NVC-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 at NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE (NVC)

Completion of an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) does not guarantee admission to a CSU campus.

Complete the following courses at NVC: / Units / P ADN
(NVC)
Requirement / P BSN
(SSU)
Requirement / NVC
GE Area / SSU
GE Area
Nursing Prerequisites, Co-Requisites and
Required General Education / MATH 94 Intermediate Algebra (not CSU transferable) / 5 / P / D2
CHEM 110 Intro to Chemistry (pre-requisite for Biol 219)
(SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite) / (4) / P / B1
BIOL 105 Human Biology (pre-requisite for Biol 218) / (4) / (B2)
BIOL 218 Anatomy (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite) / 5 / P / P / A / B2
BIOL 219 Physiology (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite) / 5 / P / P / B3
BIOL 220 Microbiology (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite) / 5 / P / P / (B3)
ENGL 120 Reading and Composition
(SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite) / 4 / P / P / D1 / A2
SPCOM 124 Career Communications (3) OR
SPCOM 122 Pub Speak (3) + SPCOM 120 Interpers Comm (3) = 6
(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite) / 3 / P / P / D3 / A1
Psych 125 Human Development (3) AND
One other qualifying Social Sciences course (3)
(See Catalog for qualifying courses) Nursing Program recommends select one from: ANTH 121 Intro to Cultural Anthropology; ANTH 180 Childhood: A Cross-Cultural Perspective; Psych 135 Intro to Human Sexuality / 6 / P / P / B / D1 & D2
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses) Nursing Program recommends select one from: ASL 120 Amer. Sign Language I; SPAN 120 First Semester Spanish; PHIL 137 Comparative Religions OR select from Multicultural/Gender Studies list below / 3 / P / P / C / C1 or C2
Multicultural/Gender Studies (See Catalog for qualifying courses; 3 units may double count for one other NVC GE Area, providing the course is listed in both areas) Nursing Program recommends select one from: FILM 110 Culture and Gender in Film; HUMA 100 American Mind 1; HUMA 101 American Mind 2; HUMA 151 Women's Ethnic Heritage; HUMA 160 Filipina(o)-American Heritage; HUMA 186 Exploring Culture Gender in Films; SPCOM 126 Intercultural Communications / (0-3) / P / P
(Ethnic Studies) / E / depends on the course chosen
TOTAL PREREQUISITE & GENERAL ED UNITS / 36 (44) / (38 of the 44 total units transfer to SSU toward BSN)
Required* for Transfer to SSU and other required SSU General Education / *ENGL 123 or 125 Critical Thinking (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite) / 3 / P / A3
*MATH 232 Statistics (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite) / 4 / P / B4
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses) / 3 / P / C1 or C2
US Constitution & CA State & Local Government (3) AND
US History/American History (3)
(see Catalog for qualifying American Institutions courses) / 6 / P / D3 & D4
TOTAL / 16 / (16 units of this total transfer to SSU toward BSN)
54 UNITS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
NVC Lower Division Nursing / NURS 141 Introduction to Nursing / 7 / P
NURS 142 Nursing in Health Alterations I / 4 / P
NURS 143 Nursing in Health Alterations II / 5.5 / P
NURS 144 Mental Health Nursing in the Community / 5.5 / P
NURS 246 Nursing in Health Alterations III / 6.5 / P
NURS 247 Maternal-Newborn Nursing / 4 / P
NURS 248 Nursing in Community-Based Settings / 1 / P
NURS 249 Nursing in Health Alterations IV / 7 / P
NURS 250 Nursing Preceptorship / 3 / P
TOTAL NURSING MAJOR UNITS / 43.5 / 16 UNITS OF THIS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
70 UNITS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN

Continuing to the Post-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 (may also meet Ethnic Studies) / 3 / P / C3
Arts & Humanities or Elective UDGE / 3 / P / C4 or Any
(UDGE Automatically satisfied upon completion of BSN) / (3) / P / E
TOTAL UDGE Taken at SSU / 6
SSU
Upper Division Nursing / N312 Baccalaureate Principles I / 4 / P
N313 Baccalaureate Principles II / 4 / P
N310 Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice / 3 / P
N410 Nursing Power, Policy and Politics / 5 / P
N412 Community and Public Health Nursing / 5 / P
N416 Application of Baccalaureate Perspectives / 3 / P
TOTAL UD Nursing Taken at SSU / 24
TOTAL UPPER DIVISION UNITS Taken at SSU / 30
SUMMARY TOTALS / Transferrable Units from NVC: 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* / 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 NVC 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 NVC course 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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