Pre-licensure Advising/Information Dr. Mary Ellen Wilkosz Professor & Chair Department of Nursing, Sonoma State University www.sonoma.edu/nursing

Why Be A Nurse???? 2.9 million in US Most trusted profession Average salary $65,920 Average Bay Area salary $91,423 587,000 more jobs needed by 2022 in addition to replacing 525,000 Employers want BSN prepared RNs

Opportunities Opportunity for a diverse career (RN, CNM, CNA, NP, Academia) Opportunity to work in many places(hospital, home, flight, camp, cruise ship) Opportunity to be a life long learner Opportunity to help people

General Education Sonoma State General Education Pattern http://www.sonoma.edu/advising/ge/gepattern.shtml GE pattern in nursing (AP courses may be applied) Lower Division Area A & B completed with prerequisites Area C & D 12 units each required Area E Psych 302 Upper Division 9 Units (2 areas) 3 units in nursing Area E-waived 3 units Psych 302 Area E 3 units Needs to be non Area E—NO EXCEPTIONS

Prerequisites* Integrated Chemistry Anatomy w/ lab Physiology w/lab Microbiology w/lab English Composition A2 + A3 Oral Communication A2 Critical Thinking A3 Statistics minimum 6/8 need to be at one of the local service area schools

First Two Years Fall-Year One Spring-Year One Fall-Year Two BIOL 115 (3) Intro to Biology (GE Area B3 ) BIOL 220 (4) Human Anatomy (GE Area B3) CHEM 105 (5) Elem of General, Organic & Biochemistry (GE Area B1) MATH 165 (4) Statistics (GE Area B4) GE, A3 (4) Critical Thinking GE, A2 (4) Fundamentals of Communication GE, D1 (3-4) Social/Behavioral Science: Individual and Society * GE, C1 (4) Arts, Theatre, Dance, Music, and film * Fall-Year Two Spring-Year Two BIO 224 (4) Human Physiology BIO 240 (4) General Microbiology GE, C2 (4) Literature, Philosophies, and Values * PSYC 302 (3) Development of the Person UDGE AREA E GE, C3 (4) Comparative Perspectives and/or Foreign Languages * GE, D3 (3) Social/Behavioral Science: United States History GE, D2 (3) Social/Behavioral Sciences: World History and Civilization GE, D4 (3-4) Social/Behavioral Science: Us Constitutions & California State and Local Government

How we score the applications? Prerequisite GPA 25 points Overall College GPA 25 Points Essay 20 Points TEAS 15 Points Local Students 15 Points Total 100 Points

Prerequisite Requirements-25 All must be completed with a grade of B- or better Repeating a course http://www.sonoma.edu/registration/records/course_repeat.html Some courses at SSU are non-repeatable due to space Check with Dr. Wilkosz for equivalent courses at any other school prior to taking course. Send her the course description from the school catalog you wish to take the course or go to www.assist.org Only 2 courses may be in progress the Spring of application submission. One science and one non science. AP courses do count for specified courses. When you arrived as a freshman they are entered into your ARR. Prerequisites do not expire. You do not have to get them all done in two years

Test of Essential Academic Skills-15 Required to apply to the major TEAS Version VI Study Guide $75.00 atitesting.com May not repeat twice for most programs (not SSU) Offered at SSU and dates/times/locations posted at www.sonoma.edu/nursing (generally offered Nov, Jan)  We requird 78% minimum to pass the TEAS You may repeat the TEAS as often as you like as long as you have completed all attempts prior to the end of application period on 2/28/17. SSU takes the highest score you earn unlike some other schools who only allow you to take the TEAS once. Oct 29 and Nov 12 10:30 – 2:30 in Schultz 2050 form on nursing website to register Test of Essential Academic Skills 15 Points Total TEAS Score Points assigned 90.5 or above 15 90.4-87.375 12 87.374-84.250 9 84.249-81.125 6 81.124-78.0  3 Below 78.0

Certified Nurses Assistant Not a prerequisite for application May be done after accepted admission Already CNA – Must be current Some ideas: American Red Cross Local Community College Private agencies http://www.cnalicense.org/states/california-cna- license/ http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/occupations/Pages/ AidesAndTechs.aspx

Essay-20 Essay questions are posted on application Read all instructions carefully Limited pages and font strictly observed

Overall GPA-25 Overall GPA is computed for all coursework taken or transferred to SSU. If you take college courses at other campuses you must send your official transcripts to SSU for college credit here. You can compute your GPA by the GPA calculator at: http://www.back2college.com/gpa.htm You can also look at your ARR (academic requirement report) Once you know your GPA multiply by 6.25 for your total points.

Local Service Area-15 Sonoma State Students College of Marin SRJC Mendocino CC Solano CC Napa CC 6/8 pre reques must be done in service area, = 75% of pre-req

Veterans Executive Order from Governor SB 466 Any honorably discharged veteran has priority admission after meeting minimum program criteria Generally this has been one to two veterans a year Mandate to develop a process to provide academic credit for students with relevant military education and experience seeking to become registered nurses

Program Requirements Clear Background check Clear Drug screen for non-prescribed medications Physical IMZ CPR CNA Stay tuned for actual dates, this info will be on NursingCAS application make sure to MEET DE/ADLINES

Costs In addition to SSU fees items below are approximate Books $2000.00 Supplies and supplies kit $350.00 Uniforms $60.00 NursingCAS $105.00 Certified Background $110.00 ATI $350.00 (per semester) Any physical/medical costs

Ready to Apply? January 1-February 28 @ 8:59 PST Prerequisite Courses ( One science and one non-science may be in progress) English Speech Critical Thinking Statistics Chemistry Anatomy Physiology Microbiology GPA 3.0 in prerequisites (B grade or above in all pre-reqs) Overall GPA of 3.0 in college Completion of LDGE recommended TEAS Exam CNA may be done in the summer Prerequisite course completion Overall GPA of 3.0 or above Science GPA of 3.0 or above B grade or above in all prerequisites Test of Essential Academic Skills

@ 8:59 PST Application Due 2-28 All application items are uploaded into NursingCAS Deadlines: late applications not accepted. No exceptions! Completion of Application into CAS No other work experience required No letters of recommendation required

Application Scoring Prerequisite GPA 25 points Overall College GPA 25 Points Essay 20 Points TEAS 15 Points Local Students 15 Points Total 100 Points

What else do I need to know? Residents outside the state are placed after all in state residents You must have a valid SSN to be admitted due to a Board of Registered Nursing and Background Check requirement You must have a clear background check to be admitted Second Baccalaureate students apply using CSU Mentor Transfer students must apply to the university by November 30th in the Fall semester before they are going to apply to the major the next Spring

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