Nursing, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences

Preparation for the Major

(43 units)

With the required grades of C or above. Students in the nursing program are coded as nursing majors once they successfully complete

• BIOL 211 - Fundamentals of Microbiology Units: 2
• BIOL 211L - Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory Units: 2
• BIOL 212 - Human Anatomy Units: 4
• BIOL 261 - Human Physiology Units: 4 ¹
• CHEM 102 - Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry Units: 5 ²

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• STAT 250 - Statistical Principles and Practices Units: 3

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• BIOL 215 - Biostatistics Units: 3

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• PSY 280 - Statistical Methods in Psychology Units: 4 ³

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• COMM 103 - Oral Communication Units: 3 (or a course listed under General Education I.1. Oral Communication) ⁴
• RWS 100 - Rhetoric of Written Argument Units: 3 (or a course listed under General Education, I.2. Written Communication) ⁵
• RWS 200 - Rhetoric of Written Arguments in Context Units: 3 (or a course listed under General Education, I.3. Critical Thinking) ⁶
• NURS 202 - Client Assessment Units: 3
• NURS 206 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Units: 5
• NURS 208 - Pathophysiology Units: 3
• NURS 219 - Information Management for Professional Relationships Units: 2
• NURS 221 - Professional Formation A Units: 1

Note

¹ Upper division transfer students fulfill these course requirements by completing human anatomy (with required laboratory), human physiology (with required laboratory), and microbiology (with required laboratory), designated as certified CSU GE Life Sciences and Laboratory (B2, B3) transfer courses.

² Upper division transfer students fulfill this course requirement with a CSU GE certified B1 chemistry course (general, organic, inorganic, or integrated). 

³ Upper division transfer students fulfill this area with a statistics course certified for CSU GE mathematics/quantitative reasoning (B4). 

⁴ Upper division transfer students fulfill this area with any certified CSU GE oral communication (A1) transfer course. 

⁵ Upper division transfer students fulfill this area with any certified CSU GE written communication (A2) transfer course. 

⁶ Upper division transfer students fulfill this area with any certified CSU GE critical thinking (A3) transfer course.

Note Also

Students must complete PSY 101  and PSY 230  to satisfy nursing program requirements. A grade of C (2.0) or better is required in all nursing courses. No nursing course may be repeated more than once. A grade of C (2.0) or better is required in statistics. A grade of B- (2.7) or better is required in all biology courses.

General Education

It is recommended that students take PHIL 330  to satisfy three units of upper division Humanities, IV.C. 

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Complete NURS 307W  with a grade of C (2.0) or better. See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Major

A minimum of 41 upper division units in nursing to include

• NURS 300 - Nursing Care of the Acute and Chronically Ill Adult and Gerontologic Patient I Units: 8
• NURS 304 - Clinical Pharmacology in Nursing Practice Units: 2
• NURS 307W - Research, Evidence Based Practice, and Writing for Nurses Units: 3
• NURS 316 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Units: 5
• NURS 321 - Professional Formation B Units: 1
• NURS 354 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Units: 5
• NURS 356 - Pediatric Nursing Units: 5
• NURS 400 - Nursing Care of the Acute and Chronically Ill Adult and Gerontologic Patient II Units: 3.5
• NURS 400L - Nursing Care of the Acute and Chronically Ill Adult and Gerontologic Patient II Laboratory Units: 2.5
• NURS 415 - Community Health Nursing Units: 3
• NURS 415L - Community Health Nursing Laboratory Units: 2
• NURS 421 - Professional Formation C Units: 1