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RN to BSN Program
Post-Licensure
School of Nursing Sacramento State
Proposed Catalog Current Catalog RN to BSN program Pre-requisite courses must be met prior to admission.
Must possess a current valid California Registered
Nurse License, Applicants who are currently
employed as a Registered Nurse will have priority for
admission. Must have a cumulative G.P.A of 2.6
based on the last 60 semester units of graded
transferable course work. In the event that all
applicants equally meet all eligibility requirements,
supplemental written or oral communication may be
required; Program admission is contingent upon
meeting health requirements, drug screening and
background check. Prerequisite Courses
The Prerequisite classes listed below must have all
been completed prior to submission of application
with a grade of “C” or better and are used as part of
the 70 transferable units.
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(4) An Anatomy course with lab such as
BIO 25 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
OR
BIO 22 Introductory Human Anatomy (BIO1,
BIO 2, or BIO 10)
RN to BSN program Pre-requisite courses must be met prior to admission.
Must possess a current valid California Registered
Nurse License, Applicants who are currently
employed as a Registered Nurse will have priority for
admission. Must have a cumulative G.P.A of 2.6
based on the last 60 semester units of graded
transferable course work. In the event that all
applicants equally meet all eligibility requirements,
supplemental written or oral communication may be
required; Program admission is contingent upon
meeting health requirements, drug screening and
background check. Prerequisite Course
The following courses must have all been
completed prior to submission of application
with a grade of “C” or better. (3) NURS 11# Introduction to Professional
Nursing (Admission to Clinical Nursing
Program) (5) NURS 12# Nursing Care of Adults
(Admission to Clinical Nursing Program; Co-
Requisite NURS 15, NURS 16)
(2) NURS 15# Introduction to Clinical Nursing
Practice ( Admission to Clinical Nursing
Program; Co-requisite: NURS 12; NURS 15) (1)NURS 16# Physical Assessment of the Adult
(Admission to Clinical Nursing Program or
instructor permission; Co-requisite:NURS12,
NURS 15) (1)NURS 18# Professional and Therapeutic
Interpersonal Communication in Nursing (Co-
requisite: NURS11, NURS 12, NURS 15 and
NURS 16) (4) An Anatomy course with a lab such as BIO 22 Introductory Human Anatomy (BIO1,
BIO 2, or BIO 10) OR BIO 25 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) A physiology course with a lab such as BIO 26 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Attachment: FS 12/13-124a Faculty Senate Meeting
May 9, 2013
(4) A physiology course with a lab such as BIO 26 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
(BIO 25 or instructor permission) OR BIO 131 Systemic Physiology (CHEM 1B, or
CHEM 6B and BIO 1 or BIO 2 or BIO 10 or
BIO 22) (4) A Microbiology course with a lab such as BIO 39 Microbiology for Allied Health Students
(BIO 10, CHEM5, or CHEM6A and CHEM6B)
OR
BIO 139 General Microbiology (CHEM1B or
CHEM6B and BIO1 or BIO2 or BIO10 or
BIO22. (5) Chemistry as approved by campus; general,
inorganic, organic or integrated; with associated
lab (if applicable at the institution where the
course was taken)
Chemistry such as; CHEM 5 Chemistry for
Nurses (one year high school algebra, high
school chemistry) OR CHEM 6B Introduction to
Organic and Biological Chemistry (CHEM 1A
OR CHEM 6B or a high school chemistry
course and passing a qualifying exam given in
the first laboratory period)
(3) A written Communication course (Any GE
Area A 2 course) such as ENGL1A College Composition (EPT score of
142-145, or credit in ENGL15) (3) An Oral Communication course (Any GE
Area A 1) such as COMS 4 Introduction to Public Speaking (3) A Statistics course such as STAT 1 Introduction to Statistics (MATH 9 or
three years of high school mathematics which
includes two years of algebra and one year of
geometry, completion of ELM requirement and
the Intermediate Algebra Diagnostic Test) (3) A Critical Thinking course (Any GE Area
A 3) such as COMS 2 Argumentation OR ENGL 1C Critical Thinking and Writing (Grade
of C- or better in ENGL 1A)
(BIO 25 or instructor permission) OR BIO 131 Systemic Physiology (CHEM 1B,
CHEM 6B and BIO 1 or BIO 2 or BIO 10 or
BIO 22) (4) A Microbiology course with a lab such as BIO 39 Microbiology for Allied Health Students
(BIO 10,CHEM5, or CHEM6A and CHEM6B)
OR BIO 139 General Microbiology(BIO 10 or BIO
20 or both BIO 1 and BIO 2;CHEM6B,
CHEM20 or CHEM 24) (5) An integrated organic chemistry course with
an in-class lab such as;
CHEM 5 Chemistry for Nurses (one year high
school algebra, high school chemistry) OR
CHEM 6B Introduction to Organic and
Biological Chemistry (CHEM 1A or CHEM 6B
or a high school chemistry course and passing a
qualifying exam given in the first laboratory
period) (3) A written Communication course (Any GE
Area A 2 course) such as ENGL1A College Composition (EPT score of
148+ or above, or completion of ENGL1) (3) An Oral Communication course (Any GE
Area A 1) such as COMS 4 Introduction to Public Speaking (3) A Statistics course such as STAT 1 Introduction to Statistics(MATH 9 or
three years of high school mathematics which
includes two years of algebra and one year of
geometry, completion of ELM requirement and
the Intermediate Algebra Diagnostic Test) (3) A Critical Thinking course (Any GE Area
A 3)such as COMS 2 Argumentation OR ENGL 1C Critical Thinking and Writing (Grade
of C- or better in ENGL 1A)
Required Upper Division Courses for the RN-BSN
students (44 units)
1.First Semester (15 units)
(3) NURS 170 Basics of Nursing Research and
Application. Prerequisite: NURS171 (may be taken
concurrently), or instructor permission.
