ADN-BSN Admission
Eligibility Requirements and Prerequisite Information
- All prospective transfer students must be admissible to SF State in accordance with existing criteria as stated in the Undergraduate Admissions Requirements section of the University Bulletin. All prospective second Baccalaureate students must be admissible to SF State in accordance with existing criteria as stated in the Graduate Admissions Requirements section of the University Bulletin.
- Must be an incoming ADN student at College of San Mateo or City College of San Francisco
- Alumni of the College of San Mateo ADN Program or City College of San Francisco may apply on a space available basis
- Both the School of Nursing supplemental application, and the University application must be submitted for those applicants who are not already SF State students. The maximum number of units transferable from a junior college is 70
- Nursing prerequisite GPA must be 3.0 or higher at the time of School of Nursing supplemental application. Please see the footnote.
- Must be a California resident or be eligible for in-state tuition
- Must complete all prerequisite courses below from an accredited College or University with a minimum grade of C.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, online courses, including lab, taken during shelter-in-place are acceptable. These courses must be C or better.
No other changes on the admission requirements. Please check each program's admission page for future updates.
No other changes on the admission requirements. Please check each program's admission page for future updates.
Course Title | Description | SF State Course Number |
| Human Anatomy with Lab * | Human Anatomy w/Lab; or Part 1 of a combined Anatomy & Physiology series. | BIOL 220 (4 semester units) |
| Human Physiology with Lab * | Human Physiology w/Lab; or Part 2 of a combined Anatomy & Physiology course series. | BIOL 212/ 213 (4 semester units) |
| Survey of Chemistry with Lab * | General, inorganic, organic, or integrated (any combination of general, organic, or biochemistry) chemistry courses are acceptable | CHEM 101/ 102 (4 semester units) |
| General Microbiology with Lab * | A Microbiology and corresponding laboratory course | BIOL 210/ 211 (4 semester units) |
| Written Communication *** | Freshman or Sophomore Composition course; Area A2 at CA community colleges. | (Please refer to SF State Bulletin) |
| Oral Communication *** | A course in public speaking, interpersonal communication. Includes skill development in listening, speech preparation, and oral presentation; Area A1 at CA community colleges. | (Please refer to SF State Bulletin) |
| Critical Thinking *** | A course in logic, argumentation, or debate. This includes Advanced Composition courses which include writing reasoned discourse and providing evaluation of arguments. Area A3 at CA community colleges; ENG 3, Writing II, WR3RC or equivalent at many UCs. | (Please refer to SF State Bulletin) |
| Statistics | Statistics. Business Stats or Psych Stats are also acceptable. | Math 124 (3 semester units) |
* Science courses must be taken for a letter grade of C or better within the last seven years. Prerequisite GPA will count these four science courses along with statistics.
*** These three courses are also university transfer requirements. Transfer students should contact SF State Student Outreach Services office to confirm these courses meet the university transfer requirements. If they meet the requirement, they do not need to be included on NursingCAS application. Prerequisite GPA will not count these courses but they are still required for admission.
- Please consult Assist to determine comparable or articulated coursework taken at California community colleges or CSUs. If the course in question was taken at institutions other than California community colleges, please go here.
- Repeating a prerequisite course is acceptable and applicants can choose the course with the higher grade to fulfill the prerequisite on NursingCAS application.
Transfer Units
Transfer students can transfer a maximum of 70 units from the community college.