CSULA BSN Fall 2017

RachMayJ · Sep 15, 2016

Hi everyone I'm getting ready to apply for Fall 2017 at CSULA too. I have some questions if you guys could please help me out I would really appreciate it.
I took the TEAS at CSULA and on ATI's website it lists my selected school as CSULA, so will ATI automatically send my scores to CSULA for me?
I volunteered at a hospital in high school for a little over 100 hours and I don't know if it will count, can anyone clarify? I would sit in the volunteer office and wait for a task to be assigned to me. I would run samples to the lab from different departments and I would move and discharge patients with a wheelchair, would this meet their standards?
I'm finishing physiology at my community college in the fall (mid December), would I be able to meet the application deadline in January for fall 17? My profs will probably upload grades by Christmas (hopefully), so if i got a rushed transcript I could get my application in on time? I read somewhere you have to apply to CSULA in October or something and then the SON by January, can someone please outline how the application process works I have no idea, thanks so much for reading.

When I applied, I was in the same boat as you! I was taking phys until mid December. It was a time crunch for me to be able to get my transcripts in time, but it worked out fine :) our deadline was January 11. I'm not sure what it will be this year. I assume it will be similar. First you apply to the university in October. Then you apply to the school of nursing. I think the nursing app opens in Nov. (don't quote me on that lol). The application is electronic. They use a third party website called NursingCAS. When the app goes live, there will be instructions. If you have questions, you can ask those of us in the 2016 class. We were the first year to use that system. Good luck :)

RachMayJ · Sep 15, 2016

I am transferring from ELAC to CSULA and I was wondering how late can I take my TEAS? and also what if I still have a writing composition class in progress in spring but all other classes are completed?

As long as you take your teas in time to make the deadline, you're good. I took mine in December right before the app was due. I wouldn't recommend that lol cuz I didn't have a chance to retake them, but you can take them up until the last minute as long as you have enough to time to get your results. You're allowed to have classes in progress in spring. The only pre-reqs you can have in progress are micro and stats. As long as your writing comp class isn't your required English or critical thinking class, you should be fine.

Are-eeeana · Sep 16, 2016

I read the CSULA BSN Fall 2016 thread and I saw that someone only counted their TEAS English and Reading scores... Does the science and math part not count towards admission to the program? I'm confused. Hope someone can clear that up for me. Thank you in advance.

bubblegum8 · Sep 19, 2016

You're right. Only reading and English scores count. You get points based on what percentile you fall into. You get 5 points for being in the 90-99 percentile. 4 points for being 80-89 percentile and so on and you get points separately for reading and english. I scored in the 94th percentile for reading and 93 for english so I got a total of 10 points for my TEAS section.

Math and Science DO NOT count. you dont get any points for it HOWEVER you need to score atleast in the 40th percentile for both to able to get into the program.

Hope this helps message me for further questions! Good luck! and dont wait until the last minute to take your teas! I recommend sometime in October so you have a chance to retake it!

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allinone · Nov 8, 2016

So TEAS exams are due January 10, 2017 correct? How about NursingCAS? I'm not sure where to find the due date for that.

truebluefoo · Jan 17, 2017

I've applied to CSULA nursing for Fall 2017. I think I will be competitive, just wondering if anyone knows someone who goes there and if they like the experience? OR is it overwhelming? Opinions on the campus and social scene?

NurseMB7 · Jan 17, 2017

I've applied to the program too. I would love to talk to other applicants as well as people who are in the program.

I applied to CSULA, which is my first choice, and CSULB.

RachMayJ · Feb 7, 2017

I'm in the 2016 cohort! I will be happy to answer any questions you guys have. So far my experience has been good! First semester I did my clinicals at Cedars Sinai, and this semester I'm at White Memorial. I'm learning a lot! The administrative side of things can be disorganized. I'm assuming that's partly due to the Quarter-Semester conversion. The professors are awesome. As far as the campus and social scene, there's not much, but you will form a close bond with people in your nursing cohort and spend a lot of time studying/carpooling with them. The program can get overwhelming, but the first semester isn't too bad. I'd say the two biggest advantages of CSULA are the proximity to great hospitals and the knowledgeable professors. (Parts of the campus are old and run down, but they will be renovating the nursing labs soon!) Like I said, I will try to answer any specific questions to the best of my ability. Last year I had a bunch of questions about schedules, hospitals, orientation, etc., and it was hard to get answers. Anyway, good luck to you all! And a special good luck to my brother who is also applying. Hehe.

NurseMB7 · Feb 7, 2017

Thank you, RachMayJ! That's very nice of you to offer your help. We'll have a lot of questions for you throughout this process. Right now I'm a little frustated with CSULA though. I spoke with somebody who apparently is in charge of the nursing applications about some questions I had and all his answers were incompatible with what it said on their website. It seemed like he was really trying to help, but it is scary to have somebody dealing with something so important that doesn't know what they are doing!

RachMayJ · Feb 10, 2017

Yeah, there's a new guy. James? Jim? Something like that. He just took over for M.L. From what I've heard, he doesn't really know the ropes yet. M.L. still works at CSULA. I shoot her an email whenever I have a question. I'm sorry. That must be so frustrating. It was frustrating for us too last year because it was the first year they used NursingCAS, and nobody knew what was going on either. Anyway, maybe I, or someone in my cohort, could answer some of your questions?

NurseMB7 · Feb 10, 2017

Yeah, there's a new guy. James? Jim? Something like that. He just took over for M.L. From what I've heard, he doesn't really know the ropes yet. M.L. still works at CSULA. I shoot her an email whenever I have a question. I'm sorry. That must be so frustrating. It was frustrating for us too last year because it was the first year they used NursingCAS, and nobody knew what was going on either. Anyway, maybe I, or someone in my cohort, could answer some of your questions?

Thank you!! That's the one! What frustated me the most was that he didnt know what academic renewal is and that on the points for the TEAS test he told me that what counts is your individual percentage and not the National PR. I tried to argue that the rules on the website say it's the National one, but he wouldnt listen to me. So I gave up. That was about a month ago. I hope that since then somebody explained to him how it works!!

RachMayJ · Feb 10, 2017

That's frustrating. Yeah, as far as I know, it's the national percentile. And he didn't know what academic renewal is? That's so strange. That is definitely frustrating. That would make me worry too. Like you said, it's super important. I'm assuming he's gonna have to have it all figured out really soon. The hardest part is waiting! Well, nursing school is harder lol :)