Post-Licensure (RN-BSN) Program

FALL ADMISSION

POST-LICENSURE PROGRAM

****Print this Application Checklist and read our BROCHURE to help you keep track of requirements and due dates.****

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Be a graduate of an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) Program or Diploma Program within the last 12 months; OR have 6 months or equivalent full-time nursing practice within the United States in the past 2 years.

RN LICENSE REQUIREMENT

Have proof of an unrestricted, unencumbered California RN License by time of entry into program.

SUBMIT TWO APPLICATIONS

ONLY IF YOU MEET PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS / 3.00 GPA / PREREQUISITE DEADLINES

1. Cal State East Bay University Application (if a transfer student)

2. Cal State East Bay NURSING Supplemental Application for Post-Licensure (RN-BSN) Program.

HOW COURSES ARE TAUGHT

This program can be completed in one to two years, depending on intensive or part-time concentrations.  Most courses are 100% online. 

Two courses require weekly attendance:  Health Assessment for the RN and Community Health.  

A majority of the few in-person courses take place at or near the Hayward campus, with limited sections in Concord.

See BROCHURE for a full course schedule.

MINIMUM GPA TO QUALIFY

• Have a 3.00 average prerequisite GPA in the following

ALL EIGHT prerequisite courses combined, AND
Just the FOUR prerequisite science courses

-OR-

• Have a 3.00 average CUMULATIVE GPA from the school where you are in process with your Nursing program (at time of application AND upon graduation from your Nursing program), or from the school where you completed your Nursing program.

Cal State East Bay NURSING applies +/- grades in Nursing Prerequisite GPA calculations.

NURSING PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

1. Human Anatomy/Physiology I with lab (Biol 2010 or 270)  
2. Human Anatomy/Physiology II with lab (Biol 2020 or 271)
3. Introduction to Microbiology with lab (Biol 2025 or 230)
4. Chemistry with lab (Chem 1610 or 161 or 165 or 111 or 230)
   Integrated Chemistry (highly preferred) OR
   Inorganic/General Chemistry OR 
   Organic Biochemistry
5. Written Communication/English Composition (Engl 1001 or 102),
   first year college level course, GE Area A2 (or AP Exam)
6. Public Speech or Interpersonal (Comm 1000/4 or 100/4), GE Area A1
7. Statistics (Stat 1000 or 100 or 110), GE Area B4 (or AP Exam)
8. Critical Thinking/Logic, GE Area A3

All prerequisite courses taken at campuses other than Cal State East Bay must be approved as equivalent prior to submitting your Supplemental Application. Candidates can check on www.assist.org for course equivalencies between California public colleges and universities. For international, out-of-state, or private campuses, another resource to view equivalencies is TES.

Email nursing@csueastbay.edu for information on prerequisites that do not appear on either of  the listed equivalency websites.

PREREQUISITE DEADLINE AND MINIMUM GRADE

All prerequisite courses must be complete by the end of SPRING term AFTER you apply.

All prerequisite courses must have a "C" or better. A "C" or "C+" grade (or better) is acceptable, as long as the 3.00 minimum GPA requirement is still met. A "C-" grade, however, is too low, and is not acceptable.

RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFIC COURSES

If you complete a combined "Anatomy & Physiology I" course, you must take PART II from the same campus. If you take a single-topic "Anatomy" course at any campus, you may take a single-topic "Physiology" course from any other campus.

The critical thinking prerequisite can only be satisfied by a specific logic-based class, with reference to inductive/deductive reasoning and/or evaluation of fallacies.

A higher level math course, such as Calculus or Trigonometry, CANNOT substitute for the statistics prerequisite.

Complete a separate course for each requirement - there is no "double-counting" requirements such as taking one class to meet both English composition and critical thinking.

Prerequisite courses that overlap with GE requirements are not waived for second bachelor degree candidates.

CREDIT/ NO CREDIT COURSES

ONE non-science prerequisite may be taken credit/no credit. All science prerequisites must be taken for a letter grade.

AP EXAM CREDIT

Our office accepts an AP Exam score of 3 or higher as a substitute for the following courses, as shown in table below:

An approved AP Exam score will not be factored into the prerequisite or major GPA formula. To meet Nursing program application guidelines, send an official AP Exam score report to Cal State East Bay Admissions and upload an unofficial copy of the AP Exam score report to NursingCAS as proof of the score by the FEBRUARY 1 deadline. If a student earns AP credit for English and/or Statistics, that student may NOT take any additional non-science prerequisites for credit/no credit.

POLICY FOR REPEATING PREREQUISITE COURSES:

1. There is no penalty for retaking a prerequisite course for the Cal State East Bay Post-Licensure Program.
2. Check with your campus what the guidelines and policies are for repeating a course that earned at least a 'C' grade (Academic Renewal).
3. For the Cal State East Bay Nursing application, the higher grade is always considered for a repeated course, even if the student's own campus uses a different formula to calculate overall/cumulative GPA for repeated courses.

TWO ONLINE APPLICATIONS

FALL NURSING DEADLINE:  OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 30

Submit applications approximately a year in advance.  Submit both applications at the same time and wait to hear back from both Nursing and the general Admissions Office at Cal State East Bay independently of the other.

