Santa Rosa Junior College to SSU Roadmap for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

To Complete the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) at Sonoma State University (SSU)

Starting From Your first Semester at Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC)
Completion of an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) does not guarantee admission to a CSU campus.

**Nursing Prerequisites and Required General Education**
Complete the following courses at Santa Rosa Junior College:	Units	ADN (SRJC) Requirement	PBSN (SSU) Requirement	SRJC GE Area	SSU GE Area
ENGL 1A Reading and Composition (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)	4	✓	✓	Area A	A2
FDNT 62 Nutrition Diet Therapy or FDNT 10 Nutrition	3	✓		Area C (FDNT 10 only)	E (FDNT 10 only)
ANAT 1 Anatomy (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)	5	✓	✓	Area C	B2
PHYSIO 1 Physiology (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)	5	✓	✓	Area C	B3
MICRO 5 General Microbiology (5) or MICRO 60 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4) (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)	4	✓	✓	Area C	(B3)
SOC 1 Intro to Soc or (SRJC GE Area D) SOC 2 Modern Social Problems or (SRJC GE Area D) SOC 10 Marriage & Family or (SRJC GE Area D, SSU Area D or E) SOC 30 Racial/Ethnic Relations (SRJC GE Area D or G) or ANTHRO 2 Cultural Anthropology (SRJC GE Area D and F) or ANTHRO 21 American Folklore (SRJC GE Area D or G)	3	✓	✓	Varies according to class	D or E
PSYCH 1A Intro to Psychology or PSYCH 4 Child Psych or PSYCH 8 Intro Lifespan or PSYCH 7 Theories of Personality or PSYCH 56 Aging, Death & Dying (SSU GE Area E; not SRJC GE)	3	✓	✓	Area D	D
Comm 1 Intro to Public Speaking or Comm 60 Communication Skills (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)	3	✓	✓	Area B	A1
US History or Political Science (American Institutions) See Catalog for qualifying courses	3	✓	✓	Area F	D & Am Inst
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses)	3	✓	✓	Area E	C1 or C2
Math 101 154, 156, 161 Intermediate Algebra (not CSU transferrable)	4	✓		Area B
Chemistry 60 Chemistry for Allied Health (prereq to SRJC’s Anat, Phys, & Micro)	(5)		✓	Area C	B1
Bio 10 (prereq to SRJC’s Anat, Phys, & Micro)	(4)			Area C	Bc

Total Prerequisite & General Ed Units 40(8)

38 of the 48 total units transfer to SSU toward BSN

Required* for Transfer to SSU and other required General Education
Complete courses at Santa Rosa Junior College	Units	PBSN (SSU) Requirement	SSU GE Area
*Critical Thinking (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)	3	✓	A3
*Math 15 Statistics (SSU BSN Admission Prerequisite)	4	✓	B4
Arts & Humanities (See Catalog for qualifying courses)	6	✓	C1 or C2
US History or Political Science (American Institutions) See Catalog for qualifying courses	3	✓	D & Am Inst.

Total 16 (16 units of this total transfer to SSU toward BSN)

54 Units total transfer to SSU toward BSN

SRJC Lower Division Nursing
Complete courses at Santa Rosa Junior College	Units	ADN (COM) Requirement
NR 75.1A Fundamentals of Professional Nursing	12	✓
NR 75B Nursing Care of the Adult/Older Adult/Psychiatric Client	12	✓
NR 75C Nursing Care of the Acutely Ill, Perinatal, & Pediatric PT	12	✓
NR 75D Advanced Care of Acutely Ill	12	✓

16 Units of this total transfer to SSU towards BSN

70 Units Total Transfer to SSU towards BSN

Continuing to the Post-Licensure BSN Program at Sonoma State University

Upon admission to SSU, proof of current California RN licensure (indicating NCLEX-RN pass), admission to the Post-Licensure BSN Program in the Department of Nursing, and enrollment in the program, the student is eligible for award of upper division nursing units for NLCEX. Based on individual transcript validation, SSU may award up to 20 units of nursing course credit pursuant to the CSU Chancellor’s Office Executive Order 1084.

Upper Division General Ed** (UDGE)
Complete the following courses at SSU	Units	BSN	SSU GE Area
Arts of Humanities UDGE	3	✓	C
Social & Behav. Sciences UDGE	3	✓	D
UDGE satisfied upon completion of NURS 310	(3)	✓	B

Total UDGE Taken at SSU 6

SSU Upper Division Nursing
Complete the following courses at SSU	Units	BSN
N312 Baccalaureate Principles I (Note: WIC/WEPT course)	4	✓
N313 Baccalaureate Principles II	4	✓
N310 Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice	3	✓
N410 Nursing Power, Policy and Politics	5	✓
N412 Community and Public Health Nursing	5	✓
N416 Application of Baccalaureate Perspectives	3	✓

Total UD Nursing Taken at SSU 24

Total Upper Division Units taken at SSU 30

Summary Totals
Courses	Units
Transferrable Units from COM: 54 units of required GE and Nursing Prerequisites plus 16 units of Nursing	70
SSU Nursing units awarded for NCLEX-RN*	20
Units Enrolled at SSU (UD Nursing & UDGE)	30
Units for BSN	120

The following minimum BSN degree requirements are met with this pattern:

30 units in Residence
18 units in Major
40 units Upper Division
9 units UDGE
120 units for the BSN

*Note:

A maximum of 70 units may be transferred from any California Community College to any California State University. Additional CSU credit may be awarded for demonstration of prior learning as operationalized through passing the NCLEX –RN examination.

To meet requirements for any SSU baccalaureate degree a student must complete two courses in American Institutions: (1) an approved American/U.S. History course AND (2) an approved U.S. Constitution/CA State & Local Government course. Students must complete both at COM prior to transfer to SSU. Units count toward BSN in SSU GE Area D.

SSU Graduation requirements also include: (1) one Ethnic Studies course, which may be met by completing an articulated Ethnic Studies course at SCC (consult your community college counselor or CNECM advisor for course options) or by choosing one of your required UDGE courses to meet this requirement and (2) passing the Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT). NURS 312 (first summer course) is a ‘Writing Intensive Course” and satisfies the WEPT requirement. Students are STRONGLY encouraged to complete their Ethnic Studies course prior to transferring to SSU.