CSULB Spring 2020

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Hello everyone!

I couldn't find a thread for the upcoming spring admission, so I thought I should start one. Who is applying to CSULB this upcoming semester for spring 2020? I've finished all my pre-requisites. I just need to take TEAS which I am taking in early June. I would love to hear from other applicants and current CSULB nursing students.

Hope to hear back from you all and good luck :)!

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know, if you happen to be a Second Bachelor's Degree Applicant, the Cal State Apply website is kinda confusing right now. Yesterday I logged on to check it out, and under the "Add a Program" section, I only saw "Nursing BS" and "Nursing BS - Registered Nurse" as possible programs to add. In the FAQ section of the nursing website under the instructions, it tells us that the degree objective should be "Graduate Nursing Basic Addl BS." So, I was confused and e-mailed the nursing department to ask about what program I should select.

This was the response I got:

Thank you for contacting the School of Nursing with your concerns.

I have reached out to the Admissions Director to let him know of this discrepancy. I was able to see on my end that indeed Cal State Apply has both options under graduate programs. Please hold off on submitting your application until I am able to get an answer from him.

Thank you for your patience while we try to resolve the issue.

Attentively,

Nancy Espinosa

Administrative Support

School of Nursing

California State University, Long Beach

[email protected]

Hopefully this means they will resolve the issue quickly, but as of this morning, it doesn't look like they made any progress on straightening this out. Anyway, just wanted to let you guys know in case it could be helpful to someone in the same position.

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On 8/1/2019 at 9:02 PM, smn90 said:

Hi everyone!

Looks like the application is open!

I wanted to see if anyone else was in a similar situation as me. I took my communications class back in Spring of 2009. I see on the Application Information PDF that all non-science prerequisite courses expire within 10 years. It's a shame that this communications class would be the only thing holding me back. I've already completed all other non-science and natural science prerequisites. Is anyone else having to renew their prerequisites? Do you know if they will let me take this class and still apply for Spring 2020.

I sent them an email, so hopefully I'll hear back from them soon.

I received a response e-mail from the nursing department informing me that the oral communication prerequisite DOES have an expiration date of 10 years.

Disappointing, but c'est la vie.

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23 hours ago, .Chelsey said:

I received a response e-mail from the nursing department informing me that the oral communication prerequisite DOES have an expiration date of 10 years.

Disappointing, but c'est la vie.

Ugh. That is very unfortunately, especially because it is not even a science prerequisite. Thanks for getting back to us @.Chelsey! They never even responded to my email...

Good luck to everyone on their applications!

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On 8/2/2019 at 12:58 PM, .Chelsey said:

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know, if you happen to be a Second Bachelor's Degree Applicant, the Cal State Apply website is kinda confusing right now. Yesterday I logged on to check it out, and under the "Add a Program" section, I only saw "Nursing BS" and "Nursing BS - Registered Nurse" as possible programs to add. In the FAQ section of the nursing website under the instructions, it tells us that the degree objective should be "Graduate Nursing Basic Addl BS." So, I was confused and e-mailed the nursing department to ask about what program I should select.

This was the response I got:

Thank you for contacting the School of Nursing with your concerns.

I have reached out to the Admissions Director to let him know of this discrepancy. I was able to see on my end that indeed Cal State Apply has both options under graduate programs. Please hold off on submitting your application until I am able to get an answer from him.

Thank you for your patience while we try to resolve the issue.

Attentively,

Nancy Espinosa

Administrative Support

School of Nursing

California State University, Long Beach

[email protected]

Hopefully this means they will resolve the issue quickly, but as of this morning, it doesn't look like they made any progress on straightening this out. Anyway, just wanted to let you guys know in case it could be helpful to someone in the same position.

Hi! I am also running into the same issue! Pls keep us updated on their response! thank you so much for sending the email. :)

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On 8/7/2019 at 11:27 PM, jsok2 said:

Hi! I am also running into the same issue! Pls keep us updated on their response! thank you so much for sending the email. ?

I got an e-mail a few hours ago stating this issue should be resolved.

After looking at the CalStateApply website again, it's my assumption that those who are pursuing a second Bachelor's degree in nursing should choose the "Nursing BS" program, and those who are already RNs and are looking to obtain a BSN should choose the "Nursing BS - Registered Nurse" program. That's just my guess, though. It was not specified to me in the e-mail.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

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I am also a second degree applicant and emailed them as well but never received an email stating it was resolved. Will you be submitting the application soon under "Nursing BS"?

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54 minutes ago, ceci1996 said:

I am also a second degree applicant and emailed them as well but never received an email stating it was resolved. Will you be submitting the application soon under "Nursing BS"?

Yes, I just submitted my application today under the "Nursing BS" program.

Looking under the "Program Materials" information after you have selected the program you want to apply for, it seems that the "Nursing BS" program makes more sense to me than choosing the "Nursing BS - Registered Nurse" program. As I mentioned before, I think the "Nursing BS" program is for second Bachelor's degree applicants who are NOT RNs, and the "Nursing BS - Registered Nurse" program is for ADN graduates who have their RN license and are looking to obtain a BSN.

That being said, I feel I should make the disclaimer that this is just my personal assumption on the matter.

Sometimes I feel like just figuring out how to properly apply to a nursing program is part of the screening process. A secret aptitude test, perhaps? ??

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12 minutes ago, .Chelsey said:

Yes, I just submitted my application today under the "Nursing BS" program.

Looking under the "Program Materials" information after you have selected the program you want to apply for, it seems that the "Nursing BS" program makes more sense to me than choosing the "Nursing BS - Registered Nurse" program. As I mentioned before, I think the "Nursing BS" program is for second Bachelor's degree applicants who are NOT RNs, and the "Nursing BS - Registered Nurse" program is for ADN graduates who have their RN license and are looking to obtain a BSN.

That being said, I feel I should make the disclaimer that this is just my personal assumption on the matter.

Sometimes I feel like just figuring out how to properly apply to a nursing program is part of the screening process. A secret aptitude test, perhaps? ??

If that were the case, then what do transfer students who haven’t received a Bachelors degree yet and aren’t RN’s apply as? There are only 2 options available to select, so either they are missing one, or everyone besides RN’s choose the same one.

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Well, unfortunately I can't account for transfer students, because I would assume that would place you in the undergraduate student category, correct?

Second degree applicants are considered graduate students, so I don't know what differences (if any) there might be in the programs offered to undergraduates vs. graduates.

Hopefully that makes sense.

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10 minutes ago, Nina85 said:

If that were the case, then what do transfer students who haven’t received a Bachelors degree yet and aren’t RN’s apply as? There are only 2 options available to select, so either they are missing one, or everyone besides RN’s choose the same one.

I am a transfer student and I applied under Nursing BS. I still haven't completed the nursing application because I believe we have to wait for the email with our CSULB ID number, right?

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1 minute ago, camshel said:

I am a transfer student and I applied under Nursing BS. I still haven't completed the nursing application because I believe we have to wait for the email with our CSULB ID number, right?

Thanks for your input!

Yes, I am waiting on the email with the ID number before proceeding with the nursing application.

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6 minutes ago, .Chelsey said:

Thanks for your input!

Yes, I am waiting on the email with the ID number before proceeding with the nursing application.

Great, thank you. Do you know if we have to submit transcripts and when?

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