Confused on when to apply?? Cal States

[ez0l1995]

I am a prospective student attending a Los Angeles area community college. I am on track to completing my Associate Degree in Health Science at the end of spring 2016. After I complete my degree I plan on pursing either an Associate or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. As I plan out my future education I have come across a couple of questions. First, I am unsure if I am eligible to apply this coming fall so that I may be accepted for the fall 2016 nursing program. I currently have 29 GE completed semester units and 5 more in progress. I have completed one science, Biology with 4 semester units. I am currently in progress of Chemistry with 4 units, and Statistics with 5 units. I still need to take Microbiology, Anatomy, and Physiology. At the end of this semester spring 2015 I will have a total of 47 semester units completed including Chemistry, Biology, and Statistics. I also plan on taking Anatomy this coming summer semester before applying. Whether I apply this year or next year by the end of spring 2016 I will have completed all of the required classes and units to be eligible to apply for nursing programs , although I would like to apply as soon as possible.

So my question is with the provided information will I be eligible to apply to the schools and the nursing program this fall 2015 for an acceptance into fall 2016? Or will I have to wait till all my classes and prerequisites are completed to apply in fall 2016 for an acceptance into the nursing program in fall 2017? I know this may seem confusing but I hope I have made it as clear as possible. I recognize that you must have an extremely busy schedule so I sincerely appreciate your time in reading my post. If you are able to answer my questions or even refer me to someone or resources that can it would give me much needed relief of going from counselor to counselor for an answer. I understand there are also other factors such as gpa and entrance exams but assuming that all else is in order my main concern is my classes. I have talked to my counselor and they suggested i apply in fall of 2016 to begin in fall 2017 but i feel like that is too far away. I am considering all Cal States and Community Colleges.

Thank you!

[TryingNotToFreakOut]

Talk to the schools you plan to apply, some may let you apply before all of your classes are completed and some may not.

[ez0l1995]

Thank you for the advice !

[ThatOneDude822]

I go to a CSU (finishing my last prereq, waiting for a Fall 2015 decision) and the one thing that I was a little shocked by was the huge difference among the different campuses concerning this very thing. It's really going to depend which campus(es) you plan on applying to. The campus I'm at allows you to apply with prereqs still in progress as long as they're completed by the middle of June. Other campuses only let you have one prereq in progress, while some want you to have them all completed when you apply.

So definitely check with the specific campuses you're applying to. It should be posted somewhere on their website, but if you can't find it, you can always call the Dept. of Nursing at each campus.

[Keen Observer]

What the previous poster said is correct. Some CSU campuses allow you to apply for fall when you still have a prerequisite in progress the prior spring (or for spring with a prereq in progress the prior fall), others ask that you have all prerequisites completed by the fall semester before applying for next fall. For example, San Diego State asks that you have all of your prerequisites finished by fall 2014 if planning to apply for fall 2015. Conversely, Sacramento State allows you to have one science prerequisite (i.e. Microbiology), and one non-science prerequisite (i.e. oral communication) in progress in spring 2015 when applying for fall 2015. Also, each CSU school of nursing has different dates they want you to complete the TEAS test by, so read the website of each school you're interested in to better understand what their application timelines are.