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Nursing
Health and Human Services
2004-2005 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 347
California State University, Fresno
Admissions: Graduate Nursing Program
Department of Nursing
2345 E. San Ramon Ave. M/S MH25
Fresno, CA 93740-8031
Admission Criteria for
Registered Nurses
with a Baccalaureate Degree
in a Field Other Than Nursing
This program is open only to students
eligible for admission to graduate standing
at California State University, Fresno, who
have completed a nursing program in an
accredited school, are registered, or eligible
for registration as nurses in the state of
California and who hold a bachelor’s de-gree
in a related field from an accredited
university.
For admission to this program, students
are required to meet the following criteria
in addition to the regular criteria set for
admission to the M.S.N. program:
1. Submission of resume of all past educa-tional
and employment experience. Re-sume
should emphasize experience in
leadership, community health, research,
and writing for publication.
2. Review of resume by the graduate coor-dinator
of the Nursing Department who
establishes nursing courses the student
must complete to obtain a background
comparable to students graduating with
a B.S.N. at California State University,
Fresno.
3. Satisfactory completion of the individu-alized
program established by the coor-dinator
before enrolling in the regular
M.S.N. program.
4. Admission to the Nurse Practitioner
Program is not guaranteed, and all stu-dents
must make application to the
Nurse Practitioner Program.
Master of Science Degree
Requirements
Courses. Under the direction of the gradu-ate
coordinator, each student prepares and
submits an individually designed program
based on the following:
Units
Core courses in nursing ...................... 13
NURS 211, 212, 221, 223, 225
Role specialization courses .................. 21
(See below.)
Thesis (NURS 299) or
Project (NURS 298) ........................... 3
or
Comprehensive Exam ....................... 0*
Minimum Total .................................. 37
* Additional approved 3-unit elective required for
students taking the Comprehensive Exam.
Role Specialization (Options)
Clinical Specialization
NURS 210, 229, 230, 250, 251;
6 elective units
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Family
NURS 210, 264, 265, 266, 267, 277,
278
Pediatric
NURS 210, 264, 265, 266, 269, 279,
280
Geriatric
NURS 210, 264, 265, 266, 271, 281,
282
Facilities. The diverse facilities of the com-munity
provide a wide variety of learning
opportunities for individualized pursuit of
student goals. Graduate and postbacca-laureate
students have clinical placements,
which are consistent with their career goals.
Graduate Writing Requirement
All students must meet the university’s
graduate writing proficiency requirement
prior to being advanced to candidacy for
the master’s degree. Students fulfill the
writing requirement by passing the writing
component of NURS 221. Students can
obtain additional information regarding
the graduate writing requirement in the
program’s Graduate Student Handbook.
Advancement to Candidacy. Completion
of 9 graduate units with a GPA of 3.0.
Graduate students are responsible for poli-cies
and regulations of the Division of
Graduate Studies and those specified in the
graduate nursing program brochure.
Thesis, Project, and Comprehensive
Exam. The department offers students the
option of writing a thesis, completing a
project, or taking a written comprehensive
exam. Information about the culminating
experience is available from an adviser in
nursing.
Note: All practicum courses require a mini-mum
of three hours of clinical work per
unit of credit to meet course objectives.
form to Admissions Office, California
State University, Fresno.
4. Request official transcripts of previous
academic work to be forwarded to Ad-missions
Office.
5. Submit Nursing Department applica-tion
and required credentials.
6. Complete and submit Nursing De-partment
graduate program written
essay.
Admission to the program is limited to the
fall semester; students with deficiencies are
encouraged to meet the requirements in
the previous spring semester.
Deadline for application for admission to
the program is March 1.
Admission Criteria
There are two pathways into the M.S.N.
program for individuals with different edu-cational
backgrounds: the B.S.N. graduate
and the R.N. with a non-nursing baccalau-reate
degree.
Admission Criteria for B.S.N. Graduates
1. Admission to California State Univer-sity,
Fresno, Division of Graduate Stud-ies
2. Baccalaureate degree in nursing from
an NLN accredited program
3. Registered nurse license in California
(may be waived for nurses licensed in
another country)
4. Overall GPA of 2.5 with 3.0 in nursing
5. GRE must be completed within last
five years. Scores will be used in the
admission selection process.
