CSU Los Angeles School of Nursing (CSULA Fall 2012)

[gaspu8myc00kie]

Hello,

I thought I'd make this thread for the new application group... even though it's a bit late since we have to all apply soon!

Anyway! I want to apply for the Fall 2012 term but I had some questions. I am an current CSULA student that transferred to CSULA in Fall 2010. I'm a Psychology major but am applying for Fall 2012 Nursing. I haven't taken my TEAS yet, but I'll be taking that on Friday (!!), so I'm very nervous about that.

That said, this is my first question:

I've been getting mixed info from different people. When I visited the Academic Advising Office last Spring (2011), the adviser told me that as long as I did not graduate from CSULA BEFORE I graduated, I could apply to the SON as a BSN applicant. I called SON to see if I could even apply for the ELM program and they told me that as far as they knew, I could not because I did not have my Bachelor's Degree yet.

So right now, I have approximately 2 quarters left in order to finish my Psychology major, approximately 6~8 classes. Ideally, I could finish by Spring 2012, but depending on my other workloads, I could push it back to Fall 2012. The problem is that I'm not allowed to graduate if I want to go into the basic program so I can't apply for graduation just yet. But IF I don't get into the BSN program, then I have to wait another two quarters after May or June or whenever they send out acceptances in order to officially graduate.

So I went to go and talk to my adviser about graduation and if I should even bother applying for Spring 2012 graduation and she tells me that no, I'm not allowed to apply for a BSN but I can go for the ELM program.

Does anyone know which is true? The CSULA advisers tell me that I can't apply for the Basic program but I can apply for ELM while the SON says that I can't apply for ELM because I don't have my Bachelor's degree yet and I should apply for the BSN program. Other graduate schools like APU and UCLA have also told me the same thing - without a Bachelor's, I cannot get apply for the ELM program at their school.

Thank you~

[Spiffyness]

Oh I see. So is that why they don't include it as a pre-req anymore?

[CaliMursin]

I guess they give leeway to everyone so that they can finish some classes later. But it is still required to be finished before end of spring.

[DarkBluePhoenix]

Ugh I wish it was an actual pre req though. It would cut applicants

[CaliMursin]

Lol you are right but it's not practical to require all classes be competed at the time of applying.. I am completely done but for many people it is difficult to enroll in classes and this leniancy allows them to apply while not being completely done with all classes.

[DarkBluePhoenix]

Well I guess, but they let a lot of stuff be in progress.I mean, ether move the app date or allow no courses in progress. Many schools won't allow most classes in progress at time of application

[CaliMursin]

I think it's pretty fair. But it could be viewed as a bit harder since other schools are not specific about what classes could be in progress rather they allow any prereq to be in progress.

[DarkBluePhoenix]

TrueBut all in all I want to be accepted!

[CaliMursin]

Haha yeah and so does everyone else. If you made a serious effort your effort will hopefully be rewarded!

[DarkBluePhoenix]

Ha ha I made a serious effort. I'm just hoping it is going to pay off. :)

[Spiffyness]

I also wish microbiology was taken into consideration for our acceptance. It was one of the harder sciences for me, and has a bad stigma at my school (Csulb). But I worked my butt off and BARELY got an A. barely as I mean if I got one more question wrong on a test or quiz I would have gotten a B. It's definitely a challenging course and would affect the pool of applicants altogether. To me, moreso than chem!

[CaliMursin]

Yeah I agree micro was one of the harder sciences !!

[DarkBluePhoenix]

Micro was the most challenging I agree.Should count under pre req grades