School of Nursing Entry Level MSN

Information Session

October 18, 2016

Speakers: Dr. Carrie Holschuh

Assistant Professor, Reproductive Health

Robert Strachan Assistant Director for Nursing Admissions

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Agenda

² Entry Level MSN Program Overview ² Select Frequently Asked Questions ² Application requirements and procedures ² Application Tips ² Additional Questions and Answers ² Applicant Resources

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Entry Level MSN Program Overview

•  Individuals who are not nurses but have a bachelor’s degree may apply to the Entry Level Master of Science program.

•  Three year intensive program excluding summers. Full-time study only.

•  Eligible to take the NCLEX-RN after 4 semesters (2 years).

•  During the remaining 2 semesters, students focus solely on graduate level nursing education including emphasis specific practicums. We offer the following emphases: adult acute/critical care, community/public health nursing, nursing administration, pediatrics, psychiatric-mental health nursing, and women’s health. Graduates of the program are eligible for a 1 year Post Master’s FNP certificate option after 1year RN experience.

•  The program culminates with an applied research course or master’s thesis.

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The Curriculum: Semester 1

Semester1(Spring) Course

UnitsHumanDevelopmentandHealthAssessmentTheoryandLab NURS311 5

HealthPromo?oninNursingTheory NURS314 3HealthPromo?oninNursingPrac?cum NURS315 2

EpidemiologyandBiosta?s?cs NURS720 3

HealthCarePolicyandNursingLeadership NURS706 3

SemesterTotal 16

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The Curriculum: Semester 2

Semester2(Summer) Course Units

Reproduc?veHealthTheory NURS326 3

Reproduc?veHealthPrac?cum NURS327 3

Psychiatric/MentalHealthNursingTheory NURS328 3

Psychiatric/MentalHealthNursingPrac?cum NURS329 3

NursingInterven?onsLabI NURS350 2

ResearchandEvidence-basedPrac?ceinNursing NURS794 3

SemesterTotal 17

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The Curriculum: Semester 3

Semester3(Fall) Course Units

NursingCareofChildrenTheory NURS410 3

NursingCareofChildrenPrac?cum NURS411 3

NursingCareofAdultsTheory NURS420 3

NursingCareofAdultsPrac?cum NURS421 3

NursingInterven?onsLabII NURS450 2

AdvancedPathophysiologyandDiagnos?cReasoningI

NURS716 3

SemesterTotal 17

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The Curriculum: Semester 4

Semester4(Spring) Course Units

ChronicCareandEndofLifeCareinNursingTheory NURS522 3CommunityHealthandGlobalPerspec?vesinNursingTheory NURS530 3CommunityHealthandGlobalPerspec?vesinNursingPrac?cum NURS531 3AdvancedMed-Surg&Cri?calCareNursingTheory NURS520 3AdvancedMed-Surg&Cri?calCareNursingPrac?cum

NURS521orNURS523 3

AdvancedPathophysiologyandDiagnos?cReasoningII NURS717 3

SemesterTotal 18

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The Curriculum: Semester 5

**Students in the Nursing Administration track will take courses in the College of Business in lieu of these courses under advisement of nursing faculty.

Semester5(Summer) Course

Units

HealthSystemsManagement NURS702 3AdvancedPhysicalAssessmentAcrosstheLifeSpan** NURS711 3PharmacologicalPrinciplesAcrosstheLifeSpan** NURS715 3ProgramPlanningandFinancialManagementinNursingPrac?ce NURS721 3

GraduateNursingPrac?cumI NURS801 4

SemesterTotal 16

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The Curriculum: Semester 6

Semester6(Fall) Course UnitsEducation, Informatics, and eTechnology in Advanced Nursing Practice NURS703 3

EthicsinAdvancedNursingPrac?ce NURS732 3

GraduateNursingPrac?cumII NURS802 4

NursingAppliedResearchorMaster’sThesisNURS895orNURS898 3

SemesterTotal 16

**Students in the Nursing Administration track will take courses in the College of Business in lieu of these courses under advisement of nursing faculty.

