SRJC-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 SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE (SRJC)
Completion of an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) does not guarantee admission to a CSU campus.
Complete the following courses at
Santa Rosa Junior College:
ENGL 1A Reading and Composition (SSU BSN Admission
Prerequisite)
FDNT 62 Nutrition Diet Therapy
ANAT 1 Anatomy (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
PHYSIO 1 Physiology (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
MICRO 5 General Microbiology (5) or
MICRO 60 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4)
Requirement
BSN (SSU)
Requirement
SRJC GE
Area
SSU
GE Area
4


Area A
A2
3
5
5



Area C


Area C
B2
B3
4


Area C
(B3)
3


Varies
according
to class
D2
3


Area D
D1
3


Area B
A1
3


Area F
3
4


Area E
(5)

(3)

Units
ADN (SRJC)
Nursing Prerequisites and
Required General Education
(SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
SOC 1 Intro to Soc or
SOC 2 Modern Social Problems or
SOC 10 Marriage & Family or
SOC 30 Racial/Ethnic Relations (SRJC GE Area D or G) or
ANTHRO 2 Cultural Anthropology (SRJC GE Area D and F) or
ANTHRO 21 American Folklore (SRJC GE Area D or G)
PSY 1A Intro to Psychology or
PSYCH 4 Child Psych or PSYCH 8 Intro Lifespan
PSYCH 7 Theories of Personality or
PSYCH 56 Aging, Death and Dying (meets SSU GE Area E; not
on SRJC GE list)
SPCH 1A Intro to Public Speaking or
SPCH 60 Communication Skills
(SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
US History or Political Science (American Institutions)
See Catalog for qualifying courses
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses)
Math 155 Intermediate Algebra (not CSU transferrable)
Chemistry 60 Chemistry for Allied Health
(prereq to SRJC’s Anat, Phys, & Micro)
(for nursing students only counts as SSU Area B1)
Bio 10 (prereq to SRJC’s Anat, Phys, & Micro)
SRJC Lower
Division Nursing
Required* for Transfer
to SSU and other
required General
Education
TOTAL PREREQUISITE & GENERAL ED UNITS
*Critical Thinking (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
*Math 15 Statistics (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses)
US History or Political Science (American Institutions)
See Catalog for qualifying courses
TOTAL
40(48)
3
4
6
3
16

D4 &
Am Inst
C1 or C2
Area B


B1
B2
Area C
(38 of the 48 total units transfer to SSU toward BSN)








A3
B4
C1 or C2
D4 &
Am Inst
(16 units of this total transfer to SSU toward BSN)
54 UNITS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN

NR 75.1A Fundamentals of Professional Nursing
NR 75B Nursing Care of the Adult/Older Adult/Psychiatric Client
NR 75C Nursing Care of the Acutely Ill, Perinatal, & Pediatric PT
NR 75D Advanced Care of Acutely Ill
12
12
12
12





TOTAL NURSING MAJOR UNITS
48
16 UNITS OF THIS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
70 UNITS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN
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SRJC-SSU ADN-BSN ROADMAP 2015
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 (may also 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 SRJC: 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
BSN












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 SRJC prior to transfer to SSU. Units count toward BSN in SSU GE Areas D3 and D4.
SSU Graduation requirements also include 1) one Ethnic Studies course (can be met with Soc 30 or Anthro 21 at SRJC 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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