Nursing, R.N.-B.S.N. - Continuing & Global Education

The California State University, Fresno, School of Nursing offers opportunity for advanced placement in the baccalaureate program for applicants who have earned an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and hold a Registered Nurse (RN) license. The curriculum is designed to emphasize theory-based practice in nursing and provide the foundation for graduate study in nursing.

Individuals holding an RN degree can benefit from earning a BSN degree to:

facilitate career advancement
apply for public health nurse certification
prepare for admission to a school nurse, clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner programs

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing RN-to-BSN program is offered by the School of Nursing faculty in cooperation with the Division of Undergraduate Studies and the Division of Continuing and Global Education. Some courses are delivered via computer-based learning modalities and some held at the practice site. Students progress toward their degree as a cohort, taking18 months to complete degree requirements.

Admission criteria for the Global RN to BSN program is the same as those of the on-campus RN-to-BSN program. Students must be admitted to the California State University, Fresno, Office of Undergraduate Studies and have a California registered nurse license. In addition, applicants must have current malpractice insurance, and current CPR certification.

Applicants must complete a School of Nursing application and a university application. Students are selected through evaluation of academic performance and work experience. California State University, Fresno has been authorized to admit upper division transfer students, who are qualified but lack the required general education requirements in critical thinking or math and quantitative reasoning, on a case- by-case basis to our nursing program. All program units are taken through the Division of Continuing and Global Education. Students are not required to take any portion of their coursework on the California State University, Fresno campus.

Note: Program is pending final approval from the Chancellor’s Office.

Requirements

Major Requirements (21 units)

NURS 135 - Professional Transition Units: 3
NURS 136 - Health Appraisal Units: 3
NURS 141 - Concepts of Community Health Nursing Units: 3
NURS 141LS - Practicum: Concepts of Community Health Nursing Units: 2
NURS 145 - Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses Units: 3
NURS 151 - Senior Project Units: 1
NURS 152 - Advanced Leadership, Management and Healthcare Systems Units: 3
NURS 156 - Nursing Informatics Units: 3

NCLEX Credit (20 units)

Prerequisite Requirements (28 units)

See prerequisites listed under Admission to the RN-BSN Program. (19 units may be applied to G.E.)

Additional Course Requirements (12 units)

PHIL 20 - Moral Questions Units: 3 (C2)
OR
PHIL 120 - Contemporary Conflicts of Morals Units: 3 (IC)
SOC 3 - Critical Thinking About Society Units: 3 (A3) *
PSYCH 10 - Introduction to Psychology Units: 3 (D3)
MATH 11 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3 (B4)
OR
PH 92 - Public Health Statistics Units: 3 (B4)

Other Degree Requirements

In addition to the major program requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements such as:

American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 )
General Education Requirements (48 units) - see Admission to the RN-BSN Program
Multicultural and International (MI)
Upper-division Writing
Sufficient Elective Units to Meet Required Total Units (varies); it is recommended that units in this area be utilized to complete a second major or minor.

A full description of the University’s graduation requirements can be found in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

Total: 120 Units**

*If SOC 3 is not taken, then SOC 1 or ANTH 2 can be completed.

**General Education, MI, and Upper-division Writing courses can be double counted with major requirements. These courses include SOC 3 (Area A3), MATH 11 or PH 91 (Area B4), PHIL 20 (Area C2) or PHIL 120 (Area IC), and PSYCH 10 (Area D3). See advisor for details.

Per Executive Order 1084 “one unit of academic credit for every unit of the required pre-licensure community college nursing course credits” (not transferred to California State University, Fresno) may be applied “toward the baccalaureate nursing degree” (maximum of 30 semester units) “through the NCLEX provision.”
All California State University, Fresno graduation requirements must be met (e.g., Upper-Division Writing Exam or course, lower- and upper-division GE coursework).