Modesto Junior College Roadmap Steps

ADN to BSN ROADMAP FROM MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (MJC) TO CSU STANISLUAS

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE AT MJC TO TRANSFER TO CSU STANISLAUS ADN-BSN PROGRAM

Modesto Junior College STEP ONE: (20-22 units) CSU Stanislaus

REQUIRED PREREQUISTE COURSES FOR APPLICATION TO MJC ADN PROGRAM

Prerequisites:

• English 101…………………. 3 units

• Microbiology 101……….4 or 5 units

• Physiology 101………….4 or 5 units

• Meets CSU A.2 GE requirement

• Meets CSU B.2 GE requirement

Required Non-Nursing Courses:

• Psychology 101…………….. 3 units

• Sociology 101 or 125 or 150 or 154

or 156 or Anthropology 102...3 units

• Speech Communication 100

or 102……………………….3 units

• Meets CSU D.2b GE requirement

• Meets CSU D.2a GE requirement

• Meets CSU A.1 GE requirement

Modesto Junior College STEP TWO: CSU Stanislaus

REQUIRED COURSES FOR CSU STANISLAUS ADN-BSN PROGRAMS & GENERAL EDUCATION

GARDUATION REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisites:

• Oral Communication/Speech.. 3 units

• Written Composition……….. 3 units

• Critical Thinking/Logic……... 3 units

• Statistics…………………….. 3 units

• Meets CSU A.3 GE requirement

• Meets CSU B.3 GE requirement

Students seeking to enter the ADN-BSN program must have the following:

• A current license as a Registered Nurse in California.

• Completed 60 semester units of baccalaureate-level transferable college credit.

• Completed an AD or Diploma in nursing with a minimum of 30 semester units of nursing

coursework, with a grade of C or better in each course.

• Completed at least half of the University’s General Education breadth requirements,

including (The Golden Four) college-level English Composition, Statistics,

Communication/Speech, and Critical Thinking, with a grade of C or better.

• Complete an acceptable college-level statistics course of at least 3 semester units with a

grade of C or better.

• Gained admission to the University with an overall grade point average of 2.75 or better.

• Gained admission to the School of Nursing. Program admission is contingent upon

meeting minimum requirements and passing a physical exam, drug screening and a

background check.

University Requirements:

• Complete University General Education requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree,

(51 units minimum including transferable General Education units.)

• Completed ADN major with 26 or 27 upper-division units.

• Complete 9 upper-division units to meet the upper-division General Education

requirements.

ADN to BSN ROADMAP FROM MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (MJC) TO CSU STANISLUAS

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE AT MJC TO TRANSFER TO CSU STANISLAUS ADN-BSN PROGRAM

Additional requirements for CSU-GE’s that

can be taken at MJC:

• Area A: English 103…………. 3 units

• Meets CSU A.3 GE requirement

• Any course from the A.3 category will

satisfy CSU GE transfer requirements;

however, Stanislaus School of Nursing

requires English 103.

• Area B: Chemistry 143…….... 5units

• Meets CSU B.1 GE requirement

• If anatomy, physiology and

microbiology have already been

completed without college Chemistry,

Chemistry 150 will suffice for a college

chemistry and transfers to Stanislaus.

• Area B: Math 134: Statistics….4 units

• Meets CSU B.3 GE requirement

• Math 90 prerequisite

• Area C: ……………6 additional units

• 3 units in C.1 AND C.2 categories. The

transfer requirement in this category is

a total of 9 units. Three units from C.1,

3 units from C.2, and 3 additional units

from C. 3 OR another C.1 or C.2.

• Area D:…………….6 additional units

• D. 1a History 101

• D. 1b Political Science 101

STEP THREE: (69.5 - 71.5 units)

REQUIRED COURSES FOR MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE ADN DEGREE

First Semester:

• NURSE 260 Nursing Process:

Pharmacology..........................2 units

• NURSE 261 Nursing Process:

Fundamentals..........................8 units

Second Semester:

• NURSE 262 Nursing Process:

Skills...................................0.5 units

• NURSE 263 Nursing Process:

Maternity...............................4 units

• NURSE 264 Nursing Process:

Pediatrics............................4.5 units

Third Semester:

• NURSE 265 Nursing Process: Medical-

Surgical.....................................6 units

• NURSE 266 Nursing Process: Mental

Health........................................4 units

Fourth Semester:

• NURSE 267 Nursing Process:

Advanced Medical-Surgical…11units

Additional degree requirements:

Selected from the current MJC Catalog.

