Apply to the University at https://www.calstate.edu/Apply

• Select RN-BSN (Required: Passed or Eligible to take RN licensure exam) as your major.
• If you are a second bachelor student, select Second Bachelor’s Degree RN-BSN (Required: Passed or Eligible to take RN licensure exam) when applying. Do not select “Graduate” application!
• Enter a 0 in the RN License field if you do not have an RN license.
• All transcripts will need to be submitted to the University (only 1 set). Do not upload these on Cal State Apply. For detailed information about transcripts, visit https://www.csus.edu/apply/admissions/application-process/transferprocess.html#how-to-deliver-official-transcripts
• All courses will need to be entered on your online application unless you are a second bachelor student.

Base University deadlines for applications are as follows:
Application period for fall: January 1 – June 1
Application period for spring: August 1 – November 1

Apply to the School of Nursing using the link located above during an open application period.

• Must have your Saclink username and password to log into your Supplemental Nursing application
• Under Colleges attended, please list all colleges attended; also indicate what institution you completed or are completing your RN coursework.

Application period for fall: January 1 – June 1
Application period for spring: August 1 – November 1

If you have any questions about the Supplemental RN to BSN Nursing application please email Heidi Travis – heidi.travis@csus.edu

• Deadline - June 1 for Fall, November 1 for Spring.
• Application deadlines are strictly enforced and applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered
• It is your responsibility to submit all required documentation - due to the volume of applications received, you will NOT be notified if you are missing any documentation.
• We regret that there is no option to save your application and return later to submit or view. We recommend you print a copy for your own records prior to submission.
• Immediately after clicking SUBMIT the page will display, "Your application was submitted successfully" - Please print/save this for your records! A submission receipt will also be emailed to the address provided with your application.
• Do not be alarmed if you log on to view your application and it is blank! Once submitted, a new blank application will appear.
• If you discover you made a mistake on your application, please feel free to submit it again! We will automatically use your most recent submission. If you already paid the Non-refundable Evaluation fee, no need to pay again!
• Email - The application will autofill your email with your Sac State email. This is the email we will be using to provide your admissions decisions to and all other communication. If you would like to use a different email, please make sure to change it in your application.

• There is a RN-BSN Non-Refundable Evaluation Fee of $35
• IMPORTANT! Do NOT pay the evaluation fee until AFTER you submit your application. This fee is non-refundable. If you are ineligible for any reason, instructions will appear after you click the "Submit" button at the end of the application.
• Your application will not be considered if the fee is not paid - or is paid after the deadline.
• It is your responsibility to verify the fee is deducted from your account.
• We regret we do not offer a waiver for the evaluation fee.
• You do not need to submit a payment receipt with your application - payment information is provided to the School of Nursing by report.
• The University and Nursing application evaluation fee may not be transferred or used to apply to another term.
• Deadline - June 1 for Fall, November 1 for Spring.
• Click here to submit BSN Non-Refundable Evaluation Fee

• Selected and ineligible admissions decisions will be emailed in late June for Fall, late November for Spring.
• All correspondence, including your admissions decision, will be emailed to the address provided with your Supplemental Nursing Application.

• A valid California registered nursing license prior to the beginning of the second semester
• California state resident
• Admission to Sacramento State
• Completed RN to BSN online application
• Official transcript of all institutions attended
• A cumulative GPA of 2.6 based on the last 60 semester units of 90 quarter units of graded transferrable course work
• Supplemental writing or oral communication course may be required
• Program admission is contingent upon meeting requirements outlined and passing a drug screening and background check.
• A competitive selection process has been established for when applications exceed program space

The following classes must have been completed with a grade of “C” or better.
In Progress Policy: Classes may be in progress prior to admission. Unofficial transcripts may be submitted for in-progress classes but must be replaced with official transcripts.

• Anatomy or Anatomy and Physiology I (with a lab)
• Physiology or Anatomy and Physiology II (with a lab)
• Microbiology (with a lab)
• Chemistry (integrated or organic chemistry is not required)
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Statistics
• Critical Thinking

RN to BSN Elements
Completion of the BSN requires a minimum of 120 units. Additional units may be required to fulfill GE requirements not completed at the ADN level. This includes 50 units in the upper division Nursing major, 9 units of upper division GE taken at Sacramento State, and lower division GE and Nursing courses transferred from another college or taken at Sacramento State. You are required to complete a minimum of 30 units in residence on the Sac State campus.

• NURS 170: Foundations for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (3 units)
• NURS 171A: Transitional Concepts: The Baccalaureate Nurse (3 units)
• NURS 171B: Transitional Concepts: The Client Lifespan (3 units)
• NURS 173A: Theoretical Foundations for Leadership (3 units)
• NURS 173B: Theoretical Foundations for Management (3 units)
• NURS 174: Community Health Nursing: Concepts and Practice (4 units)
• NURS 178: Culminating Project (3 units)
• NURS 179: Professional Communication and Reasoning Development (3 units)
• Completion of NCLEX (up to 19 units)
  Total Units 44

• NURS 174C: Community Health Nursing: Clinical Elective (2 units)
  • Required for PHN certificate

• Candidates who were not in "good" standing at the time of withdrawal are not eligible to apply to any program in the Sac State School of Nursing for a period of 5 calendar years.
• If you withdrew from a nursing program within the last 5 years, please have the Director of your prior nursing program email a letter directly to Heidi Travis stating you were in "good standing" at the time of withdrawal.
• If we do not receive the "good standing" letter directly from your director, your application will not be considered. Please note: we will not accept letters uploaded or emailed from the the student.