APPLICATION #1

This application is evaluated separately by the Cal State East Bay Admissions Office. Follow university deadlines for admission requirements. The university will notify you of your university admission status after the Nursing Program evaluates and makes its decision.

Candidates who are currently attending Cal State East Bay need not complete an application for university admission UNLESS they will graduate in another major before the term when they would BEGIN the Nursing Program. For example, if applying for Fall 2021 admission, Cal State East Bay students must fill out a Cal State East Bay university application if they will graduate Fall 2020, Spring 2021 or Summer 2021.

APPLICATION #2

CAL STATE EAST BAY POST-LICENSURE
RN-BSN "NursingCAS" APPLICATION (requires a fee)  
FALL Applications OPEN October 1 - November 30
CLOSES 8:59 p.m. Pacific Time

*This application may take several hours to complete - please plan ahead*

Make sure to correctly choose the Post-Licensure (RN-BSN) program on NursingCAS.   Applications to the incorrect program will not be considered.

**Some personal email accounts have filtered our Nursing Program emails into Spam folders. Please check your Spam folder regularly during the application process. We send important updates and reminders via email through the NursingCAS system and Cal State East Bay email system and we do not want you to miss these. Thank you!!

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS FOR NURSING

FOR NURSING FALL ADMISSION ONLY:  DUE FEBRUARY 1 and JULY 1 TO NursingCAS

*All official transcripts, from every college or university attended, except Cal State East Bay, are due to Cal State East Bay Admissions Office by published deadlines (if applying as a new transfer student).

*All official transcripts, from every college or university attended, including Cal State East Bay, are due to NursingCAS.

• Transcripts up to and including final fall term grades due February 1.
• Transcripts showing final spring term grades (after application submitted) due July 1.
  
  

Official transcripts for courses in progress fall term are accepted up until the February 1 deadline, even after the NursingCAS application deadline passes. We highly encourage you to send these to NursingCAS immediately after final fall grades are posted, so your application can continue to move forward in our evaluation process. For any classes already complete at schools you previously attended, please send to NursingCAS now.

ALSO...IMPORTANT REMINDERS

• February transcripts must show completion of any Nursing prerequisites or other courses that were in progress during the FALL term in which you applied.
  
  
• Send ANOTHER set of official transcripts by JULY 1 to show completion of any Nursing prerequisites or other courses that were in progress during the spring term after you applied.
  
  
• Do NOT send any transcripts directly to the Nursing Program.
  
  
• If preferred by the student, official transcripts for Cal State East Bay may be hand-delivered in sealed envelopes to the Enrollment Information Center on the Hayward campus or Academic Services Center on the Concord campus.
  
  
• Nursing students already done with prerequisites are encouraged to send their transcripts to the Cal State East Bay Admissions Office and NursingCAS as early as possible.
  
  
• If you are using an AP exam score to satisfy the English or Statistics prerequisite, please also send Cal State East Bay Admissions Office an official copy of your AP Exam score report and upload an unofficial copy of your AP Exam score report to NursingCAS by February 1.
  
  
• Check your MyCSUEB and NursingCAS account for updates on whether or not your documents were received.

**MISSING TRANSCRIPT DEADLINES CAN RESULT IN AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION AND DENIAL.

HOW APPLICANTS ARE SELECTED

• Admission is considered for all applicants that meet document deadlines, earn minimum prerequisite GPA, and satisfy prerequisite content. If space is limited by clinical site availability (this is not anticipated), applicants may be admitted based on their position on a randomized list.
  
  
• If there are no space limitations, all qualified applicants are offered admission. If a randomized list is necessary, qualified applicants from the top portion of the randomized list will be offered admission to the program.  
  
  
• If using a randomized list, candidates not immediately offered admission will stay in the same random order and be placed on a waiting list.
  
  
• If any candidate offered admission declines before the first day of fall term, the next student on the waiting list will be contacted and offered admission. This process continues, following the exact order of the waiting list, until all available spots are filled.
  
  

Admission may be limited only due to space restrictions in our community health field experience course.  Our program currently has plenty of space available.

NOTIFICATION

Students in this program are notified of their admission status via email in April.

Candidates that submit an incomplete application or do not meet minimum GPA requirements may be notified of their admission status earlier than other candidates.

University admission offers for transfer students will not be released until the Nursing Program makes its admission decisions.

WHAT IF YOU THINK THERE'S AN ERROR?

Notify NURSING Admissions at nursing@csueastbay.edu within 15 calendar days of receipt of the notification. Write a thorough explanation why you believe an error occurred. Provide written documentation to support your claim upon request.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS AFTER NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION

1. Criminal Background Check and Drug Screening - must be clear for entry into program
2. Attend one-day Nursing Orientation in mid-July
3. Attempt WST (Writing Skills Test) one time or confirm already satisfied before entry into program

HEALTH DOCUMENTS LIST 
We encourage you to familiarize yourself with these requirements and be ready to submit proof of them on short notice. We provide exact deadlines and directions via email with our offer of admission. Please do not submit any documents or proof to the Nursing Department until requested.