Bachelor of Science in Nursing

The Department of Nursing offers a baccalaureate program built upon a foundation of science and liberal education that prepares graduates as professional nurses for positions in hospitals and community agencies. All graduates from the program are recommended for certification as public health nurses in the State of California. This program also prepares students for entrance into graduate programs in Nursing. The nursing curriculum is organized according to the four universal concepts of nursing which include the client, the environment, health, and the nurse. The client is defined as individuals, families, groups, communities, and diverse populations across the lifespan and the continuum of health care environments. Students study health, health problems and human responses that occur as a result of life processes. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process as a systematic method of assisting clients to attain, regain and maintain maximum functional health status. Nursing intervention with clients is based on the use of the nursing process with a focus on the various roles of the nurse including educator, clinician, leader, and researcher. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is designed to support the achievement of the following goals: BSN graduates will be prepared to function in the four professional nurse roles of clinician, researcher, leader, and educator. BSN graduates will be prepared for graduate study and value lifelong learning to support excellence in nursing practice. Traditional BSN graduates will successfully complete the RN licensure examination (NCLEX).

Achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the nursing prerequisite courses, achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the nursing science and statistics prerequisite courses. 5. Earn a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or higher for all prerequisite and cognate courses. A grade of “C – “ is not acceptable. Prerequisite and cognate grades below “C” will not be accepted for the nursing application or toward nursing degree requirements.