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.
I think my application just fell off the face of the earth or something. Maybe they just said they are "working on it" because they are still processing others' including those who declined, or didn't turn in their intent by a deadline, etc. Hope it's good news for you Darkster :)
So is this only for the 3 year program or are there peopl here waiting for the RN-BSN acceptance letters/calls too? Anyone got accepted to the RN-BSN program yet or heard anything from them???
Watermelon- I haven't heard anyone in thread mention the RN-BSN. Sorry, I wish we knew more!
Jumping fish- when you graduate from CSULA, you get your BSN. This allows you to take the exam to become licensed by the state, this is your RN. Some people do the RN-BSN program, but they are already RNs who hold an associates degree and want to get a bachelors degree. The length of time it takes to graduate depends on how long you take to do your general ed classes. The nursing program is a locked step sequence, so that will always be 3 years. It is possible to do your general ed in 2 years, so you would graduate in 5 years. Look at the CSULA school of nursing BSN page and they have roadmaps to help with course planning.
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.
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I think my application just fell off the face of the earth or something. Maybe they just said they are "working on it" because they are still processing others' including those who declined, or didn't turn in their intent by a deadline, etc. Hope it's good news for you Darkster :)