Activities...........................................2 units

Guidance .......................................0.5 units

Humanities .......................................3 units

Required Math competency requirement:

• Eligibility for entrance into any 100

level Math course through the MJC

Assessment Process or

• Score of 3, 4, or 5 on AP Exam:

ADN to BSN ROADMAP FROM MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (MJC) TO CSU STANISLUAS

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE AT MJC TO TRANSFER TO CSU STANISLAUS ADN-BSN PROGRAM

Calculus AB or Calculus BC or

Statistics or

• Completion of Math 90 or higher level

Math course, or an equivalent course

from another institution with a grade of

C or higher.

NOTE: Only 70 Community College units can be transferred from any California Community College to any

California State University. Additional CSU credit may be awarded for demonstrated learning, as operationalized by

passing the NCLEX-RN examination.

STEP FOUR:

Apply to CSU Stanislaus:

http://www.cusmentor.edu *See website for deadline dates

Apply to the School of Nursing:

http://www.csustan.edu/Nursing/documents/RNtoBSNSupplementalApplication.pdf *Accepted from March

through April 30

• Send completed application with a copy of your current RN license. If you still need to

take boards at the time of application, please note that on the application and send a copy

of your license when you receive it.

• Send one (1) set of official transcripts from each previous attended college or university

to the School of Nursing. This is in addition to the set of transcripts that must be sent to

Enrollment Services when you applied to the university.

• Send a clinical letter*. This is a letter validating clinical competence, and is required of

all applicants unless you have completed your associate degree in nursing within the last

year.

*If not currently working as an RN, the ATI Predictor exam will be used in place of the

clinical letter.

Application period: March 1

through April 30

RN to BSN students are admitted to the Fall semester only. Students wanting to begin course-

work in the spring are encouraged to take any required general education courses.

STEP FIVE: (26 – 27 units)

REQUIRED COURSES FOR THE CSU STANISLAUS ADN TO BSN DEGREE

Full time: (3 semesters)

Part time: (5 semesters)

semester: (Fall)

• Transcultural Nursing…………. 3 units

• Pathophysiology………………. 3 units

• Intro to Nursing Research…….. 3 units

semester:

• Pathophysiology……………… 3 units

• Intro to Nursing Research…….. 3 units

semester: (Spring)

• Professional Nursing………….. 3 units

• Leadership & Management*..….3 units

• Health Assessment……………. 3 units

semester:

• Health Assessment……………. 3 units

• Professional Nursing………….. 3 units

semester: (Fall)

semester:

ADN to BSN ROADMAP FROM MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (MJC) TO CSU STANISLUAS

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE AT MJC TO TRANSFER TO CSU STANISLAUS ADN-BSN PROGRAM

• Community Health……………. 3 units

• Community Health Clinical**... 3 units

• Seminar ***……….………….. 2 units

• Adv. Clinical Practicum………. 3 units

• Transcultural Nursing………… 3 units

• Leadership & Management…….3 units

semester:

• Community Health…………… 3 units

• Community Health Clinical….. 3 units

semester:

• Seminar***.…………………. 2 units

• Adv. Clinical Practicum……… 3 units

* WP Course– Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test (WPST) is a prerequisite for enrollment in

the Leadership & Management Writing Proficiency course.

** Clinical course – 8 hour lab, daytime only. Students register for location. Location preference is not guaranteed.

*** Students who are working in clinical practice at the time of taking NURS4240 may choose either NURS4240 or

NURS4210. Students not working in clinical practice must enroll in NURS4210.

Validation of Equivalent Course Work:

• In addition to the 26 or 27 units in the nursing major, the School of Nursing allows up to

15 upper division units of validated credit for equivalent nursing course work completed

in preparation for nursing licensure.

• Validation of these units will be credited by challenge upon successful completion of:

o NURS 3200 Professional Nursing ADN-BSN

o NURS 4000 Health Assessment

o NURS 3600 Transcultural Nursing Care

Note: See School of Nursing for validation process.

SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Please check the Website of Modesto Junior College www.mjc.edu and Stanislaus

www.csustan.edu for current updates.

Revision: 6/2012