Nursing B.S.: Pre-licensure Track

Prerequisites or Equivalent for the Pre-licensure Track

1.  ENGL 1001 , ENGL 1002 , or ENGL 1005 

2.  ZOOL 2230  and ZOOL 2232 

3.  ZOOL 2250 

4.  CHEM 2100  and CHEM 2110 
     or
     CHEM 3010 

5.  ENGL 2000 , PHIL 2000 , PHIL 2100 , or PHIL 2005 

6.  COMM 2110  or COMM 2000 

7.  MATH 1600 

8.  MBIO 2010 
     or
     MBIO 3010  and MBIO 3032 

Additional Information

Non-CSU Stanislaus students seeking admission to the Nursing Pre-licensure Program must submit an application for admission to the University during the priority admission application filing period. (See the Admission section in this catalog for priority filing period and sources of application forms.)

Students need to be admitted to the University before their nursing program application will be considered. The application period for fall admission to the nursing program is the month of January; spring admission application period is the month of September. Only completed applications will be accepted. Nursing applications are submitted directly to the School of Nursing. Official transcripts for all prerequisite and/or general education courses taken at colleges or universities must accompany the application, including CSU Stanislaus transcripts. Applications are available online.

A minimum of two science prerequisites and two non-science prerequisites must be completed at the time of application to the program. Remaining prerequisite courses may be in progress at the time of the nursing application. For fall entry, one course may be taken in the summer prior to entry. Evidence of completion or work in progress is required for the application. For selected applicants, a final grade of C or better in an outstanding course is required to enter the program. All prerequisites must be completed before the student will be admitted to the nursing program.

This is an impacted program and supplemental criteria are used for the selection of students. Applicants must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, a GPA of 2.75 in the prerequisite science courses, a GPA of 2.75 in other prerequisite courses, and complete the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills with a minimum score of 75%. ATI TEAS may be taken a maximum of three times.  The highest score of the first three attempts will be used.  No more than two prerequisite courses may be repeated once.

Applicants are ranked according to the following formula:

• Overall GPA - 20%
• Science Prerequisite GPA - 20%
• Non-science Prerequisite GPA - 20%
• ATI Test of Academic Skills - 20%
• Up to 20% can be earned for the following:
  1. Continuing CSU Stanislaus student with last 10 units completed on campus
  2. California residency
  3. Permanent residency in Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, or Tuolumne counties (the CSU Stanislaus service region)
  4. Health care experience
  5. Bilingual
• Criteria subject to change; contact department.

Note: California residents are given preference over out-of-state and international students as long as the program is on impacted status.

1. Complete University General Education requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree.

(51 units minimum including transferable General Education units)

2. Complete the major of 66 units. All courses are taken for a letter grade.

3. Complete 9 upper-division units which meet the upper-division General Education requirements

(6 units are designated as co-requisites in the nursing program.)

4. All prerequisite courses to enter the Pre-licensure track must be completed with a C or better.