Admission to the Program
The RN student must meet with the RN/BSN Advisor and University Admission Counselor, and:

  • Be a California Resident with a valid California RN license and a current CPR card.
  • Be admitted to the University.
  • Have a minimum of 60 transferable semester units which include completion of courses in each of the prerequisite requirements.
  • Send official transcripts to the University and unofficial transcripts to the Division of Nursing.
  • Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 based on the last 30 graded semester units of transferable course work, together with prerequisite courses taken prior to the last 30 units.

Required Prerequisites
  • Anatomy with a lab
  • Physiology with a lab
  • Microbiology with a lab
  • English Composition
  • General Psychology
  • College Chemistry with a lab
  • Nutrition
  • Human Development
  • Pharmacology (integrated or separate course)


Nursing Major Requirements
The BSN requires a total of 120 and 132 units.  This includes 51 units in the upper division Nursing Major for RNs; 9 units of upper division GE; and lower division GE and Nursing courses transferred from another college or taken at CSUS (includes all University graduation requirements).

General Education/University Requirements

  1. Residency must be established at CSUS.  This is done by completing a minimum of 30 units on the CSUS campus and does not include challenge or AP tests.
  2. Please seek advising from General Education (GE) advisors regarding your specific needs related to GE and University graduation requirements.
  3. All Credit by Exam courses must be registered for prior to graduation (spread out units among subsequent requirements).

RN TO BSN  | ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS | COURSES  | SAMPLE SCHEDULES

Division of Nursing Home Page
Fax: 916-278-6311
Phone: 916-278-6525