prereq requirements for CA NCLEX?? need advice!

[sunshine77]

Can anyone give me some advice?

I am a CA resident enrolled in a NY nursing school. I just heard from the CA board that Sociology is a prereq for the license but I never took Intro to Sociology. It's not a requirement in NY. So now, when I graduate in May, does this mean I can't work as a nurse until I take this course. It's ridiculous that I'm going to have a bachelor's in nursing but it will mean nothing without this one course that only CA requires. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions of what I can do? Is there a job you can suggest in the hospital I can get until I fulfill this one requirement? I can't afford not to work for a couple more months while I take this one class.

Please help!

sunshine 77

[Orchid06]

I've never heard of such a thing....There's actually a list of classes you have to take to sit for the boards? I'm from CA as well, finishing up nursing school this July in Maryland. Where did you get this info?

[suzanne4, RN]

Just submit your application when it is time, if they want you to take the class, they you can do it on-line. But no one as to date, at least that I am aware of, has needed to take the course to get a license.

[sunshine77]

Thanks guys for your answers. My director of my program is telling me not to worry but in case you're wondering why I have this concern this is the e-mail I got from the Boards:

Prerequisite classes that need to be on your transcript are as follows:

Anatomy/Physiology, Microbiology, Sociology, Psychology, and English

Comp.

If they appear on your final transcript as transfer credit, we can

accept

that without you having to submit separate transcripts for those

courses.

Your transcript should also show conferral of your degree.

You can apply a few months before your transcripts are available.

However,

you will not receive eligibility until official transcripts have been

received.