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TRANSFER ADVISINGPRE-HEALTH SCIENCE

• We are your Nursing Advisors for as long as you continue in the Nursing Major (Pre-Health Science now)

• Where are we located? In the “PPH” Building,

Suite 201, with the School of Nursing

– It’s a short walk, or parking is available right outside our building.

THE SCHOOL OF NURSING WELCOMES YOU!

• Orientation Success Pack Modules

• Nursing Program Options• Run your ARR– Academic

Requirements Report• Other Important tools• Register for your Fall courses

TODAY’S GOALS

CSUSM EMAIL ACCOUNT

Check your CSUSM Email on a regular basis.

This is the only way that the University communicates with students.

We communicate often with our students via email about deadlines and important information!

You can have your CSUSM email forwarded to your personal email, if you like.

E-ADVISOR, ON UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING SERVICES WEBSITE

• General academic questions that do not require an advisor to look up your records

• Response in 3-5 days

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS REPORT (ARR)

• Provides academic evaluations for: Transfer Courses Test Credit (AP, IB, CLEP)

• Displays Graduation Requirements• Monitors requirements that are MET and

those that you NEED

• You can add and drop courses on your own throughout the summer.

• Once the fall or spring terms begin:– Two week add/drop period– Must get a permission number from

the instructor to add a class through MyCSUSM

– Can drop a course without any signature, via MyCSUSM, at any time during the two-week Add/Drop period for fall or spring terms.

– Late adds or drops require a petition

ADDING/DROPPING COURSES AFTER TODAY

• Language at the first semester of Intermediate Level Third semester/201 level course or American Sign Language III

Approved Study Abroad Programs• AP, IB or CLEP exams with passing score• Pass Proficiency Exam at CSUSM through the Language Learning Center

LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH REQUIREMENT

(LOTER)

High School language will not clear this requirement unless you passed an AP, IB or CLEP

exam with a passing score.

HOW TO DETERMINE WHICH LANGUAGE LEVEL TO TAKE TO MEET THE LOTER:

201 or 250

102

101

If you... Enroll in...speak Spanish at home and would like to learn written grammar

SPAN 250 “Spanish for Native Speakers”. This course fulfills the LOTER requirement.

took 4 years in high schoolSit for the Proficiency Exam (meets LOTER if pass)OR201 (course taught entirely in language of study)

took 3 years in high school or 2 semesters in college, less than 2 years ago

201 (meets LOTER)OR102 (for review)

took 2 years in high school or 1 semester in college, less than 2 years ago

102 OR101 (for review)

have no previous language study, orit's been over 2 years since you took high school language

101 Level

If completing ASL at a community college, must complete through ASL III.

CSUSM GENERAL CATALOG (electronic)

• Contains all Policies Procedures Requirements

• List of majors• Major/minor

requirements• Course descriptions

www.assist.orgInstructions for using this Website can be

found on our Nursing Web site, under Current Students

http://www.csusm.edu/nursing/current/assist.html

TO FIND COURSE EQUIVALENTS AT MANY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES…

NURSING OPTIONS AT CSUSM

• Traditional BSN• LVN to BSN – anyone with LVN

coursework or Corpsman-Medic Military Training?

• RN to BSN • RN to MSN• Accelerated BSN• MSN Programs

UNDERSTANDING THE DEGREE PROGRAMS AT OUR UNIVERSITY FOR NURSING

California State University San Marcos

The College of Education, Health, and

Human Services

B.S. in NursingTraditional BSNLVN to BSN

Extended Learning

B.S. in NursingAccelerated BSNRN to BSNM.S. in NursingRN to MSNMSN – for students with a BSN degreeDegree programs other than Nursing

The School of Nursing

State-support Tuition Self-Support

• These eight (8) Academic Requirements are the only courses required for entry to the Traditional BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) Program at most CSU’s, including CSU San Marcos

• Must get a C or better in each course• Minimum 2.75 GPA in Pre-Nursing Core for Traditional BSN, LVN-

BSN and Accelerated BSN programs.• If you earn a substandard grade (C- or below) in a Core course,

you must repeat the course and we will average your grades.• University policy states that once you earn a C or better in the

course, you cannot repeat the course for a better grade.• You can only repeat a Core class one time.

PRE-NURSING CORE – COMMON TO ALL OF OUR UNDERGRADUATE NURSING PROGRAMS (PLEASE SEE YOUR COURSE PLANNER)

PLEASE NOTE: Need to complete BOTH Intro to Psychology and Intro to Human Development course prior to entry to Program

Traditional BSNNURSING PROGRAM (Fall Start)Fall Spring Summer

1st Year

NURS Intro Nsg PracticeNURS Clin Practice LabNURS Intro to PharmNURS Nsg Comm/AssessNURS Clin Practice LabGrowth & DevelopmentHD 101C Foreign Language

421213

(3)13

NURS Adults INURS Clin Practice LabNURS Psych/MH NURS Clin Practice LabNURS Patho/Pharm IBB** BIOL 323*

