RN to BSN

Requirements (180 units)

Admission requirements:

  1. AA degree
  2. California Registered Nurse License
  3. Prerequisite GPA 3.0 or higher
  4. A.D.N. GPA 2.5 or higher
  5. Submit online application for admission to CSUSB
  6. Submit RN screening form and all transcripts
  7. Employment in direct patient care for one year or employment in the healthcare industry preferred

Lower Division General Education Requirements

This program assumes all lower division general education requirements have been met. The IGETC is valuable, but not required. Some lower division General Education requirements can be completed while the BSN program is in progress, but this will extend time to graduation.

Pre-requisites

Lower division support courses required for the Nursing major:

  • BIOL 220.  Principles of Microbiology (5)
  • BIOL 223.  Human Physiology & Anatomy (5)
  • BIOL 224.  Human Physiology & Anatomy (5)
  • COMM 120.  Oral Communication (4)
  • One of the following: HON 104A, Comm 180, Math 180, Phil 105, Phil 200, Psyc 105, or Soc 180(4)
  • ENG 107.  Freshman Composition (4)
  • One of the following: Math 110, 115, 120, 192, or 211 (4)
  • CHEM 205 General Chemistry (5)
  • PSYC 201  Developmental Psychology (4)

Upper-division General Ed courses required for the Nursing major:
1. Natural Sciences Capstone (4)
2. Social Sciences Capstone (4)
3. Humanities Capstone (4)
4. Upper division writing requirement (4) OR exam (WREE)

Upper-division support courses for Nursing major:
1. MATH 305 Statistics: Hypothesis Testing & Estimation (4)
2. One integrative capstone course that meets the multicultural/gender requirement in the GE program (4)

NURSING MAJOR COURSES

  • NURS 341.A Professional Writing in Nursing: Introduction (2)
  • NURS 341.B Professional Writing in Nursing: Project Identification (2)
  • NURS 341.C Professional Writing in Nursing: Study Design (2)
  • NURS 341.D Professional Writing in Nursing: Study Design (2)
  • NURS 343 The Nurse as a Researcher (4)
  • NURS 350 Nursing Theories (4)
  • NURS 344 The Nurse as a Leader (4)
  • NURS 345 The Nurse as an Advocate: Family Concepts (4)
  • NURS 352 The Nurse as Teacher (4)
  • NURS 346 The Nurse as a Member of the Community (4)
  • NURS 347 Community Activity (4)
  • NURS 353 Global Nursing (4)
  • NURS 443 The Nurse as a Counselor (4)
  • NURS 444 The Nurse as Expert Clinician (4)
  • NURS 445 The Nurse as a Change Agent (4)
  • NURS 494 Senior Seminar (4)
  • NURS 446 The Nurse as a Mentor: Activity (6)
  • NURS 483 The Nurse as a Lifelong Learner: Advanced Practice Models (4)

Please contact the Department of Nursing RN to BSN advisor for further information.

RN to BSN Progression Sheet (PDF)

RN to BSN Roadmap (PDF)

Model Articulation Agreement (PDF)

May 10, 2012