BSN ROADMAP FROM
Santa Barbara CITY COLLEGE TO CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE AT SBCC TO TRANSFER TO CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS RN – BSN PROGRAM
STEP ONE: (54 units)
http://www.sbcc.edu/nursing/degrees/
REQUIRED PREREQUISITE COURSES FOR APPLICATION TO SBCC ADN PROGRAM & ASSOCIATE DEGREE (37.6 unit)
ENGL 110: ENGLISH COMPOSITION (4.0)
BMS 107: HUMAN ANATOMY W/ LAB (4.0)
MEETS CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS GE A-2 REQUIREMENT
MATH 117: STATISTICS (5.0)
BMS 108: HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY W/ LAB (5.0)
MEETS CSU GE B-3 MATH REQUIREMENT
CHEM 101 OR CHEM 104: W/ LAB (4.0)
BMS 127: GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY W/ LAB (5.0)
CHEM 104 REQUIRED FOR CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS NURSING
CHANNEL ISLANDS GE B-2 LIFE SCIENCES REQUIRMENT
AREA A1 B: CRITICAL THINKING (3.0)
COMM 131: FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING (3.0)
MEETS CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS GE A-3 GE REQUIREMENT
MEETS CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS GE A- 1 ORAL COMMUNICATION
SELECT COURSE FROM CATALOG
PSY 1O1: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (3.0)
MEETS CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS INTRO to PSYCHOLOGY REQUIREMENT GE: D, E
SOC 1O1: INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY (3.0) OR ANTH 103 INTRO TO
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3.0)
PSY 145: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (3.0)
MEETS CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS NURSING DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ANTH 103 WILL DOUBLE COUNT FOR THE MULTICULTURAL
REQUIREMENT GE C-3b
ARTS & HUMANITIES: (6.0 UNITS) TOTAL
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS REQUIREMENT (6.0 UNITS )TOTAL
AREA C-1 FINE OR PERFORMING ARTS: (3.0)
GE: HISTORY (3.0)
AREA C-2 HUMANITIES: (3.0)
&
SELECT COURSES FROM CATALOG
FOREIGN LANGUAGE WILL DOUBLE COUNT FOR HUMANITIES &
CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS GE C-3a LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
U. S CONSTITUTION & GOVERNTMENT STATE AND LOCAL GOV’T (3.0)
SELECT COURSES FROM CATALOG
MEETS TITLE V, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
STEP TWO: REQUIRED COURSES FOR SBCC AND PROGRAM (37.6)
NURS 160: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING (4.0)
NURS 161: PHARMACOLOGY NURSING (1.5)
NURS 162: MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 1 (4.0)
NURS 183: STUDENT SUCCESS I (0.2)
NURS 200: TOPICS IN Nursing I (0.2)
NURS 163: MEDICAL SURGICAL II (5.5)
NURS 164: MATERNITY NURSING (2.5)
NURS 165: MENTAL HEALTH NURISNG (2.5)
NURS 183: STUDENT SUCCESS I (0.2)
NURS 200: TOPICS IN NURSING I (0.2)
NURS 166: MEDICAL- SURGICAL NURSING III (5.0)
NURS 167: PEDIATRIC NURSING (2.5)
NURS 183: STUDENT SUCCESS I (0.2)
NURS 200: TOPICS IN NURSING (0.2)
NURS 168: MEDICAL – SURGICAL NURSING IV (6.5)
NURS 169: GERONTOLOGY – COMMUNITY NURSING (2.0)
NURS 183: STUDENT SUCCESS I (0.2)
NURS 200: TOPICS IN NURISNG I (0.2)
CONSULT SBCC COUNSELOR FOR CSU GE CERTIFICATION
Note: Only 70 Community College units can be transferred from any California Community College to any California State University. Additional
CSU credit may be awarded for demonstration of learning as operationalized through passing the NCLEX RN examination
STEP THREE:
CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS ADN – BSN FAST TRACK -14 MONTH PROGRAM (43.0 UNIT PROGRAM)
TWO STEP APPLICATION: MARCH 1 – APRIL 15
1. APPLY TO CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS AT: CSUMENTOR.COM (MAJOR: ADN – BSN)
2. APPLY TO NURSING PROGRAM AT: NURSING.CSUCI.EDU (MAJOR ADN – BSN)
Note: Completion of an ADN degree does not guarantee admission to a CSU campus
STEP FIVE:
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE AT CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS (43 - UNIT PROGRAM)
NRS 310: PROFESSIONAL ROLE TRANSITION FOR THE TRANSFER
STUDENT (3.0)
NRS 311: PROFESSIONAL ROLE TRANSITION SEMINAR FOR THE REGISTERD
NURSE (2.0)
NRS 306: PAHTOPHYSIOLGY (3.0)
NRS 350: NURSING RESEARCH: (3.0)
NRS 352: HEALTH PROMOTION AND PATIENT EDUCATION
STRATEGIES (3.0)
NRS 401: ADVANCED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT LAB (2.0)
NRS 420: NRS CARE OF THE COMPLEX CLIENT ACROSS THE
NRS 421: NRS CARE OF THE COMPLEX CLIENT ACROSS THE CONTINUUM
CONTINUUM (3.0)
LAB (3.0)
Units transferred in for NS via challenge pass of NCLEX exam
Units transferred in for NS via challenge pass of NCLEX exam
* Challenge Course
*Challenge Course
ANTH 443: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3.0)
NRS 460: NRS LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES (3.0)
MEETS GE D, UDIGE REQUIREMENT
NRS 461: NURSING LEADERSHIP LAB (3.0)
BIOL 432: PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (3.0) MEETS GE B2, D UDIGE
REQUIREMENT
NRS 342: COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE HEALTH (3.0)
NRS 452: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING (3.0)
NRS 453: COMMUNITY HEALTH LAB (3.0)
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LANGUAGE CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS GRADUATION REQUIREMNT
GE C3-A (3.0)
MEETS CSU CHANNEL ISLAND GE: C3b
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ADN - BSN STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE A TOTAL OF (50)
4 -YEAR UNIVERSITY UNITS. IF A TRANSFER STUDENT HAS
NEVER ATTENDED A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY HE/SHE WILL
BE REQUIRED TO TAKE 7 ADDITIONAL UNITS OF THEIR
CHOICE
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ADDITIONAL UNITS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NURSING
PROGRAM IF NEEDED
Courses are Subject to Change - Check Website of Santa Barbara City College http://www.sbcc.edu & CSU Channel Islands http://www.csuci.edu for
current updates
Revision 7.9.12