Pre-licensure Advising/Infor mation Dr. Mary Ellen Wilkosz Professor

Pre-licensure Advising/Infor mation Dr. Mary Ellen Wilkosz Professor & Chair Dr. Rachel Napoli Assistant Professor and Assistant Director PreLicensure Program Department of Nursing, Sonoma State University www.sonoma.edu/nursing

Why Be A Nurse? 2.9 million in US Most trusted profession Average salary 75,510 Average Bay Area salary 106,950 587,000 more jobs needed by 2022 in addition to replacing 525,000 Employers want BSN prepared RNs

Opportunities Opportunity for a diverse career (RN, CNM, CNA, NP, Academia) Opportunity to work in many places(hospital, home, flight, camp, cruise ship) Opportunity to be a life long learner Opportunity to help people

General Education Sonoma State General Education Pattern http://www.sonoma.edu/advising/ge/gepattern.shtm l GE pattern in nursing (AP courses may be applied) Lower Division (old prior to 2018) Area A & B completed with prerequisites Area C & D 12 units each required Psych 302 (UDGE Area E) Upper Division 9 Units (2 areas) OLD University admission prior to 2018 3 units in nursing Area E-waived 3 units Psych 302 Area E 3 units Needs to be non Area E—NO EXCEPTIONS

General Education starting 2018-2019 Sonoma State General Education Pattern NEW http://www.sonoma.edu/advising/ge/gepattern.sht ml GE pattern in nursing (AP courses may be applied) Lower Division Area A (9 units lower division) Area B (lower division) 9 units completed with prerequisites Area C & D 12 units each required Area E Psych 302 required for graduation but no longer counts for upper division in area E. Upper Division 9 Units (3 areas) B, C and D

Prerequisites* Integrated Chemistry Anatomy w/ lab Physiology w/lab Microbiology w/lab (Medical Micro is coming) English Composition A2 Oral Communication A1 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) GE, A3 (4) Critical Thinking MATH 165 (4) Statistics (GE Area B4) GE, D1 (3) Social/Behavioral Science: Individual and Society * GE, A2 (3) Fundamentals of Communication 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 (3) Literature, Philosophies, and Values * PSYC 302 (3) Development of the Person GE, C3 (3) 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) Social/Behavioral Science: Us Constitutions & California State and Local Government Additional Requirements for the Nursing Degree and RN License Students are required to complete Development of the Person to satisfy the Nursing degree requirements and RN license requirements upon graduation. These courses are not prerequisites for admission and may be taken during Spring semester prior to admission or upon admission to SSU.

How we score the applications 2020 Cohort? Prerequisite GPA 25 points Overall College GPA Essay TEAS Local Students Total 25 Points 20 Points 15 Points 15 Points 100 Points* *Optional Criteria: Veteran’s and SSU pre-nursing

How we score the applications starting 2021 Cohort? Prerequisite GPA 25 points Overall College GPA Essay TEAS Local Students 25 Points 10 Points 15 Points 10 Points CNA licensure (need proof) CNA experience (1 point/month) Total 15 Points 5 points (max) 100 Points* *Optional Criteria: Veteran’s and SSU pre-nursing 5

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.h tml Some courses at SSU are non-repeatable due to space Check with Dr. Wilkosz 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 or go to www.assist.org 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 VI Study Guide atitesting.com May not repeat twice for most programs (ok to repeat for SSU) 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 3 Below 78.0 0 TEAS via PSI TEAS via Non PSI S ite

CNA strongly encouraged! Not a prerequisite for application (2020) May be done after accepted admission (2020) Already CNA – Must be current Some ideas: American Red Cross Local Community College Private agencies http://www.cnalicense.org/states/californiacna-license/ http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/occupations/ Pages/AidesAndTechs.aspx

CNA Challenge Military medic experience or equivalent https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHC Q/LCP/Pages/CNA.aspx#Equivalency

CNA starting 2021 As part of application process students who are able to show proof of certified nursing assistant license get 10 points on application CNAs who can prove work experience with letter from employer get 1 point for each month of experience Potential for 15/100 points on application

Essay-10 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 (academic requirement report) Once you know your GPA multiply by 6.25 for your total points.

Local Service Area10 Sonoma State Students* College of Marin SRJC Mendocino CC Solano CC Napa CC

Optional Criteria Veterans SSU Pre-nursing

Veterans Executive Order from Governor SB 466 Any honorably discharged veteran who meets minimum program criteria and proves military status by application deadline is given 5 point credit

Pre-Nursing at SSU Any currently enrolled Pre-Nursing students from SSU will be given 5 points

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 Books 2000.00 Supplies and supplies kit 350.00 Uniforms 130.00 (two uniform, lab coat, patches) NursingCAS 105.00 Certified Background 110.00 ATI 450.00 (per semester) Any physical/medical costs MyClinical Exchange ( 40/year potential charge) *Costs subject to change

Ready to Apply? December 1 – January 31@ 8:59 PST Prerequisite Courses ( One science and one non-science may be in progress) English Speech Critical Thinking Statistics Chemistry Anatomy Physiology Microbiology GPA 3.0 in prerequisites (B grade or above in all pre-reqs) Overall GPA of 3.0 in college Completion of LDGE recommended TEAS Exam CNA may be done in the summer

Application Due 1/31 @ 8:59 PST All application items are uploaded into NursingCAS Deadlines: late applications not accepted. No exceptions! Completion of Application into CAS No other work experience required No letters of recommendation required

Application Scoring 2020 Cohort Prerequisite GPA 25 points Overall College GPA Essay TEAS Local Students Total * Veteran or SSU pre-nursing 25 Points 20 Points 15 Points 15 Points 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 starting December 1st.

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