pre-licensure advising/information dr. deborah a. roberts professor & chair department of...
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Pre-licensure Advising/Infor
mation
Dr. Deborah A. RobertsProfessor & Chair
Department of Nursing, Sonoma State Universitywww.sonoma.edu/nursing
General Education
• Sonoma State General Education Pattern• http://www.sonoma.edu/advising/ge/gepattern.sht
ml• GE pattern in nursing (AP courses may be applied)
• Lower Division• Area A & B completed with prerequisites• Area C & D 12 units each required • Area E Psych 302
• Upper Division• 9 Units (2 areas)
• 3 units in nursing Area E-waived• 3 units Psych 302 Area E• 3 units Needs to be non Area E—NO EXCEPTIONS
Prerequisites• Integrated Chemistry • Anatomy w/ lab• Physiology w/lab• Microbiology w/lab• English Composition A2 + A3• Oral Communication A2• Critical Thinking A3• Statistics
First Two Years
Fall-Year One Spring-Year One
BIOL 115 (3) Intro to Biology (GE Area B3 ) BIOL 220 (4) Human Anatomy (GE Area B3)
CHEM 105 (5) Elem of General, Organic & Biochemistry (GE Area B1)
MATH 165 (4) Statistics (GE Area B4)
GE, A3 (4) Critical Thinking GE, A2 (4) Fundamentals of Communication
GE, D1 (3-4) Social/Behavioral Science: Individual and Society *
GE, C1 (4) Arts, Theatre, Dance, Music, and film *
Fall-Year Two Spring-Year Two
BIO 224 (4) Human Physiology BIO 240 (4) General Microbiology
GE, C2 (4) Literature, Philosophies, and Values * PSYC 302 (3) Development of the Person UDGE AREA E
GE, C3 (4) Comparative Perspectives and/or Foreign Languages *
GE, D3 (3) Social/Behavioral Science: United States History
GE, D2 (3) Social/Behavioral Sciences: World History and Civilization
GE, D4 (3-4) Social/Behavioral Science: Us Constitutions & California State and Local Government
Prerequisite Requirements-25
• All must be completed with a grade of B- or better
• Repeating a course http://www.sonoma.edu/registration/records/course_repeat.html
• Some courses at SSU are non-repeatable due to space
• Check with Dr. Roberts for equivalent courses at any other school prior to taking course. Send her the course description from the school catalog you wish to take the course.
• Only 2 courses may be in progress the Spring of application submission. One science and one non science.
• AP courses do count for specified courses. When you arrived as a freshman they are entered into your ARR.
• Prerequisites do not expire.
• You do not have to get them all done in two years
Test of Essential Academic Skills-15
• Required to apply to the major
• TEAS Version V Study Guide $85.00 atitesting.com
• May not repeat twice for most programs (not SSU)
• Offered at SSU and dates/times/locations posted at www.sonoma.edu/nursing Nov 28 & Jan 9
Test of Essential Academic Skills 15 Points Total
TEAS Score Points assigned
90.5 or above 15
90.4-87.375 12
87.374-84.250 9
84.249-81.125 6
81.124-78.0 3Below 78.0 0
• Not a prerequisite for application
• May be done after accepted admission
• Some ideas:• American Red Cross• Local Community College• Private agencies• http://www.cnalicense.org/states/california-
cna-license/
• http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/occupations/Pages/AidesAndTechs.aspx
Certified Nurses Assistant
Essay-20
• Essay questions are posted on application
• Read all instructions carefully
• Limited pages and font strictly observed
Overall GPA-25
• Overall GPA is computed for all coursework taken or transferred to SSU.
• If you take college courses at other campuses you must send your official transcripts to SSU for college credit here.
• You can compute your GPA by the GPA calculator at:
http://www.back2college.com/gpa.htm
• You can also look at your ARR
• Once you know your GPA multiply by 6.25 for your total points.
Local Service Area-15
• Sonoma State
• College of Marin
• SRJC
• Mendocino CC
• Solano CC
• Napa CC
Veterans
• Executive Order from Governor
• Any honorable discharged veteran has priority admission after meeting minimum program criteria
• Generally this has been one to two veterans a year
Program Requirements
• Clear Background check
• Clear Drug screen for non-prescribed medications
• Physical
• IMZ
• CPR
• CNA
Costs
• In addition to SSU fees items below are approximate • Books $2000.00• Supplies and supplies kit $350.00• Uniforms $50.00• CAS $105.00• Certified Background $110.00• ATI $700.00• Any physical/medical costs
Ready to Apply? January 1-February 28
• Prerequisite Courses ( One science and one non-science may be in progress) English Speech Critical Thinking Statistics Chemistry Anatomy Physiology Microbiology
• GPA 3.0 in prerequisites
• Overall GPA of 3.0 in college
• Completion of LDGE recommended
• TEAS Exam
• CNA may be done in the summer
Application Due 2-28 • All application items are uploaded into CAS
• Prerequisite course completion
• Overall GPA of 3.0 or above
• Science GPA of 3.0 or above
• B grade or above in all prerequisites
• Test of Essential Academic Skills
• Deadlines: late applications not accepted. No exceptions!
• Completion of Application into CAS
• No other work experience required
• No letters of recommendation required
Application Scoring
• Prerequisite GPA 25 points
• Overall College GPA 25 Points
• Essay 20 Points
• TEAS 15 Points
• Local Students 15 Points
Total 100 Points
What else do I need to know?
• Residents outside the state are placed after all in state residents
• You must have a valid SSN to be admitted due to a Board of Registered Nursing and Background Check requirement
• You must have a clear background check to be admitted
• Second Baccalaureate students apply using CSU Mentor
• Transfer students must apply to the university by November 30th in the Fall semester before they are going to apply to the major the next Spring
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