1. Pre-licensure Advising/Information Dr. Deborah A. Roberts Professor & Chair Department of Nursing, Sonoma State University www.sonoma.edu/nursing

2. 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

3. Prerequisites Integrated Chemistry Anatomy w/ lab Physiology w/lab Microbiology w/lab English Composition A2 + A3 Oral Communication A2 Critical Thinking A3 Statistics

4. First Two Years Fall-Year OneSpring-Year One BIOL 115 (3) Intro to Biology (GE Area B3 )BIOL 220 (4) Human Anatomy (GE Area B 3 ) CHEM 105 (5) Elem of General, Organic & Biochemistry (GE Area B1)MATH 165 (4) Statistics (GE Area B4) GE, A3 (4) Critical ThinkingGE, 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 TwoSpring-Year Two BIO 224 (4) Human PhysiologyBIO 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

5. 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. Roberts 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. 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

6. Test of Essential Academic Skills-15 Required to apply to the major TEAS Version V Study Guide $85.00 atitesting.com May not repeat twice for most programs (not SSU) Offered at SSU and dates/times/locations posted at www.sonoma.edu/nursing Nov 28 & Jan 9 www.sonoma.edu/nursing 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 78.00

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

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

9. 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 Once you know your GPA multiply by 6.25 for your total points.

10. Local Service Area-15 Sonoma State College of Marin SRJC Mendocino CC Solano CC Napa CC

11. Veterans Executive Order from Governor Any honorable discharged veteran has priority admission after meeting minimum program criteria Generally this has been one to two veterans a year

12. Program Requirements Clear Background check Clear Drug screen for non-prescribed medications Physical IMZ CPR CNA

13. Costs In addition to SSU fees items below are approximate Books $2000.00 Supplies and supplies kit $350.00 Uniforms $50.00 CAS $105.00 Certified Background $110.00 ATI $700.00 Any physical/medical costs

14. Ready to Apply? January 1-February 28 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 Overall GPA of 3.0 in college Completion of LDGE recommended TEAS Exam CNA may be done in the summer

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

16. Application Scoring Prerequisite GPA25 points Overall College GPA25 Points Essay20 Points TEAS15 Points Local Students15 Points Total100 Points

17. 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 30 th in the Fall semester before they are going to apply to the major the next Spring

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