SCC-SSU ADN-BSN ROADMAP 2014
To Complete the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) at Sonoma State University (SSU)
Starting From Your first Semester at SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (SCC)
Completion of an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) does not guarantee admission to a CSU campus.
It is recommended that students complete the CSU General Education pattern to fulfill the general education
requirements for the Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
Nursing Prerequisites and General Education Required for ADN
And SSU/CSU Transfer to BSN Program
Complete the following courses at SCC
COMM 001 Intro to Public Speaking or COMM 002 Fundamentals of
Persuasive Speaking or COMM 006 Argumentation & Debate
ADN (SCC)
BSN (SSU)
Major & GE
Requirement
Major & GE
Requirement
SCC and SSU
GE Area
3
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A1
3
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A2
3
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A3
4
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B1
5
5
4
4
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6
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B2
B3
(B3)
B4
C1 &
C1 or C2
3
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C2 & Am Inst
3
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D1
(Psy 001)
3
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D2
3
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D4 &Am Inst
3
3
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E
E
(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
ENG 001 College Composition (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
COMM 006, ENGL 002, ENGL 004, PHIL 001 OR PHIL 005
Critical Thinking (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
CHEM 010 Intermediate Chem (4) or CHEM 051 Chem for the Health
Sciences (5) (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
BIO 004 Anatomy (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
BIO 005 Physiology (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
BIO 014 Microbiology (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
MATH 011 Statistics (SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
Arts & Humanities (See CSU GE for qualifying courses, select one
cross cultural studies course)
HIST017, HIST018, HIST028, HIST029 OR HIST037 US History to fulfill
American Institutions requirement at CSU
PSY 001 Introduction to Psychology (recommended) or
SOCS 022 Ethnic, Racial & Minority Group Relations in Harmony &
Conflict (does not meet SSU psych requirement)
SOC 001 Intro to Sociology, SOC 002 Social Problems, or ANTH002
Cultural Anthropology
PLSC 001 Intro to American Government or PLSC 005 Constitutional
Rights in a Multicultural Society Recommended to fulfill US Constitution
& State & Local Government at CSU or other Area D course
CDFS 070 Lifespan Human Development
NUTR 010 Nutrition
TOTAL PREREQUISITE & REQUIRED GENERAL ED UNITS FOR
TRANSFER
NURS 052 Pharmacology
NURS 050A Nursing Concepts & Skills
SCC Lower Division Nursing
Units
NURS 050B Basic Human Needs
NURS 058A Skills Lab I
NURS 054 Maternal Child Nursing
NURS 055 Nursing of Adults I
NURS 058B Skills Lab II
NURS 060 Nursing of Adults II/Medical Surgical Nursing
NURS 061 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
NURS 058C Skills Lab III
NURS 063 Advanced Medical Surgical and Community Nursing
NURS 064 Issues and Leadership in Health Care Today
NURS 065 Role Transition in Practice
NURS 058D Skills Lab IV
TOTAL NURSING MAJOR UNITS
55
3
5
6
1
5
5
1
5
5
.5
7
2
2.5
.5
48.5
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54 UNITS OF THIS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
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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
Upper
(also to meet Ethnic Studies if not met previously)
Division
Elective UDGE (to total 6 u of UDGE)
General Ed
(UDGE automatically satisfied upon completion of BSN)
(UDGE)
TOTAL UDGE Taken at SSU
Units
3-4
BSN
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2-4
(3)
6
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N312 Baccalaureate Principles I
N313 Baccalaureate Principles II
N310 Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice
N410 Nursing Power, Policy and Politics
N412 Community and Public Health Nursing
N416 Application of Baccalaureate Perspectives
TOTAL UD Nursing Taken at SSU
TOTAL UPPER DIVISION UNITS Taken at SSU
4
4
3
5
5
3
24
30
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Transferrable Units from SCC: 54 units of required GE and
Nursing Prerequisites plus 16 units of Nursing
70
SSU Nursing units awarded for NCLEX-RN*
20
Units Enrolled at SSU (UD Nursing & UDGE)
30
Units for BSN
120
SSU GE AREA
C1 or C2
Any
E

SSU
Upper
Division
Nursing
SUMMARY
TOTALS
These SSU BSN minimum
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 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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