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.
Congrats on that decision!!Here is what you need to review.
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/hhs/nursing/PDF/MUST_READ_INFO.pdf Make sure to take the classes they ask for. You can use assist.org to give you equivalent courses at the community college near you.Make sure to take the TEAS and study hard for it!And if you study really hard in all your classes, get a great score on the teas you will have an advantage by having your masters degree. They give extra points for bachelors degrees.Good Luck!!!
Hi! I have my Master;s Degree in Clinical Psych and I want to apply to become a Psychiatric NP at Cal. state LA. Question-I need to do just about all the pre-reqs. That being said, do I have to take all those classes before I apply to the program? Do I need to take the GRE? Thanks!
Not sure what the requirements are for the ELMN program. You would be applying for that program right? For the BSN program, you didn't have to finish microbiology but I think it looks more appealing to have everything done before you apply- especially all of your science courses. You need to take the TEAS as well
Since this thread pertains to the BSN program and not the EL-MSN program. A search in the upper right hand corner using proper search terms should give you more information then we can. Or as Karan said, the best place for any information regarding programs, would be the school itself. They should have all the information regarding pre reqs, TEAS, etc...
Karanb- were you able to talk to anyone in admissions about the status change?
DarkBlue- why mid May now? Did you talk to them again? Is is just me or does it seem like every time someone calls they are told something different? Maybe the people in the nursing office don't actually know anything either. Sigh.
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.
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Congrats on that decision!!Here is what you need to review.
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/hhs/nursing/PDF/MUST_READ_INFO.pdf Make sure to take the classes they ask for. You can use assist.org to give you equivalent courses at the community college near you.Make sure to take the TEAS and study hard for it!And if you study really hard in all your classes, get a great score on the teas you will have an advantage by having your masters degree. They give extra points for bachelors degrees.Good Luck!!!