USF in San Francisco: Applied? Considering?

Hello! I'm also considering applying to USF. I'm still debating it. I got waitlisted for Samuel Merritt for this fall 2009 entry, so if I happen to get in to that I'll take it in a heart beat.

Are there really only four prerequisites for USF?! That must mean it's a 3-year program? The website is pretty vague on prerequisite coursework, so any information would be awesome if you know it (including prerequisite courses with the required amount of semester units per course).

I have all prerequisites completed for basically every other school in the state, but I'm situated here in the bay, so I'd really like to stay local!

UCSF MENP Program - if that is what you are referring to requires an undergraduate degree, and stats, physio and anatomy and the GRE. It is s 3 year degree leading to an NP. From what I understand a 4.0 will not get you in the door - you need to be well rounded, lots of relative experience in community, particularly in marginalized settings. They are looking for folks with life experience that has drawn them to being an NP - more as a calling I think then a profession.
I am applying myself with a wack load of the above but not holding my breathe! My back ups are two Canadian Universities who likewise require an undergraduate degree (or close to). University of Toronto, a two year program leading to a Bachelor degree in nursing, and reputed to be one of the better schools in the world, and University of British Columbia - even at foreign students fees they are more competitive then some here - and hey, you get to live in Canada, land of socialized medicine. Nice to be where a government believes in caring for its people!

The thread is about USF (University of San Francisco) which is a private university not UCSF (University of California San Francisco) which is public but the #2 school in the nation for a Masters in Nursing. UCSF is right after Unversity of Washington which is the #1 school in the nation.

THere are 32 pre-reqs for USF that I listed below and it is a 6 se,ester program.

Human Anatomy (lecture and lab) Physiology (lecture and lab) Microbiology (lecture and lab) General Psychology or Introduction to Psychology Developmental Psychology or Lifespan Psychology (Human Growth and Development) Statistics Introduction to Sociology or Cultural Anthropology College Writing Public Speaking or Oral Communication Nutrition

Thanks! Cee Lee, he Micro course that's required...is that 4 units or 5?

At $35,000 per year plus the cost of housing and books? No thanks

Of course it's not my first choice (housing, expense, etc.), but at this point you've got to take what you can get.

I think we may be talking about 2 different degrees. For the MSN you need the 32 pre-reqs I posted above which can also be found here:

http://www.usfca.edu/nursing/program...nurse_cnl.html


For their BSN program you only need to 4 pre-reqs. However I couldn't imagine doing their BSN over their MSN as both are 6 semesters.