Pre-licensure AdvisingDr. Deborah A Roberts

General Education

• Sonoma State General Education Pattern• http://www.sonoma.edu/advising/ge/gepattern.shtml• GE pattern in nursing• 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

First Two Years

Fall-Year One Spring-Year One

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

Best to have most, if not all, GE complete before entering the major

Prerequisite Requirements

• All must be completed with a grade of B or better• May be repeated however original grade remains in overall GPA• 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 course 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.• 25 points/100 assigned to prerequisite courses

Test of Essential Skills

• Required to apply to the major• TEAS Version V Study Guide 85.00 atitesting.com• May repeat twice for most programs (not SSU)• Offered at SSU and dates/times/locations posted at

www.sonoma.edu/nursing• 15 points/100 assigned to TEAS score as outlined below

 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  3Below 78.0 0

Certified Nurses Assistant Certificate

• 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.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/occupations/Pages/

AidesAndTechs.aspx

Essay

• Essay questions are posted on application• Read all instructions carefully• Limited pages and font strictly observed• Essay is assigned 20/100 points

Overall GPA

• 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.• Overall GPA has 25/100 point assignment

Local Service Area

• Sonoma State• College of Marin• SRJC• Mendocino CC• Solano CC• Napa CC• 15/100 point assignment

Veterans

• Executive Order from Governor• Any honorable discharged veteran has priority admission

after meeting minimum program criteria• Generally this has been one-two veterans a year

Program Requirements

• Clear Background check• Clear Drug screen for non-prescribed medications• Physical• IMZ• CPR

Costs

• In addition to SSU fees items below are approximate • Books 2000.00• Supplies and supplies kit 350.00• Uniforms 50.00• CAS (new for this application cycle) 105.00• Certified Background 110.00• ATI 700.00• Any physical/medical costs

Ready to Apply?

• Pre-requisite 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• TEAS Exam • CNA may be in the summer

Application Due 2/28/14

• New System this year called 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 Skills• Deadlines: late applications not accepted. No exceptions!• Completion of Application into CAS• No other work experience required• No letters of recommendation required

Application Scoring

• College 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 only apply to the major if

not already admitted to SSU• 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

Questions