MC-SSU ADN-BSN ROADMAP 2015
To Complete the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) at Sonoma State University (SSU)
Starting From Your first Semester at MENDOCINO COLLEGE (MC)
Completion of an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) does not guarantee admission to a CSU campus.
Complete the following courses at Mendocino:
Math 56 Intermediate Algebra (not CSU transferrable credit)
Chemistry 200 Intro to Chemistry (prerequisite to Bio 259)
Nursing Prerequisites and
Required General Education
(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
BIO 230 Anatomy (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
BIO 231 Physiology (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
BIO 259 Microbiology (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
US History (American Institutions --see Catalog for qualifying courses)
PSY 205 Introduction to Psychology (also SSU Area E) or
PSY 210 Lifespan Development or
PSY 215 Psych of Personal Growth or
CDV 200: Psych of Development: Infancy through Adolescence
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses)
ENG 200 Reading & Composition (SSU BSN Admission prereq)
SPE 200 Intro to Public Speaking (SSU Area A1) or
SPE 210 Interpersonal Growth (SSU Area A1 if certified)
3
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(5)
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BSN (SSU)
Requirement
MC
GE Area
SSU
GE Area
Comp 3
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4
4
4
3
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3
B1
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A
A
A
B-1
D3 & Am Inst
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B-2
D1
3
3

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C1 or C2
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
C
D-2
3
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D-1 &
Comp 4
A1
3


Comp 1
D2
3

Comp 2
E
(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
TOTAL PREREQUISITE & GENERAL ED UNITS
MC Lower Division Nursing
ADN (MC)
Requirement
B2
B3
(B3)
(also SSU Area E)
SOC 201 Modern Social Problems or SOC 202 Racial/
Ethnic Relations or ANT 201 Cultural Anthropology
HLH 114 Foods and Nutrition (meets SSU Area E)
or HLH 115: Therapeutic Nutrition (does not meet SSU Area E)
Required* for
Transfer to SSU and
other required
General Education
Units
36(41)
*Critical Thinking (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
3
*Math 220 Statistics (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
4
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses)
US Constitution & CA State & Local Government (American Institutions -see Catalog for qualifying courses)
TOTAL
16
A2
(38 of the 41 total units transfer to SSU toward BSN)
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A3
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B4
6
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C1 or C2
3


D4 & Am Inst
(16 units of this total transfer to SSU toward BSN)
54 UNITS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
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NUR 102 Nursing Concepts & Skills
10
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NUR 105 Pharmacology I
1

NUR 112 Nursing Concepts & Skills
10
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NUR 115 Pharmacology II
1

NUR 116 Intro to Nursing Seminar
1


NUR 122 Complex Med Surg Nursing I
8


NUR 121 Leadership & Management I
1


NUR 125 Pharmacology III
1

NUR 126 Nursing Seminar I
2
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NUR 132 Complex Med Surg Nursing II
8

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NUR 131 Leadership & Management II
1

NUR 135 Pharmacology IV
1

NUR 136 Nursing Seminar II
2
TOTAL NURSING MAJOR UNITS
47
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
16 UNITS OF THIS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
70 UNITS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
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Continuing to the Post-Licensure BSN Program at SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Upon admission to SSU, proof of current California RN licensure (indicating NCLEX-RN pass), admission
to the Post-Licensure BSN Program in the Department of Nursing, and enrollment in the program, the
student is eligible for award of upper division nursing units for NLCEX. Based on individual transcript
validation, SSU may award up to 20 units of nursing course credit pursuant to the CSU Chancellor’s
Office Executive Order 1084.
Complete the following courses at SSU:
Arts or Humanities (also to meet Ethnic Studies)
Upper
Elective UDGE
Division
General Ed
(UDGE Automatically satisfied upon completion of BSN)
(UDGE)
TOTAL UDGE Taken at SSU
N312 Baccalaureate Principles I
N313 Baccalaureate Principles II
N310 Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice
SSU
N410 Nursing Power, Policy and Politics
Upper
Division
N412 Community and Public Health Nursing
Nursing
N416 Application of Baccalaureate Perspectives
TOTAL UD Nursing Taken at SSU
TOTAL UPPER DIVISION UNITS Taken at SSU
SUMMARY
TOTALS
Units
3
3
(3)
6
4
4
3
5
5
3
24
30
Transferrable Units from MC: 54 units of required GE and
Nursing Prerequisites plus 16 units of Nursing
70
SSU Upper Division Nursing units awarded for NCLEX-RN*
20
Units Enrolled at SSU (UD Nursing & UDGE)
30
Units for BSN
120
BSN
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SSU GE AREA
C1 or C2
Any
E
The following minimum
BSN degree requirements
are met with this pattern:

30 u in Residence

18 u in Major

40 u Upper Division

9 u UDGE

120 u for the BSN
*NOTE: A maximum of 70 units may be transferred from any California Community College to any California State University.
Additional CSU credit may be awarded for demonstration of prior learning as operationalized through passing the
NCLEX –RN examination.
To meet requirements for any SSU baccalaureate degree a student must complete two courses in American Institutions:
(1) an approved American/U.S. History course AND (2) an approved U.S. Constitution/CA State & Local Government course.
Recommend completing both at MC prior to transfer to SSU. Units count toward BSN in SSU GE Area D3 and D4.
SSU Graduation requirements also include 1) one Ethnic Studies course (can be met with Soc 202 at MC noted on the front
page or with an SSU Area C Upper Division GE course noted above and 2) passing the Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT).
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