NVC-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 NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE (NVC)
Completion of an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) does not guarantee admission to a CSU campus.
Nursing Prerequisites, Co-Requisites and
Required General Education
Complete the following courses at NVC:
MATH 94 Intermediate Algebra (not CSU transferable)
CHEM 110 Intro to Chemistry (pre-requisite for Biol 219)
(SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
BIOL 105 Human Biology (pre-requisite for Biol 218)
BIOL 218 Anatomy (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
BIOL 219 Physiology (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
BIOL 220 Microbiology (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
ENGL 120 Reading and Composition
(SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
SPCOM 124 Career Communications (3) OR
SPCOM 122 Pub Speak (3) + SPCOM 120 Interpers Comm (3) = 6
(SSU BSN Admission prerequisite)
Psych 125 Human Development (3) AND
One other qualifying Social Sciences course (3)
(See Catalog for qualifying courses) Nursing Program recommends select one
from: ANTH 121 Intro to Cultural Anthropology; ANTH 180 Childhood: A CrossCultural Perspective; Psych 135 Intro to Human Sexuality
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses) Nursing Program
recommends select one from: ASL 120 Amer. Sign Language I; SPAN 120 First
Semester Spanish; PHIL 137 Comparative Religions OR select from
Multicultural/Gender Studies list below
Multicultural/Gender Studies (See Catalog for qualifying courses; 3 units
may double count for one other NVC GE Area, providing the course is listed in
both areas) Nursing Program recommends select one from: FILM 110 Culture
and Gender in Film; HUMA 100 American Mind 1; HUMA 101 American Mind
2; HUMA 151 Women's Ethnic Heritage; HUMA 160 Filipina(o)-American
Heritage; HUMA 186 Exploring Culture & Gender in Films; SPCOM 126
Intercultural Communications
NVC Lower Division
Nursing
Required* for Transfer to
SSU and other required
SSU General Education
TOTAL PREREQUISITE & GENERAL ED UNITS
 ADN
 BSN
Units
(NVC)
Requirement
(SSU)
Requirement
5

SSU
GE Area
D2

(4)
B1

(4)
5
5
5






A
4


D1
A2
3


D3
A1
6


B
D1 & D2
3


C
C1 or C2
(0-3)

(Ethnic
Studies)
(B2)
B2
B3
(B3)
E
depends
on the
course
chosen

36
(44)
*ENGL 123 or 125 Critical Thinking (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
*MATH 232 Statistics (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses)
US Constitution & CA State & Local Government (3) AND
US History/American History (3)
(see Catalog for qualifying American Institutions courses)
3
4
3
TOTAL
16
NURS 141 Introduction to Nursing
NURS 142 Nursing in Health Alterations I
NURS 143 Nursing in Health Alterations II
NURS 144 Mental Health Nursing in the Community
NURS 246 Nursing in Health Alterations III
NURS 247 Maternal-Newborn Nursing
NURS 248 Nursing in Community-Based Settings
NURS 249 Nursing in Health Alterations IV
NURS 250 Nursing Preceptorship
TOTAL NURSING MAJOR UNITS
NVC
GE Area
6
7
4
5.5
5.5
6.5
4
1
7
3
43.5
(38 of the 44 total units transfer to SSU toward BSN)


A3



B4

C1 or C2


D3 & D4
(16 units of this total transfer to SSU toward BSN)
54 UNITS TOTAL TRANSFER TO SSU TOWARD BSN















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 (may also meet Ethnic Studies)
Upper
Arts & Humanities or 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 NVC: 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
C3
C4 or 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 NVC 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 NVC course 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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