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Hi, I know this is an old thread, but was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I can't really find much information regarding the requirements for the New Grad Program at UCSF. I understand that the hiring freeze is in place until June 2021, which actually plays to my advantage. I am in my senior year of nursing, and will graduate this December with my ADN. I am in a bridge program for my BSN, and will complete this at the end of June 2021. If the program opens up in the beginning of June, I will still have my capstone course still in progress. Does anyone know where I can find the requirements listed, or if applying to this program is something that will be doable for me? Thanks! Hopefully you all have been able to find jobs in the midst of this pandemic... I hear that many New Grads have had trouble finding positions in the area.

I believe it was on or around December 12th.

Yes, orientation for us was mandatory. I am not sure if they would make accommodations for out-of-state applicants or not, but I do remember them saying that we would be forfeit our spot if we did not show up. There's lots of info they go over during orientation, so I can see why they wouldn't want us missing it. I am sure you are not the only out-of-state applicant they have had, however. I would just give them a call and see if they can make exceptions to this rule.

About two years. Best to take your time with the prereqs and get good grades than to rush through them.

Yes, there are five classes that you must take prior to applying to the program. However, you need chemistry before you can enroll in two of the prerequisites.

My background check appeared the same way on my to do list, so I think you're good. I drank too much water for my drug screening though and my results came back as 'dilute negative.' I remember they said if our results were dilute that we would need to redo the test, but I called castle branch and they said my results would be accepted. Has anyone else had the same problem? I've tried getting in touch with CCSF and nobody is getting back to me...

Cool thing was (if they adopt the same program as CSM) that you would take all of your SF State classes at CCSF. So this would be a much cheaper route, and possibly free if free city applies to this.

This was the nursing counselor at CSM, so she didn't have an exact date. She only told me that CCSF would have theirs within the year. I guess at CSM you wouldn't start taking SF State classes until the second semester, so there is hopefully a good chance that spring 2019 cohort may be able to be the first ones for this program at CCSF. Fingers crossed! Hopefully we get an answer to this at orientation; I'm sure they have a lot of students with the same goal in mind.

I too scored in the 97th percentile. I used the yellow Mometrix book and the official TEAS Study Manual. I found the Mometrix book to be much more in-depth than the official TEAS Study Manual; this was especially true in the science section. The practice questions in both books, however, were structured a little differently than what was on the actual exam. For instance, a question in both study manuals about the urinary system would include two answers from the urinary system, and two from other body systems. This made it easy to narrow your choices down to two given that you had your anatomy/physiology down. On the actual TEAS test, however, the same question about the urinary system would give you four answer choices that all have to do with the urinary system. I felt like with the science section, you either knew it or you didn't. That being said, I wouldn't rely to heavily on being able to narrow down your choices and make sure you have your anatomy/physiology down to a T.

I hope that this does happen soon. I have also applied to SF State for fall admissions and plan on attending if I do get accepted (unless they start the bridge program in 2019). Worst case I just took an extra semester, but will have an upper-hand on the entering students.

I actually had the same idea in mind as you.. I heard that CCSF, however, will be getting a bridge program similar to CSM. Basically, you attend both CCSF and SF State for the two years of the program. After graduation you complete one final summer semester and obtain your ASN from CCSF and BSN from SF State. I heard this from the nursing counselor at CSM. She told me that it would most likely happen within the year, but didn't have an exact date.

Congrats on getting accepted! Hopefully the packet answers a lot of your questions. If not, we should all have a very clear understanding after orientation. There are also nursing counselors, but they are booked up for the remainder of the semester except for a walk-in slot on 12-11. What kind of questions do you have?

Congrats on being accepted! I hope to see you at the orientation :)

Nice to meet you too! I guess I will see you at orientation :) Anyone else on here get their letter?

Congrats to you too, and to anyone else that got their letter! Yes, I will be there! So excited/relieved as well. My name is Tyler, by the way.