CA RN License by Endorsement

[juliagoolia14]

Anyone have experience applying for a CA RN license by endorsement? I just got my application back saying I need to send them a transcript showing "social sciences." I don't know what this means. The letter doesn't elaborate any further and I can't find information on the BON website. I went to a 4 year university in the US, have a Bachelor's in Biology and a second Bachelor's in Nursing from an accredited school. I assumed that social science was part of our pre-reqs? I also don't know if they're talking about university courses (and how many credits) or CEUs? 

Can anyone help?

 

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Required Prerequisites for RN Examination and Endorsement Applicants
 

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California Code of Regulations Section 1426 identifies the prerequisite courses required in addition to a nursing program:

• Communication skills, six (6) semester or nine (9) quarter units shall include principals of:
• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Group communication

Related natural sciences, sixteen (16) semester or twenty-four (24) quarter units shall include:

• Anatomy with lab
• Physiology with lab
• Microbiology with lab
• Behavioral sciences (Psychology)
• Social sciences

CCR 1426 Required Curriculum

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behavioral and social science courses, such as sociology, psychology, cultural diversity.

 

[juliagoolia14]

41 minutes ago, NRSKarenRN said:

Required Prerequisites for RN Examination and Endorsement Applicants
 

CCR 1426 Required Curriculum

 

Thanks, my issue was that I had psychology and cultural diversity on my transcripts and they still mentioned I needed social science. But it's been resolved. 

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Glad it was resolved in your favor. 

I couldn't get licensed in CA today as Micro was not required in 1979, Zoology was at my college; despite having BSN and PA RN license since 1982.

[juliagoolia14]

It's been a really weird experience in CA. Lots of unnecessary stress and I feel like...the reviewers are also probably sick of the endless phone calls and emails so it's probably also to their benefit to improve the system, but what can I say. I think my FL license took all of 3 days. It is a little crazy how much variation there is across the states.