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Frequently Asked Program Questions

Can I enroll as a part-time student? No When are classes offered? Daytime through 7pm. Commitment typically 4 days per week. Where are your clinical sites? Throughout the Bay Area; SF, East Bay, the Peninsula, a few Marin and South Bay. What are the costs for this program? Currently $3900 per semester (approximate). Is financial aid available? Yes. Federal and state aid; the SoN notifies enrolled student about scholarships.

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Admission Criteria and Information

•  Graduation from an accredited institution of higher learning with a baccalaureate or higher degree and a minimum Last 60 units GPA of 3.0

•  Establish written English proficiency per the Analytical Writing section of the GRE at the time of application. A score of 4 or above is required.

•  Health-related work or volunteer experience

•  Three letters of recommendation and references O  At least one of theses must be from the site where health related work or volunteer

experience occurred.

•  Personal statement

•  Completion of prerequisite course work by the time of application.

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Prerequisite Courses

General Microbiology w/ Lab Human Anatomy w/ Lab

Human Physiology w/ Lab

Survey of Chemistry w/Lab* Oral Communication

Written Communication

Statistics Critical Thinking *This is an integrated course in which topics in general, organic and biochemistry are covered. Effective Fall 2014 individual courses in general, inorganic, organic, or integrated chemistry are acceptable.

Ø All prerequisite courses must be completed by the time of application.

Ø A minimum grade of C is required in each course.

Ø Visit www.assist.org to identify appropriate courses at a community college; or contact the SoN if your school is not on Assist.

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Additional Information

The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) requires pre-licensure students to have completed a minimum of 16 semester units comprising natural sciences, behavioral and social sciences. To complement the anatomy, physiology, and microbiology natural science prerequisites, it is highly recommended that students complete a general psychology or developmental psychology course prior to taking NURS 328/329 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Theory and Practicum, and any additional behavioral or social science course as needed to fulfill the BRN's natural, behavioral, and social science unit requirement. (Sociology or Cultural Anthropology are generally taken.)

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Two Applications are Required The graduate admission application for San Francisco State University is a two-part process. Part 1: Formal Fall 2017 application for admission to the SF State Division of Graduate Studies. www.csumentor.edu •  Program of interest must be: “Nursing (Entry Level Non RN-MSN) [MS]” Application period: October 1 2016 to February 1, 2017 Submit the CSU Mentor first/early in the application period. Part 2: Submit the School of Nursing supplemental application via NursingCAS 2016-2017. http://nursingcas.liaisoncas.com •  Select one emphasis/track only. Application period: October 15, 2016 to February 1, 2017, 8:59pm

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Frequently Asked Questions……

..any other questions?

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Frequently Asked Questions……

..any other questions?

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Complete early during the application period to obtain the Transcript Request Form.

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Application Tips/ Take Aways From Today

Ø Complete CSU Mentor first/early in the application period. Ø Begin the NursingCAS application ASAP when it opens; In particular:

o  Create and submit reference requests. o  Complete Colleges Attended section for access to the NursingCAS

Transcript Request/Matching Form. o  Send NursingCAS Transcript Request/Matching Form to

Registrar’s Office of each school attended.

Ø Identify (now) the individuals who will complete your evaluations/references and give them a heads-up about the process/timeline for reference submission. o  They‘will receive an email from NursingCAS about reference

completion.

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Any other questions for us?

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Applicant Resources American Association of Colleges of Nursing http://www.aacn.nche.edu/students

• Resources for students: Scholarships, financial aid, career guidance NursingCAS Customer Service (617) 612-2880 Hours: M-Th, 9am-7pm, Friday 9am-5pm Eastern Time Email: nursingcasinfo@nursingcas.org

• NursingCAS system questions: how to submit references, transcripts, upload documents, etc.

SF State Division of Graduate Studies (415) 338-2234 Website: http://grad.sfsu.edu/ / Email: gradstdy@sfsu.edu

• CSU Mentor application questions

SF State Office of Student Financial Aid http://www.sfsu.edu/~finaid/ •  How and when to apply for financial aid, types of aid available, cost of attendance, etc.

SF State School of Nursing (415) 338-1802 Web site: www.nursing.sfsu.edu / Email: nursing@sfsu.edu

• General program questions, prerequisite inquiries, etc.

School of Nursing Entry Level MSN Information Session

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