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~

[Mallampati]

Shoot. I don't have health insurance. So if I do have health insurance, that will cover the physical exam and shots, right? Because I have a friend who didn't have health insurance and it cost her $500 to get her physical and shots done

[kosmic2003]

The insurance should cover your physical and shots. If it doesn't you might need to pay the difference.

[Mallampati]

How much is the average monthly insurance rate anyway?

[DarkBluePhoenix]

bella: when you get into the school, the fees you pay for, one of them is health fees

in other words, they have like a clinic on campus you can use to get your physical and some shots like the flu....

i know my CC has one and the CSU i went to has one, so CSULA should have one.

joy: other CSUs are just as hard as this one to get into. the unique thing about CSULA, is that it seems to be one of the only CSUs that do not require more chemistry. if you for some odd reason, do not get in, then take that chemistry in the summer or fall and apply to more CSU campuses. i am actually waiting on hearing back from CSUSB, as my last resort which is good if i get into CSUSB because grants are covering everything if i attend there (i have to get into the program) i am not sure of CSULA....

on a side note, does CSULA have any mandatory orientations coming up? for CSUSB i have to attend orientation either this month or next. i am sure its the same for all fall undergrad admits. anyone heard when CSULAs is? i know i am probably not in their program but i was just wondering where it was and when.

[kosmic2003]

csula orientation will be held on the campus haha. The only benefits for attending the orientation is that you will get to register for classes on that day and you will get a tour of the whole campus. People that do not attend the orientation will have a later registration time than those who attended. If I remember correctly, orientation for csula will be sometime during August.

[DarkBluePhoenix]

oh wow. so late.

not that i will ever have the need to attend but good to know.

thanks!

[Mallampati]

My friend told me that we can't use the on campus clinic until we are registered though. Oh well, gotta get moving. Thanks kosmic!

[Sirena80]

The orientation for CSULA nursing is the day before school starts! I've been wondering why it's so late. It seems like all the other schools are doing it way sooner.

[kosmic2003]

@bellesca yeah, that is correct. You need to be registered in order to use the services.

@sirena80 yup, the orientation will last the whole day too until like 4-5pm. Then it is crunch time the next day lol.

[Sirena80]

I wonder what we will be doing all day. I'm assuming they will be sending paperwork with all the requirements before then. I hope it's soon because I would like to get started since there is so much to get done.

[kosmic2003]

During orientation you will be introduced to the nursing faculty as well your future classmates. Lunch will be provided and there will be a raffle to give free text books ( they did it last year when i was there). The faculty will give you tips on how to succeed in the program. And there will be time to ask questions to students currently in the nursing program.

[DarkBluePhoenix]

4am to 5p?

meh why am i worried, not like i am accepted lol

but dang, 4 am is early!