CSU Los Angeles School of Nursing (CSULA Fall 2012)

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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. :eek:

Does anyone know which is true? :confused: 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~

That would be the best birthday gift ever to get an acceptance letter to nursing school! I applied to 6 nursing programs: SFSU, CSUS (application cycle starts on Feb. 1), CSULA, CSUSB, CSULB, SDSU. I was surprised that CSUS is a 4 semester program and most programs are longer then that, but you still end up at the same spot in the end. I was considering that maybe CSUS would be a better option since tuition is cheaper (only paying for 4 semesters) and they have high nclex pass rates. I've been studying and studying and studyingggggggg to get into CSULB's nursing program and I don't know which school is better.

Aside from that, do we find out about our acceptance letters to CSULA, CSUSB, and CSULB around the same time?

You write a lot lol. Yep it's a waiting game from now on. Let's all pray we get in :)

Venting to strangers in the same boat as you is more helpful than venting to friends who have no idea how hard it is to get into nursing programs! :p

Yeah I understand. I am not saying venting is bad rather just pointing out that he or she writes a lot :p

I think I'll probably apply to GCC and PCC just for the heck of it. But honestly, if I don't get in to CSULA, I will be devastated! My birthday is right around the time they started sending letters in April last year too! I'm also hoping it will be a good birthday!

BUMP If anyone else is applying please make an account and share :)

Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

Ha ha ha I do write a lot. Yup and it is venting. I didn't know CSUS has a fast track program. Too bad I am unable to. move or else I would have applied. Sirena: good or bad birthday present for both of us right?

I'm hoping it will be a good birthday for us both! What day is yours?

Did you read anything about age ranges in the program? Just asking because I always tend to be the youngest in all my science classes...

Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

I'm April 26th, I will be turning 23 this year. How old are you Karan? I don't link there's an age range unless your like 16 or something LOL

20. Not that big of a difference but I was usually the youngest one in my science classes.

Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

What are you doing up? I have an excuse. I'm finishing my shift tonight lol

I too have a job :)But Ive been waking up early like around 230am for this whole week but that's fine since I've been falling asleep without a problem like at 11pm.

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