200, Psyc 105, or Soc 180
8. ENG 107 Freshman English (4)
9. One of the following: Math 110, 115, 120, 192, or 211

Bilingual:

If attempting to receive credit, the student must complete one of the following prior to the admission deadline:

1. Three years of high school course work (high school transcripts are acceptable).
   
2. Two years of college course work or the equivalent of the second semester of an intermediatelevel course (transcripts are acceptable).
   
3. Bilingual credit will be given to a native language by submission of letter of validation from clergy, co-worker, school administrator, or instructor.

Letters of Recommendation:

1. One letter describing your character
2. One letter decsribing your academic skills
   
   

To find out more about our programs, see the Bulletin of Courses and the Nursing Roadmap. Also we invite you to take a look at the BSN Handbook.