23

2223

14

NURS Childbearing NURS Clin Practice LabD7 ANTH 200

22

37

Fall Spring Summer

2nd Year

NURS Adult IINURS Clin Practice LabNURS Patho/Pharm IINURS Hlth Promo/Ed

23233

13

NURS Adults IIINURS Clin Practice LabNURS Nsg ResearchC1 ArtsE SOC 303 *@

22

3 33

13

NURS Clinical Internship NURS PediatricsNURS Peds Lab

2

226

Fall Spring Summer

3rd Year

NURS Comm Hlth NsgNURS Comm Hlth LabCC** PHIL 345DD** ANTH 301American Institutions*

NURS 493 Senior Externship (optional)

33333

15

(2)

NURS Vulnerable Pop. NURS Acute Vulnerable Pop Lab or NURS Com. Vulnerable Pop Lab.NURS Ldrship/ IssuesNURS Ldrshp LabNURS Tran. Prac. Sem.NURS 493 Senior Externship (optional)

3

3or

321

12(2)

Any remaining GE, if necessary

Traditional

BSN

3-Year Program

Asterisk explanations are found on Web forms

• New level of Impaction Criteria for the Traditional BSN program limits enrollment in Core science courses here

• Four sciences courses are offered only in a prescribed sequence each year

• Native CSUSM students compete to get advanced into these science courses

• Seats are assigned in mid-June for science courses to our ‘native’ students

• You will have to take missing, Core science courses through Extended Learning (separate tuition) or at community colleges

SCIENCE COURSE AVAILABILITY AT CALIFORNIA STATE SAN MARCOS

• Example: BIOL 175 (offered this fall)• Must change your course search from

“is exactly” to “contains” in order to view and register for these Extended Learning courses

• “_EL” courses are on a separate tuition, over and above whatever courses you may take through regular CSU tuition

• May be covered by some forms of Financial Aid – check with Cougar Central

• Call Extended Learning at 760-750-4020 to learn more.

EXTENDED LEARNING SCIENCE COURSES AT CSUSM (OPTION)

TRADITIONAL BSN PROGRAMPLEASE REVIEW YOUR POINTS CRITERIA HANDOUT

• Highly Impacted• Two levels of Impaction Criteria – review Point

System• Statistics for previously admitted cohort• 3-year program – cohort model• Upper-division GE for Nursing

BB – BIOL 323 CC – PHIL 345 DD – ANTH 301

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ADMISSION POINT SYSTEM

FOR THE TRADITIONAL BSN

PROGRAM?

LVN TO BSN PROGRAM

• Same Pre-Nursing Core requirements as the Traditional BSN program

• We can award 17 units of NURS course credit for Corpsman Training or approved LVN coursework which shows up on a college transcripts from a regionally-accredited college/university

• IV certification required• Must have an active California LVN License• Must pass a Skills Assessment Test• No TEAS required

ACCELERATED BSN PROGRAM

• Not as impacted as the Traditional BSN program• 22-month program - cohort model• Admit approximately 132 students per year• Fall or Spring admissions• Program is offered on CSUSM or Temecula

campuses • Different Fee Structure• Same School of Nursing faculty• Clinical placements can be in Temecula or as far

south as San Diego

• Accelerated BSN Program may be a good alternative for students who have a less-competitive GPA in the Pre-Nursing Core, and are unable to get admitted to the Traditional BSN Program.

• Accelerated BSN Program is a good alternative for students who still need to complete most of the Pre-Nursing Core science courses. All Pre-Nursing Core courses must be completed prior to being admitted to the Accelerated BSN Program.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL BSN AND ACCELERATED PROGRAMS

CHOOSING ANOTHER MAJOR AND PREPARING FOR ABSN PROGRAM

• See list of Major/Minor Worksheets • Can major in any discipline to progress into

the Accelerated BSN program, but need to have Pre-Nursing Core completed prior to entry, in addition to most of the required non-NURS courses

• Most commonly chosen other majors are: Human Development, Sociology and Kinesiology (an impacted major).

• Nursing Programs offered through Extended Learning (self-support) and the School of Nursing (State-support tuition) have different admission timelines!

• Traditional BSN and LVN to BSN:– Oct. 1 – Nov. 30 for following

fall admit• Extended Learning uses a

“rolling” admission policy

DIFFERENT ADMISSION TIMELINES

TWO TYPES OF ADVISING

1. Staff Academic Advisors Only – Pre-Health, Pre-Nursing, Nursing, Liberal Studies, and Business

2. Faculty and Staff Advisors – for all other majors

International Students -- (must hold an F-1 Visa) have different University Admission policies and timelines. Course equivalency from colleges/universities outside of the U.S. will be determined by the University Admissions Office. In some instances translated course descriptions will need to be provided to the School of Nursing, especially for science courses.

Permanent Residency Visa Students who are not U.S Citizens – follow regular University Admissions policies and timelines. Course equivalency from colleges/universities outside of the U.S. will be determined by the University Admissions Office. In some instances translated course descriptions will need to be provided to the School of Nursing, especially for science courses.

RESIDENCY INFO FOR NURSING

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