6. Malpractice insurance
7. An introductory course in statistics
8. An introductory course in research
9. A physical assessment course that in-cludes
theory and practice; or valida-tion
of knowledge and skills for gradu-ates
of programs with integrated con-tent
10. Current CPR certification
Policies and Procedures for
M.S.N. Admission
Admission Procedures
1. Applications are available at the
Department website
www.csufresno.edu/nursing, or you
can request an application packet by
writing to the following address and
enclosing a self-addressed, stamped,
legal-size envelope:
Object Description
| Title | 2004-05 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2004-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | Page 347 |
| Full Text Search | Nursing Health and Human Services 2004-2005 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 347 California State University, Fresno Admissions: Graduate Nursing Program Department of Nursing 2345 E. San Ramon Ave. M/S MH25 Fresno, CA 93740-8031 Admission Criteria for Registered Nurses with a Baccalaureate Degree in a Field Other Than Nursing This program is open only to students eligible for admission to graduate standing at California State University, Fresno, who have completed a nursing program in an accredited school, are registered, or eligible for registration as nurses in the state of California and who hold a bachelor’s de-gree in a related field from an accredited university. For admission to this program, students are required to meet the following criteria in addition to the regular criteria set for admission to the M.S.N. program: 1. Submission of resume of all past educa-tional and employment experience. Re-sume should emphasize experience in leadership, community health, research, and writing for publication. 2. Review of resume by the graduate coor-dinator of the Nursing Department who establishes nursing courses the student must complete to obtain a background comparable to students graduating with a B.S.N. at California State University, Fresno. 3. Satisfactory completion of the individu-alized program established by the coor-dinator before enrolling in the regular M.S.N. program. 4. Admission to the Nurse Practitioner Program is not guaranteed, and all stu-dents must make application to the Nurse Practitioner Program. Master of Science Degree Requirements Courses. Under the direction of the gradu-ate coordinator, each student prepares and submits an individually designed program based on the following: Units Core courses in nursing ...................... 13 NURS 211, 212, 221, 223, 225 Role specialization courses .................. 21 (See below.) Thesis (NURS 299) or Project (NURS 298) ........................... 3 or Comprehensive Exam ....................... 0* Minimum Total .................................. 37 * Additional approved 3-unit elective required for students taking the Comprehensive Exam. Role Specialization (Options) Clinical Specialization NURS 210, 229, 230, 250, 251; 6 elective units Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Family NURS 210, 264, 265, 266, 267, 277, 278 Pediatric NURS 210, 264, 265, 266, 269, 279, 280 Geriatric NURS 210, 264, 265, 266, 271, 281, 282 Facilities. The diverse facilities of the com-munity provide a wide variety of learning opportunities for individualized pursuit of student goals. Graduate and postbacca-laureate students have clinical placements, which are consistent with their career goals. Graduate Writing Requirement All students must meet the university’s graduate writing proficiency requirement prior to being advanced to candidacy for the master’s degree. Students fulfill the writing requirement by passing the writing component of NURS 221. Students can obtain additional information regarding the graduate writing requirement in the program’s Graduate Student Handbook. Advancement to Candidacy. Completion of 9 graduate units with a GPA of 3.0. Graduate students are responsible for poli-cies and regulations of the Division of Graduate Studies and those specified in the graduate nursing program brochure. Thesis, Project, and Comprehensive Exam. The department offers students the option of writing a thesis, completing a project, or taking a written comprehensive exam. Information about the culminating experience is available from an adviser in nursing. Note: All practicum courses require a mini-mum of three hours of clinical work per unit of credit to meet course objectives. form to Admissions Office, California State University, Fresno. 4. Request official transcripts of previous academic work to be forwarded to Ad-missions Office. 5. Submit Nursing Department applica-tion and required credentials. 6. Complete and submit Nursing De-partment graduate program written essay. Admission to the program is limited to the fall semester; students with deficiencies are encouraged to meet the requirements in the previous spring semester. Deadline for application for admission to the program is March 1. Admission Criteria There are two pathways into the M.S.N. program for individuals with different edu-cational backgrounds: the B.S.N. graduate and the R.N. with a non-nursing baccalau-reate degree. Admission Criteria for B.S.N. Graduates 1. Admission to California State Univer-sity, Fresno, Division of Graduate Stud-ies 2. Baccalaureate degree in nursing from an NLN accredited program 3. Registered nurse license in California (may be waived for nurses licensed in another country) 4. Overall GPA of 2.5 with 3.0 in nursing 5. GRE must be completed within last five years. Scores will be used in the admission selection process. 6. Malpractice insurance 7. An introductory course in statistics 8. An introductory course in research 9. A physical assessment course that in-cludes theory and practice; or valida-tion of knowledge and skills for gradu-ates of programs with integrated con-tent 10. Current CPR certification Policies and Procedures for M.S.N. Admission Admission Procedures 1. Applications are available at the Department website www.csufresno.edu/nursing, or you can request an application packet by writing to the following address and enclosing a self-addressed, stamped, legal-size envelope: |
