SSU Department of Nursing
Post-Licensure BSN Program
ADN-BSN DEGREE SUMMARY GUIDE
Important: Please use only as a guide in conjunction with the BSN Degree Requirements. GE areas below shaded in pink are requirements
for the BSN that may not be required for the ADN; most can be completed at a community college in person or online. Use ASSIST to check
course equivalency. All university students must meet 9 units of Upper Division General Education (UDGE). Three (3) of these 9 units are
satisfied by the BSN. If you save two Area C courses to complete at SSU in approved UDGE then you can meet these remaining 6 units (see
critical information on UDGE) and simultaneously complete Area C. Direct questions to liz.close@sonoma.edu. Areas shaded in green and
blue are for tracking purposes only.
S U M M A R Y O F U N I T R E Q U I R E ME NT S F O R A D N - BS N
CATEGORY
UNITS
70
24
20
6
120
Transfer: Maximum from CC
Enroll:
Upper Division Nursing at SSU
Award:
Nursing at SSU
Enroll:
Upper Division GE at SSU
UNITS TOTAL
NOTES
Includes required Nursing Prerequisites, SSU GE Requirements and Nursing
Required (Nurs 310, 312, 313, 410, 412, and 416)
Up to 20 Nursing Units Awarded for NCLEX-RN with transcript validation
Enroll in 6 units minimum (9 units required, 3 units satisfied with BSN)
Total for BSN
S U M M A RY OF GE N E R A L E DU C A T I O N ( G E ) A N D N U R S IN G P R E R E QU I S I TE R E Q U I R E ME N TS F OR A D N - BS N
48 UNIT SSU GE TRANSFER PATTERN
AREA
Courses
A. Communication
9 units*
B. Science & Math
12 units*
C. Arts & Humanities
12 units
D. Social & Behav Sci
12 units
E. Life Understanding
3 units
Min
Units
Req
1. Written & Oral Analysis
2. Written Communication
3. Critical Thinking
1. Physical Science
2. Life Science
3. Life Science with laboratory
4. Quantitative Reasoning (Math/Stats)
1. Arts Course
2. Humanities Course
3. Elective Arts or Humanities
4. Elective Arts or Humanities
1. Social or Behavioral Science (Psych)
2. Sociology/Anthropology
3. American History
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4. US Constitution/CA State & Local Gov.
3
1. Human Dev. & Lifelong Understanding
(3)
TAKE
AT
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
SSU
SSU
CC
CC
CC
CC
HOW REQUIREMENT IS MET
Required for ADN
Required for ADN
Required for BSN
Required for ADN (Chemistry Prerequisite for Physio)
Required for ADN (Anatomy)
Required for ADN (Physiology)
Statistics Required for BSN
Required for ADN (usually one course)
6 Units Upper Division General Education
Required for BSN
Required for ADN
Required for ADN
D3 OR D4 required for ADN
BOTH ARE required for
BSN
Required for BSN & Automatically Met with Nursing Major
TOTAL Nursing Prerequisites & GE Transfer from CC
54
CC
To count toward the BSN
TOTAL Nursing from CC
16
CC
To count toward the BSN
70
CC
TOTAL TRANSFER FROM CC
GE Areas A & B above plus Microbiology meet the 8 approved and required CSU system wide Nursing Prerequisites
Select one course from GE above to also meet the SSU Ethnic Studies requirement (can be fulfilled at either CC or SSU)
Pass Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) at SSU after transfer
UPPER DIVISION NURSING REQUIREMENTS
4
4
3
5
5
3
24
20
6
SSU
SSU
SSU
SSU
SSU
SSU
SSU
SSU
SSU
NURS 312 Baccalaureate Perspectives I
NURS 313 Baccalaureate Perspectives II
NURS 310 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
NURS 410 Nursing Power, Policy & Politics
NURS 412 Community & Public Health Nursing
NURS 416 Application of Baccalaureate Perspectives
Enroll and complete
Up to 20 units awarded with transcript validation
Enroll in 6 units UDGE; 3 units UDGE is satisfied with BSN
TOTAL SSU
50
SSU
30 of these units must be taken in residence (NCLEX
award does NOT count for in residence)
TOTAL UNITS FOR BSN
120
Meets California Education Code 89267.5 (AB 1295): CSU
ADN to BSN curriculum pathways shall not require courses
(including nursing prerequisite courses) with content that
duplicates RN licensure requirements or that a student
completed for the ADN.
UPPER DIVISION NURSING UNITS REQUIRED FOR BSN AT SSU
UPPER DIVISION NURSING UNITS FOR NCLEX-RN
UPPER DIVISION GE FROM SSU
ADN-BSN DEGREE SUMMARY GUIDE 2014-2015
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