Program Requirements
Pre-licensure
The four-semester pre-licensure portion of this program is offered in an intensive format and must be taken in full-time study. Courses are offered in a fixed schedule with required clinical experiences that may be scheduled Monday-Saturday. This program meets Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) requirements for licensure. For the BSN degree in the EENAP program, the following courses are required of students in all clinical specialties.
Program: Pre-licensure
| Semester 1 | 15 units | |
| GNRS 500 | Conceptual Foundations of Professional Nursing | 2 |
| GNRS 574 | Foundations of Professional Nursing | 4 |
| GNRS 576 | Pharmacology | 2 |
| GNRS 578 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| GNRS 579A | Nursing Care of Adults and Elderly | 4 |
| Semester 2 | 16 units | |
| GNRS 577 | Nutrition | 2 |
| GNRS 579B | Nursing Care of Adults and Elderly | 4 |
| GNRS 582 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| GNRS 584 | Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
| GNRS 585 | Restorative Nursing | 3 |
| Semester 3 | 18 units | |
| UNRS 496 | Ethics and Issues in Professional Nursing | 4 |
| UNRS 306 | Theoretical Frameworks | 3 |
| GNRS 575 | Nursing Care in Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health | 4 |
| GNRS 583 | Nursing Care of Children and Young Adults | 4 |
| 3XX-4XX | Upper-division Bible course | 3 |
| Semester 4 | 17 units | |
| UNRS 425 | Nursing Research | 3 |
| GNRS 587 | Community Health Nursing | 5 |
| GNRS 588 | Advanced Nursing Care of Adults - Leadership | 6 |
| GNRS 586 | Leadership and Care Management in Professional Practice | 3 |
| Total Pre-Licensure units is 66 semester units. | ||
After completion of the pre-licensure courses, the student takes the NCLEX-RN licensure examination. Upon successful completion of the pre-licensure courses, the bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) will be awarded. Students may then continue their graduate studies in a clinical specialty of their choosing.
NOTE: Before continuing graduate studies for the MSN degree, the student must achieve the passing score required by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) on the NCLEX exam.
In addition to full-time study and clinical practicums (within courses), post-licensure students are required to have clinical work experience apart. This may be no more than 20 hours per week for international students.
Post-Licensure
The post-licensure portion of this program is offered in the regular MSN schedule format. Students who elect a different specialty will have their programs planned individually according to course sequencing for that specialty.
Students may:
- Elect to write a thesis or take a comprehensive exam to complete the degree.
- Elect nine units of additional courses with an emphasis in nursing education or administration.
Note: All stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Graduate Catalog for the most current and controlling information.