(6) NURS 171 Transitional Concepts for Professional
Nursing. Admission to the RN to BSN program.
(6) NURS 174 Community Health Nursing for
Professional Nurses and Leadership in the
Community. Prerequisite: NURS171. NURS170
(may be taken concurrently) or instructor
permission.
Required Upper Division Courses for the RN-BSN
students (50 units)
1.First Semester (15 units)
(3) NURS 170 Basics of Nursing Research and
Application (Acceptance into the RN to BSN program
or instructor permission,
Co-requisite: NURS171 and NURS 173)
(6) NURS 171 Transitional Concepts for Professional
Nursing( RN licensure, admission to the RN to BSN
program)
(6) NURS 174 Community Health Nursing for
Professional Nurses and Leadership in the
Community (NURS171, NURS 173)
Equivalency is awarded after completion of
NURS171 for the following courses (23 units)
(6) NURS 123 Nursing Families in Complex llness
(NURS 11#, NURS12#, NURS15#, NURS 16#; or
instructor permission)
(5) NURS 129 Mental Health Nursing (NURS 11#,
NURS 12#, NURS 15#, NURS 16#; or instructor
permission)
(1) NURS 136 Nursing the Childbearing Family;
Skills and Assessment (NURS 123, NURS 129, or
instructor permission; Corequisite: NURS 137)
(5) NURS 137 Nursing the Childbearing Family
(NURS 123, NURS 129, or instructor permission;
Corequisite: NURS 136)
(5) NURS 138 Nursing and the Childrearing Family
(NURS 123, NURS 129, or instructor permission;
Corequisite: NURS 139)
(1)NURS 139 Nursing the Childrearing Family
Assessment and Skill Acquisition (NURS123, NURS
129 or instructor permission; Corequisite: NURS138)
2. Second Semester (12 units)
(6) NURS 173 Theoretical Foundations for
Leadership and Management. Prerequisite: NURS
171 or instructor permission.
(3) NURS 178 Culminating Project. Prerequisite:
NURS170, NURS174 or instructor permission.
(3) NURS 179+ Professional Communication and
Reasoning Development. Prerequisite: NURS 170;
(GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of
80+, or 3-unit replacement in ENG109M/W; or 4 unit
placement in ENG 109M/W and co-enrollment in
ENG109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in
ENG109X)
(17) Nursing NCLEX-RN (National Licensing
Exam/RN) credit will be awarded in the final
semester of the nursing program.
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+ May be used for upper division GE Area E and the
Writing Intensive Graduation Requirement by nursing
majors. Note: Satisfactory completion of the program
requires a grade of “C” or better in every
nursing course. Opportunity to repeat
nursing courses will depend upon the
number of students enrolled in courses,
the availability of clinical and community
experiences and a successful petition to
repeat from the School of Nursing.
Total Units Required for BSN (post licensure
program 120).
2. Second Semester (12 units)
(6) NURS 173 Theoretical Foundations for
Leadership and Management (Corequisite: NURS
171)
(3) NURS 178 Culminating Project (NURS 170,
NURS 171, NURS 173, NURS 174)
(3) NURS 179+ Professional Communication and
Reasoning Development (NURS 171, instructor
permission; GWAR certification before Fall 09; or
WPJ score of 80+, or 3-unit replacement in
ENG109M/W; or 4 unit placement in ENG 109M/W
and co-enrollment in ENG109X; or WPJ score 70/71
and co-enrollment in ENG109X)
# Generally met through completion of basic RN
program + May be used for upper division GE Area E and the
Writing Intensive Graduation Requirement by nursing
majors. Note: Satisfactory completion of the program requires
a grade of “C” or better in every co-requisite and
clinical nursing course. Opportunity to repeat nursing
courses will depend upon availability of clinical
placements.
Total Units Required for BSN (post licensure
program 126)