TRANSFER ADVISING
PRE-HEALTH SCIENCE
Successfully Registering for your first semester
THE SCHOOL OF NURSING
WELCOMES YOU!
• We are your Nursing Advisors for as long as you
continue in the Nursing Major (Pre-Health Science
now)
• Where are we located?
In the “PPH” Building,
Suite 201, with the School of Nursing
– It’s a short walk, or parking is available right outside
our building.
TODAY’S GOALS
• Orientation Success Pack Modules
• Nursing Program Options
• Run your ARR– Academic
Requirements Report
• Other Important tools
• Register for your Fall courses
CSUSM EMAIL ACCOUNT
Check your CSUSM Email on a regular
basis.
This is the only way that the University
communicates with students.
We communicate often with our students via
email about deadlines and important
information!
You can have your CSUSM email forwarded
to your personal email, if you like.
E-ADVISOR, ON UNDERGRADUATE
ADVISING SERVICES WEBSITE
• General
academic
questions that do
not require an
advisor to look
up your records
• Response in 3-5
days
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
REPORT (ARR)
• Provides academic evaluations for:
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
Transfer Courses
Test Credit (AP, IB, CLEP)
• Displays Graduation Requirements
• Monitors requirements that are MET and those that
you NEED
ADDING/DROPPING COURSES
AFTER TODAY
• You can add and drop courses on your
own throughout the summer.
• Once the fall or spring terms begin:
– Two week add/drop period
– Must get a permission number from the
instructor to add a class through MyCSUSM
– Can drop a course without any signature, via
MyCSUSM, at any time during the two-week
Add/Drop period for fall or spring terms.
– Late adds or drops require a petition
LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH
REQUIREMENT (LOTER)
• Language at the first semester of Intermediate Level
Third semester/201 level course or American Sign Language III
Approved Study Abroad Programs
• AP, IB or CLEP exams with passing score
• Pass Proficiency Exam at CSUSM through the Language Learning Center
High School language will not clear this
requirement unless you passed an AP, IB or
CLEP exam with a passing score.
HOW TO DETERMINE WHICH LANGUAGE
LEVEL TO TAKE TO MEET THE LOTER:
201 or
250
102
101
If you...
Enroll in...
speak Spanish at home and would like
to learn written grammar
SPAN 250 “Spanish for Native Speakers”. This
course fulfills the LOTER requirement.
took 4 years in high school
Sit for the Proficiency Exam (meets LOTER if pass)
OR
201 (course taught entirely in language of study)
took 3 years in high school or 2
semesters in college, less than 2 years
ago
201 (meets LOTER)
OR
102 (for review)
took 2 years in high school or 1
semester in college, less than 2 years
ago
102
OR
101 (for review)
have no previous language study, or
it's been over 2 years since you took
high school language
101 Level
If completing ASL at a community college, must complete through ASL III.
CSUSM GENERAL CATALOG
(electronic)
• Contains all
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Policies
Procedures
Requirements
• List of majors
• Major/minor requirements
• Course descriptions
TO FIND COURSE EQUIVALENTS AT
MANY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES…
www.assist.org
Instructions for using this Website can be found on
our Nursing Web site, under Current Students
http://www.csusm.edu/nursing/current/assist.html
NURSING OPTIONS AT CSUSM
• Traditional BSN
• LVN to BSN – anyone with LVN coursework or
Corpsman-Medic Military Training?
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RN to BSN
RN to MSN
Accelerated BSN
MSN Programs
UNDERSTANDING THE DEGREE PROGRAMS
AT OUR UNIVERSITY FOR NURSING
California State University San Marcos
The College of
Education,
Health, and
Human Services
The School of Nursing
B.S. in Nursing
Traditional BSN
LVN to BSN
State-support Tuition
Extended
Learning
B.S. in Nursing
Accelerated BSN
RN to BSN
M.S. in Nursing
RN to MSN
MSN – for students with a BSN degree
Degree programs other than Nursing
Self-Support
PRE-NURSING CORE – COMMON TO ALL
OF OUR UNDERGRADUATE NURSING
PROGRAMS (PLEASE SEE YOUR COURSE PLANNER)
• These eight (8) Academic Requirements are the only courses required for
entry to the Traditional BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) Program at most
CSU’s, including CSU San Marcos
• Must get a C or better in each course
• Minimum 2.75 GPA in Pre-Nursing Core for Traditional BSN, LVN-BSN and
Accelerated BSN programs.
• If you earn a substandard grade (C- or below) in a Core course, you must
repeat the course and we will average your grades.
• University policy states that once you earn a C or better in the course, you
cannot repeat the course for a better grade.
• You can only repeat a Core class one time.
PLEASE NOTE: Need to complete BOTH Intro to Psychology and Intro to
Human Development course prior to entry to Program
Traditional BSNNURSING PROGRAM (Fall Start)
Traditional
BSN
Fall
1st Year
NURS Intro Nsg Practice
NURS Clin Practice Lab
NURS Intro to Pharm
NURS Nsg Comm/Assess
NURS Clin Practice Lab
Growth & Development
HD 101
C Foreign Language
Spring
4
2
1
2
1
3
3-Year
Program
Asterisk explanations are
found on Web forms
2nd Year
Spring
2
3
2
3
3
13
Fall
NURS Comm Hlth Nsg
NURS Comm Hlth Lab
CC** PHIL 345
DD** ANTH 301
American Institutions*
3rd Year
NURS 493 Senior
Externship (optional)
2
3
2
2
2
3
14
NURS Childbearing
NURS Clin Practice
Lab
D7 ANTH 200
2
2
3
7
(3)
13
Fall
NURS Adult II
NURS Clin Practice Lab
NURS Patho/Pharm II
NURS Hlth Promo/Ed
NURS Adults I
NURS Clin Practice Lab
NURS Psych/MH
NURS Clin Practice Lab
NURS Patho/Pharm I
BB** BIOL 323*
Summer
NURS Adults III
NURS Clin Practice Lab
NURS Nsg Research
C1 Arts
E SOC 303 *@
Summer
2
2
3
3
3
13
Spring
3
3
3
3
3
15
(2)
NURS Vulnerable Pop.
