Nursing, BS

The undergraduate nursing program provides two program options to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing:

1. A pre-licensure program option that prepares the student to become a licensed Registered Nurse (R.N.); and
2. A post-licensure program option for the licensed R.N. with an associate degree or the equivalent.

All graduates of the baccalaureate program are prepared to plan and provide patient care; to teach patients, families, and staff; and to provide leadership in the delivery of health care services. The bachelor of science in nursing program offers students an opportunity to become a liberally educated professional, qualified for certification as a public health nurse, and completely prepared for graduate education in nursing. The pre-licensure program option also prepares the graduate for the R.N. licensure examination.

Eligible applicants should visit the Department of Nursing for further information.

L.V.N. 30-Unit Option

The L.V.N. 30-unit option includes only those nursing courses required for R.N. licensure and qualifies L.V.N.s to take the NCLEX-RN., but does not earn a B.S.N.. To be admitted to the L.V.N. 30-unit option an L.V.N. must have completed 4 units of physiology and 4 units of microbiology with a grade of B or better. Admission to this option is ONLY on a “as space available” basis. Contact the department for further details.

Traditional Post-Licensure Program, BS  

Collaborative Nursing Education Continuum Model (CNECM)

Sonoma State University offers an early start baccalaureate program track that builds on the strong foundation of associate degree nursing (ADN) education and utilizes community college transfer credits from the ADN program to meet the BSN degree requirements. The curriculum enhances existing nursing knowledge and skills with study of complex professional perspectives, multifaceted health assessment, community/public health theory and clinical, and socio-political perspectives in the health care environment.

Students begin the BSN curriculum following successful completion of the first year of their ADN program. After completion of two consecutive summers of one course each, students enter in the following fall to complete the one-year program plan of curriculums matriculated students.

Admission to the CNECM

Applicants must meet the following minimum criteria. See SSU nursing website for details.

1. Must be in good standing in the first semester of an ADN program in Santa Rosa Junior College, College of Marin, Napa Valley College, Solano Community College or Mendocino College and;
2. Minimum of 60 semester units of college-transferrable credit with a minimum 2.7 overall GPA and;
3. Minimum of 3 semester units of college-transferable credit in chemistry, statistics (B1), and critical thinking (A3) with a grade of C or better and;
4. Preference for admission will be given to applicants with the fewest number of lower division SSU GE requirements outstanding.

Continued Progress in the CNECM as Matriculated Post-Licensure Student

1. Current unrestricted, California RN license prior to registration of NURS 310 , NURS 412  Lecture and Practicum
2. Admission to the university

Undergraduate Nursing Progression and Retention

Should a student not attain a minimum grade of C (a C- is not acceptable) in a required nursing course, the student will not be permitted to continue in the nursing major. The student may petition the faculty to repeat the course. If approval is granted, the student must receive a grade of C or better in the course when repeated. If a minimum grade of C is not attained, the student will not be eligible to continue in, or graduate from, the B.S.N. program. Only two courses in the nursing major may be repeated once.

Post-licensure BSN Degree completion time limits are specific. Refer to curriculum pattern.