Transferring RN licensure to CA?

[TheSurfingNurse, BSN, CNA, RN]

Hello all,

I am attending a CA community college and plan on transferring to a BSN program next fall. I am considering applying to several out-of-state public & private schools in several different states. Is this a bad idea? I really don't know much about transferring RN licensure states after earning a BSN at an out-of-state college. I was born and raised in CA, and I would like to eventually work here when I finish school. Is it difficult to transfer an RN licensure to CA from either AZ, WA, OR, MA, NY, or PA?

[akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P]

What matters the the CA BRN is (generally) if your "out of state" education is equivalent to what is provided by an "in-state" approved program. One of the biggest concerns is that your didactic and clinical material/subjects occur in the same semester. The CA BRN has gotten very strict about this particular issue so make sure that the school you attend has "concurrent" theory and clinical material. If they don't do this, you'll be basically in the same situation as the thousands of Philippine BSN grads that want to get a nursing license in CA. I would think that most "brick and mortar" type schools in the US know this so this shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Since you're planning on coming back here to CA to be an RN, plan your educational path to meet California standards.