Administered through the School of Nursing
www.csusm/edu/nursing / Accelerated BSN
Administered through Extended Learning
www.csusm.edu/el
This is a 2nd Bachelor’s degree program; requires completion of a Bachelor’s degree in another discipline, which can be in any discipline
Admitting 40 students this fall / vs. / Admitting 132 students this year
Highly Impacted / vs. / Marginally Impacted; meeting minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
36 month/3-year program / vs. / 21-24 month program
Regular CSU Tuition and Financial Aid (grants, loans and scholarships) / vs. / Self-Support through Extended Learning with loan and scholarship financial aid available
Results in the same Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree awarded upon completion / vs. / Results in the same Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree awarded upon completion
Once graduate, can sit for NCLEX RN exam / vs. / Once graduate, can sit for NCLEX RN exam
Taught by School of Nursing Faculty / vs. / Taught by School of Nursing Faculty
One Cohort Location: San Marcos / vs. / Two separate cohort locations: (1) San Marcos; and (2) Temecula
Minimum Entrance Requirements:
(1) Students are rank ordered according to Impaction Criteria Two for the Traditional BSN Nursing Program
(2) Statistics for previously admitted cohorts:
http://www2.csusm.edu/nursing/current_pre-nursing.htm
(3) Minimum 2.75 Pre-Nursing Core GPA
(4) Minimum 71% composite score on TEAS
/ vs. / Minimum Entrance Requirements:
(1) Completion of a Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college/university
(2) Minimum 2.5 GPA in last 60 college units completed.
(3) Minimum 2.75 Pre-Nursing Core GPA
(4) Minimum 71% composite score on the TEAS exam.
(5) A Point System will be used to evaluate applicants.
Fall admit only / Uses a ‘rolling’ admission cycle; may admit in summer, fall and/or spring. Need to check with Extended Learning for updates.
Apply to School of Nursing in previous Oct. or Nov. for a fall admit. / Attend an Accelerated BSN Information Session to learn about the admission process to this program.
Differences between Traditional BSN and Accelerated BSN Programs
at CSU San Marcos