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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