Nursing B.S.: Pre-licensure Track

Prerequisites or Equivalent for the Pre-licensure Track

1.  ENGL 1001 , ENGL 1002 , ENGL 1005 , or ENGL 1007 

2. 

3.  ZOOL 2250 

4.  CHEM 2100 
     or
     CHEM 3010 

5.  ENGL 2000 , PHIL 2000 , PHIL 2005 , PHIL 2100  or COMM 2300 

6.  COMM 2110  or COMM 2000  

7.  MATH 1600  

8.  MBIO 2010 
     or
     MBIO 3010   and MBIO 3032  

Additional Information

Non-Stanislaus State 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 December 1st - January 15th; spring admission application period is the month of September. Only completed applications will be accepted. Nursing applications are submitted to the cashiers office. Official transcripts for all prerequisite and/or general education courses taken at colleges or universities must accompany the application, including Stanislaus State 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. 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 first day of school.

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 3.0 in the prerequisite science courses, a GPA of 3.0 in other prerequisite courses, and complete the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills V with a minimum score of 70%. 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:  5-25 points
• Overall Science Prerequisite:  5-25 points
• Overall Non-Science Prerequisite: 5-25 points
• ATI-TEAS of Academic Skills:  5-25 points
• Up to 25 points can be earned for the following:
  1. Continuing Stanislaus State student with last 9 units completed on campus:  10 points
  2. Permanent residency in the Stanislaus State service region (Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, or Tuolumne counties):  5 points
  3. Health care experience:  0-5 points
  4. Bilingual:  0-5 points
• Criteria subject to change; see Nursing website.

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 58 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.