MC-SSU ADN-BSN ROADMAP 2016
To Complete the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) at Sonoma State University(SSU)
Starting From Your first Semester atMENDOCINO COLLEGE (MC)
Completion of an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) does not guarantee admission to a CSU campus.
Requirement / BSN(SSU)
Requirement / MC
GE Area / SSU
GE Area
Nursing Prerequisites and
Required General Education / Math 56 Intermediate Algebra(not CSU transferrable credit) / 3 / / Comp 3
Chemistry 200 Intro to Chemistry(prerequisite to Bio 259)
(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite) / (5) / / B1
BIO 230 Anatomy(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite) / 4 / / / A / B2
BIO 231 Physiology(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite) / 4 / / / A / B3
BIO 259 Microbiology(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite) / 4 / / / A / (B3)
US History (American Institutions --see Catalog for qualifying courses) / 3 / / / B-1 / D3Am Inst
PSY 205 Introduction to Psychology(also SSU Area E)or
PSY 210 Lifespan Development or
PSY 215 Psych of Personal Growth or
CDV 200: Psych of Development: Infancy through Adolescence (also SSU Area E) / 3 / / / B-2 / D1
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses) / 3 / / / C / C1 or C2
ENG 200 Reading Composition(SSU BSN Admission prereq) / 3 / / / D-2 / A2
SPE 200 Intro to Public Speaking (SSU Area A1) or
SPE 210 Interpersonal Growth (SSU Area A1 if certified)
(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite) / 3 / / / D-1 & Comp 4 / A1
SOC 201 Modern Social Problems orSOC 202 Racial/Ethnic Relations orANT 201 Cultural Anthropology / 3 / / / Comp 1 / D2
HLH 114 Foods and Nutrition (meets SSU Area E)
orHLH 115: Therapeutic Nutrition(does not meet SSU Area E) / 3 / / Comp 2 / E
TOTAL PREREQUISITE & GENERAL ED UNITS / 36(41) / (38of the 41total units transfer to SSU toward BSN)
Required* for Transfer to SSU and other required General Education / *Critical Thinking (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite) / 3 / / A3
*Math 220 Statistics (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite) / 4 / / B4
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses) / 6 / / C1 or C2
US Constitution & CA State & Local Government (American Institutions -- see Catalog for qualifying courses) / 3 / / D4 & Am Inst
TOTAL / 16 / (16 units of this total transfer to SSU toward BSN)
54 UNITS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
MC Lower Division Nursing / NUR 102 Nursing Concepts & Skills / 10 /
NUR 105 Pharmacology I / 1 /
NUR 112 Nursing Concepts & Skills / 10 /
NUR 115 Pharmacology II / 1 /
NUR 116 Intro to Nursing Seminar / 1 /
NUR 122 Complex Med Surg Nursing I / 8 /
NUR 121 Leadership & Management I / 1 /
NUR 125 Pharmacology III / 1 /
NUR 126 Nursing Seminar I / 2 /
NUR 132 Complex Med Surg Nursing II / 8 /
NUR 131 Leadership & Management II / 1 /
NUR 135 Pharmacology IV / 1 /
NUR 136 Nursing Seminar II / 2 /
TOTAL NURSING MAJOR UNITS / 47 / 16 UNITS OF THIS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
70 UNITS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
Continuing to thePost-Licensure BSN Program at Sonoma State University
Upon admission to SSU, proof of current California RN licensure (indicating NCLEX-RN pass), admission to the Post-Licensure BSN Program in the Department of Nursing, and enrollment in the program, the student is eligible for award of upper division nursing units for NLCEX. Based on individual transcript validation, SSU may award up to 20 units of nursing course creditpursuant to the CSU Chancellor’s Office Executive Order 1084.Complete the following courses at SSU: / Units / BSN / SSU GE AREA
Upper Division General Ed
(UDGE) / Arts or Humanities (also to meet Ethnic Studies) / 3 / / C1 or C2
Elective UDGE / 3 / / Any
(UDGE Automatically satisfied upon completion of BSN) / (3) / / E
TOTAL UDGE Taken at SSU / 6
SSU
Upper Division Nursing / N312 Baccalaureate Principles I / 4 /
N313 Baccalaureate Principles II / 4 /
N310 Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice / 3 /
N410 Nursing Power, Policy and Politics / 5 /
N412 Community and Public Health Nursing / 5 /
N416 Application of Baccalaureate Perspectives / 3 /
TOTAL UD Nursing Taken at SSU / 24
TOTAL UPPER DIVISION UNITS Taken at SSU / 30
SUMMARY TOTALS / Transferrable Units from MC: 54 units of required GE and Nursing Prerequisites plus 16 units of Nursing / 70 / The following minimum BSN degree requirements are met with this pattern:
- 30 u in Residence
- 18 u in Major
- 40 u Upper Division
- 9 u UDGE
- 120 u for the BSN
SSU Nursing units awarded for NCLEX-RN up to 20 units* / 20
Units Enrolled at SSU (UD Nursing & UDGE) / 30
Units for BSN / 120
*NOTE:A maximum of 70 units may be transferred from any California Community College to any California State University. Additional CSU credit may be awarded for demonstration of prior learning as operationalized through passing the NCLEX –RN examination.
To meet requirements for any SSU baccalaureate degree a student must complete two courses in American Institutions:
(1) an approved American/U.S. History course AND(2) an approved U.S. Constitution/CA State & Local Government course.
Recommend completing both at MC prior to transfer to SSU. Units count toward BSN in SSU GE Area D3 and D4.
SSU Graduation requirements also include 1) one Ethnic Studies course(can be met with Soc 202 at MC noted on the front page or with an SSU Area C Upper Division GE course noted above and 2) passing the Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT).
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