CSULA ELMN 2011

anilos81 · Mar 20, 2014

Just to be clear, you will NOT be given a BSN at the end of the first 5 quarters. There was some confusion about this with my cohort and we had multiple discussions about it with the faculty. There is also no plan to offer ELMN students a BSN at the end of the first 5 quarters so don't waste your time trying to get them to change their collective minds. What you do get is a letter from CSULA stating you have the equivalent of a BSN. Some hospitals will take it and others won't, unfortunately here is no hard and fast rule about it. Again, worry about this a little later, there are a lot of other things you need to do first to even get to the point where you will have your RN.
I would highly advise getting a CNA job ASAP after you complete the first quarter. Some hospitals will hire nursing students to be a CNA without a CNA license. Then work you tail off as a CNA while you finish off the RN portion so when you have your RN, you manager and co-workers will help you get an RN job at the hospital where you are already working. That is the best way to get an RN job and that is what I am trying to do.

According to the website as of today students ARE awarded a BSN at the end of the first 5 quarters, so I am hoping what you wrote is outdated since it has been a few years.

"A BSN will be awarded upon successful completion of the 15 month pre-licensure portion of the

program. Students may elect to directly continue onto the MSN program if all

required criteria have been successfully met at the end of the ABSN program.

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http://web.calstatela.edu/academic/hhs/nursing/PDF/ELMN/ABSN_EMSN_Application_Procedure.pdf

bababowman · Mar 20, 2014

Yes, it's been changed for the incoming class this summer. Thy are finally awarding the BSN now. Not because they finally realized they were doing a disservice to their students but not awarding the BSN, the new dean of csula mandated it so that finally motivated the faculty to make the change.