NURSING - Fresno City College

Fresno City College
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
IN NURSING
� Common Health Nurse
� Nursing Leadership &
Management
� School Nursing
� Patient & Staff Educator
� Acute Care Nursing
Some career options may
require more than a
bachelor’s degree. For
more career options, visit
the FCC Career Center
located in the Student
Services Building in the
Counseling Center.
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Students can meet with a
counselor to run an
unofficial degree audit for
this transfer major using
E.CSFRESNO.NURSING
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ASSOCIATE DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS
For an Associate in Arts
degree with a Liberal Arts
major you must complete a
minimum of 60 semester
units with a 2.0 GPA or
higher including:
� CSU General Education Pattern
� HLTH 1, CHDEV/PSY 38,
PSY 2/2H, or PSY 33
� Two PE/Dance courses (see
catalog for exclusions)
� Computer Literacy: pass an
approved course or the exam
(see catalog)
NURSING
(Registered Nursing)
CSU, FRESNO LOWER DIVISION � TRANSFER MAJOR PREPARATION
2010-11 CATALOG
This document is available online. Go to: www.fresnocitycollege.edu/counseling and select “Transfer Requirements” followed by “(CSUF)
Major Preparation Sheets”, or visit www.assist.org.
Needed
In Progress
FCC
CSUF
COMPARABLE COURSES:
LOWER DIVISION PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS:
@*BIOL 20, Human Anatomy *BIOL 64, Functional Human Anatomy
**BIOL 22, Human Physiology *BIOL 65, Human Physiology
*BIOL 31, Microbiology *++BIOL 20, Introductory Microbiology
(CSUF GE Area B2 for Nursing majors only)
*CHEM 3A, Introductory General Chemistry *CHEM 3A, Introductory General Chemistry
(CSUF GE Area B1)
One course from each of the following General Education areas:
*Oral Communication (COMM 1, 2, 4, OR 8) *Oral Communication (CSUF GE Area A1)
*Written Communication (ENGL 1A/1AH) *Written Communication (ENGL 5B OR 10)
(CSUF GE Area A2)
*Critical Thinking (COMM 25; CRIM 13; ENGL 3/3H;
PHIL 4, 6; POLSCI 13)
*Critical Thinking (CSUF GE Area A3)
+*Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 11)
Additional Major Requirements:
+*Quantitative Reasoning (CSUF GE Area B4)
PHIL 1C, Ethics ++PHIL 20, Moral Questions (CSUF GE Area C2)
CHDEV/PSY 38, Lifespan Development CFS 38, Life Span Development (CSUF GE Area E)
FN 35, Nutrition & Health
NUTR 53, Nutrition & Health (CSUF GE Area E)
OR
OR
FN 40, Nutrition
NUTR 54, Elementary Nutrition
PSY 2/2H, General Psychology PSYCH 10, Introduction to Psychology
ANTHRO 2/2H OR SOC 1A OR SOC 1B ANTH 2 OR SOC 1 OR SOC 2 (CSUF GE Area D3)
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* Nursing major prerequisite courses.
** Biology 20 and Chemistry 3A are prerequisites for Biology 22.
@ Biology 1 or 5 are prerequisites for Biology 20.
++ See the CSUF catalog for additional selections.
+ If another course is completed for CSU GE Area B4, then MATH 11 must be completed for additional major requirement.
ADVISING NOTES:
1. The Bachelor of Science degree with a Nursing major at CSUF requires a minimum of 127-131 semester
units of which a maximum of 70 semester units can be from the community colleges. Students may not
elect CR/NC graded coursework to satisfy major, major G.E., or major additional requirements unless the
course has been designated CR/NC only. If there are lower division requirements which FCC does not
offer, they must be taken after transfer to CSUF. If there is a “break” in your attendance, you will be
required to fulfill current CSUF catalog requirements. Consult the CSUF catalog for complete degree
requirements. Contact your counselor if you have questions.
2. Students will be admitted both fall and spring semesters. This major is impacted and admission is very
competitive, based on the criteria outlined below.
3. GPA of 3.0 or above in completed prerequisites. Only two courses can be repeated (once each) to improve
the GPA. Please note: C grades can NOT be repeated.
� Lower Division corresponds to freshman and sophomore years of college.
CONTINUED ON REVERSE
Completed

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION AND ADMISSION TO THE NURSING PROGRAM:
1. Prior to applying to the Nursing Program, students must pass the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) with a score of
75%. Students receiving a score of less than 75% will be allowed to retake the exam twice, but this must be done prior to their
application. For TEAS information, see www.atitesting.com.
2. Students are eligible to apply to the major when two natural sciences and two other prerequisites will be completed by the end
of the second semester prior to admission and all eight prerequisites with a minimum "C" grade in each course by the end of
the semester prior to admission. Applicants must also meet the following requirements:
a. GPA of 3.0 or above in completed prerequisites. Only two courses can be repeated (once each) to improve the GPA.
b. As with all CSU impacted majors, students must file both the CSU (available February 1 for Fall admission, or July 1 for
Spring admission), and the Nursing Program Applications (March 1-31 for Fall admission, or August 1-31 for Spring
admission). All nursing application required documents must also be submitted during the initial filing month, November or
August. Nursing application on-line at www.csufresno.edu/nursing.
3. Admission to the Nursing Program is based primarily on the eight prerequisite courses marked with an "*" above. All
prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better (no CR/NC grades), with a GPA of 3.0 or better in all
prerequisites.
4. Specific health criteria must be met, see the CSUF Catalog.
5. Application and admission requirements listed here are incomplete; students must obtain current program information from the
CSUF Nursing Department. Call 559-278-5027, or see www.csufresno.edu/nursing.
6. MATH 11 taken at FCC will meet major requirement as well as B4 in GE.
CSU FRESNO ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The California State University requires a total of 60 transferable units for admission, including at least 30 units of general education requirements. All
of General Education Area A & B4 must be completed for a letter grade; C or higher for transfer. Students must obtain the CSU General Education
requirement sheet so that they can plan their transfer program (both major and GE requirements) at FCC appropriately. A request for certification
should be made when requesting final transcripts upon transfer.
See a counselor regularly for assistance as you plan to meet transfer requirements.
The material in this publication has been prepared as carefully as possible. Fresno City College does not assume responsibility for inaccuracies or changes in the information contained herein after the date of publication.
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