NURS Acute
Vulnerable Pop Lab
or
NURS Com.
Vulnerable Pop Lab.
NURS Ldrship/ Issues
NURS Ldrshp Lab
NURS Tran. Prac. Sem.
NURS 493 Senior
Externship (optional)
NURS Clinical
Internship
NURS Pediatrics
NURS Peds Lab
Summer
3
3
or
3
2
1
12
(2)
Any remaining GE, if
necessary
2
2
2
6
SCIENCE COURSE AVAILABILITY AT
CALIFORNIA STATE SAN MARCOS
• New level of Impaction Criteria for the Traditional BSN
program limits enrollment in Core science courses here
• Four sciences courses are offered only in a prescribed
sequence each year
• Native CSUSM students compete to get advanced into
these science courses
• Seats are assigned in mid-June for science courses to our
‘native’ students
• You will have to take missing, Core science courses
through Extended Learning (separate tuition) or at
community colleges
EXTENDED LEARNING SCIENCE
COURSES AT CSUSM (OPTION)
• Example: BIOL 175 (offered this fall)
• Must change your course search from
“is exactly” to “contains” in order to
view and register for these Extended
Learning courses
• “_EL” courses are on a separate tuition, over and above
whatever courses you may take through regular CSU tuition
• May be covered by some forms of Financial Aid – check with
Cougar Central
• Call Extended Learning at 760-750-4020 to learn more.
TRADITIONAL BSN PROGRAM
PLEASE REVIEW YOUR POINTS CRITERIA HANDOUT
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Highly Impacted
Two levels of Impaction Criteria – review Point System
Statistics for previously admitted cohort
3-year program – cohort model
Upper-division GE for Nursing
 BB – BIOL 323 CC – PHIL 345 DD – ANTH 301
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
ADMISSION POINT
SYSTEM
FOR THE
TRADITIONAL BSN
PROGRAM?
LVN TO BSN PROGRAM
• Same Pre-Nursing Core requirements as the Traditional BSN
program
• We can award 17 units of NURS course credit for Corpsman
Training or approved LVN coursework which shows up on a
college transcripts from a regionally-accredited
college/university
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IV certification required
Must have an active California LVN License
Must pass a Skills Assessment Test
No TEAS required
ACCELERATED BSN PROGRAM
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Not as impacted as the Traditional BSN program
22-month program - cohort model
Admit approximately 132 students per year
Fall or Spring admissions
Program is offered on CSUSM or Temecula campuses
Different Fee Structure
Same School of Nursing faculty
Clinical placements can be in Temecula or as far south as San
Diego
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
TRADITIONAL BSN AND
ACCELERATED PROGRAMS
• Accelerated BSN Program may be a good alternative for
students who have a less-competitive GPA in the Pre-Nursing
Core, and are unable to get admitted to the Traditional BSN
Program.
• Accelerated BSN Program is a good alternative for students who
still need to complete most of the Pre-Nursing Core science
courses. All Pre-Nursing Core courses must be completed prior
to being admitted to the Accelerated BSN Program.
CHOOSING ANOTHER MAJOR AND
PREPARING FOR ABSN PROGRAM
• See list of Major/Minor Worksheets
• Can major in any discipline to progress into the
Accelerated BSN program, but need to have PreNursing Core completed prior to entry, in addition to
most of the required non-NURS courses
• Most commonly chosen other majors are: Human
Development, Sociology and Kinesiology (an impacted
major).
DIFFERENT ADMISSION TIMELINES
• Nursing Programs offered through
Extended Learning (self-support) and the
School of Nursing (State-support tuition)
have different admission timelines!
• Traditional BSN and LVN to BSN:
– Oct. 1 – Nov. 30 for following fall admit
• Extended Learning uses a “rolling”
admission policy
TWO TYPES OF ADVISING
1. Staff Academic Advisors Only – PreHealth, Pre-Nursing, Nursing, Liberal
Studies, and Business
2. Faculty and Staff Advisors – for all
other majors
RESIDENCY INFO FOR NURSING
International Students -- (must hold an F-1 Visa) have different University Admission
policies and timelines. Course equivalency from colleges/universities outside of the
U.S. will be determined by the University Admissions Office. In some instances
translated course descriptions will need to be provided to the School of Nursing,
especially for science courses.
Permanent Residency Visa Students who are not U.S Citizens – follow regular
University Admissions policies and timelines. Course equivalency from
colleges/universities outside of the U.S. will be determined by the University Admissions
Office. In some instances translated course descriptions will need to be provided to the
School of Nursing, especially for science courses.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
PLEASE MOVE TO A COMPUTER
Open up your Academic
Requirements Report (ARR)
Wait for our O-Team to
demonstrate how to register
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EMAIL SET-UP
AND
REGISTRATION DEMONSTRATION
THANK YOU, O-TEAM!!!