Pre-licensure
Advising/Information
Dr. Deborah A. Roberts
Professor & Chair
Department of Nursing, Sonoma State University
www.sonoma.edu/nursing
General Education
• Sonoma State General Education Pattern
• http://www.sonoma.edu/advising/ge/gepattern.shtml
• GE pattern in nursing (AP courses may be applied)
• Lower Division
• Area A & B completed with prerequisites
• Area C & D 12 units each required
• Area E Psych 302
• Upper Division
• 9 Units (2 areas)
• 3 units in nursing Area E-waived
• 3 units Psych 302 Area E
• 3 units Needs to be non Area E—NO EXCEPTIONS
Prerequisites
• Integrated Chemistry
• Anatomy w/ lab
• Physiology w/lab
• Microbiology w/lab
• English Composition A2 + A3
• Oral Communication A2
• Critical Thinking A3
• Statistics
First Two Years
Fall-Year One
Spring-Year One
BIOL 115 (3) Intro to Biology (GE Area B3 )
BIOL 220 (4) Human Anatomy (GE Area B3)
CHEM 105 (5) Elem of General, Organic & Biochemistry (GE Area B1)
MATH 165 (4) Statistics (GE Area B4)
GE, A3 (4) Critical Thinking
GE, A2 (4) Fundamentals of Communication
GE, D1 (3-4) Social/Behavioral Science: Individual and Society *
GE, C1 (4) Arts, Theatre, Dance, Music, and film *
Fall-Year Two
Spring-Year Two
BIO 224 (4) Human Physiology
BIO 240 (4) General Microbiology
GE, C2 (4) Literature, Philosophies, and Values *
PSYC 302 (3) Development of the Person UDGE AREA E
GE, C3 (4) Comparative Perspectives and/or Foreign Languages *
GE, D3 (3) Social/Behavioral Science: United States History
GE, D2 (3) Social/Behavioral Sciences: World History and Civilization
GE, D4 (3-4) Social/Behavioral Science: Us Constitutions & California
State and Local Government
Prerequisite Requirements-25
• All must be completed with a grade of B- or better
• Repeating a course
http://www.sonoma.edu/registration/records/course_repeat.html
• Some courses at SSU are non-repeatable due to space
• Check with Dr. Roberts for equivalent courses at any other school prior
to taking course. Send her the course description from the school
catalog you wish to take the course.
• Only 2 courses may be in progress the Spring of application submission.
One science and one non science.
• AP courses do count for specified courses. When you arrived as a
freshman they are entered into your ARR.
• Prerequisites do not expire.
• You do not have to get them all done in two years
Test of Essential Academic Skills-15
• Required to apply to the major
• TEAS Version V Study Guide $85.00 atitesting.com
• May not repeat twice for most programs (not SSU)
• Offered at SSU and dates/times/locations posted at
www.sonoma.edu/nursing Nov 28 & Jan 9
Test of Essential Academic Skills
15 Points Total
TEAS Score
Points assigned
90.5 or above
15
90.4-87.375
12
87.374-84.250
9
84.249-81.125
6
81.124-78.0
Below 78.0
3
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Certified Nurses Assistant
• Not a prerequisite for application
• May be done after accepted admission
• Some ideas:
• American Red Cross
• Local Community College
• Private agencies
• http://www.cnalicense.org/states/california-cnalicense/
• http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/occupations/Pages/
AidesAndTechs.aspx
Essay-20
• Essay questions are posted on application
• Read all instructions carefully
• Limited pages and font strictly observed
Overall GPA-25
• Overall GPA is computed for all coursework taken or
transferred to SSU.
• If you take college courses at other campuses you must
send your official transcripts to SSU for college credit here.
• You can compute your GPA by the GPA calculator at:
http://www.back2college.com/gpa.htm
• You can also look at your ARR
• Once you know your GPA multiply by 6.25 for your total
points.
Local Service Area-15
• Sonoma State
• College of Marin
• SRJC
• Mendocino CC
• Solano CC
• Napa CC
Veterans
• Executive Order from Governor
• Any honorable discharged veteran has priority
admission after meeting minimum program
criteria
• Generally this has been one to two veterans a
year
Program Requirements
• Clear Background check
• Clear Drug screen for non-prescribed medications
• Physical
• IMZ
• CPR
• CNA
Costs
• In addition to SSU fees items below are
approximate
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Books $2000.00
Supplies and supplies kit $350.00
Uniforms $50.00
CAS $105.00
Certified Background $110.00
ATI $700.00
Any physical/medical costs
Ready to Apply?
January 1-February 28
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Prerequisite Courses ( One science and one non-science may be in progress)
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English
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Speech
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Critical Thinking
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Statistics
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Chemistry
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Anatomy
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Physiology
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Microbiology
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GPA 3.0 in prerequisites
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Overall GPA of 3.0 in college
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Completion of LDGE recommended
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TEAS Exam
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CNA may be done in the summer
Application Due 2-28
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All application items are uploaded into CAS
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Prerequisite course completion
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Overall GPA of 3.0 or above
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Science GPA of 3.0 or above
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B grade or above in all prerequisites
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Test of Essential Academic Skills
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Deadlines: late applications not accepted. No exceptions!
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Completion of Application into CAS
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No other work experience required
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No letters of recommendation required
Application Scoring
• Prerequisite GPA
25 points
• Overall College GPA
25 Points
• Essay
20 Points
• TEAS
15 Points
• Local Students
15 Points
Total
100 Points
What else do I need to
know?
• Residents outside the state are placed after all in state
residents
• You must have a valid SSN to be admitted due to a Board of
Registered Nursing and Background Check requirement
• You must have a clear background check to be admitted
• Second Baccalaureate students apply using CSU Mentor
• Transfer students must apply to the university by
November 30th in the Fall semester before they are going to
apply to the major the next Spring
Questions