Nursing, B.S.
Empowering RNs and ADNs to take their nursing careers to exciting new heights with more comprehensive knowledge and skill sets at improving patient outcomes.
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The B.S. in Nursing program features two pathways – one for RNs and one for ADNs – as a way to grow their knowledge and skills, expand their career opportunities in nursing, and gain excellent preparation for graduate nursing programs, all with the goal of providing exceptional patient care and help improve lives.
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Public University Price, Private University Experience
A Lifetime of Value
Nursing, B.S.
The BSN program will advance your knowledge and training and prepare you for a more substantial nursing career through a deeper understanding and more extensive hands-on learning in areas like community health, evidence-based practice, health policy, and leadership.
Educational Objectives
Our deep sense of community will place you in a learning environment that’s highly supportive, with faculty mentors and fellow students who will push you, inspire you, and invest themselves in your academic success.
Our emphasis on professionalism will instill in you the kind of professional skills and perspectives that will set you apart in the eyes of employers and enable you to hit the ground running immediately upon graduation.
Our 90-hour internship will be a transformative experience for you as you develop your hands-on skills at sites throughout the region, including schools, healthcare systems, hospice and home-health agencies, nonprofit organizations, and public health departments, among others.
Our cumulative capstone project will provide you with an exciting outlet to present the knowledge and skills you’ve learned, as well as make you eligible to apply for the Public Health Nurse (PHN) certificate in the state of California.
Complete all of the following core courses:
- NURS 300 - Professional Nursing Proseminar Units: 3
- NURS 301 - Pathophysiology for Clinical Practice Units: 3
- NURS 326 - Professional Development for Nursing Practice Units: 3
- NURS 350 - Healthcare Assessment within the Latino Population Units: 3
- NURS 375 - Health Policy, Politics and Power Units: 3
- NURS 402 - Comprehensive Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Units: 3
- NURS 430 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice for The Nursing Profession Units: 3
- NURS 440 - Nursing Leadership and Systems-Based Practice Units: 3
- NURS 498S - Community Health Nursing Practicum Units: 3
- NURS 499 - Community Health Nursing Units: 3
Through the program’s Community Health Nursing experience you’ll get out into the community working with underserved and disadvantaged populations. Examples of what some of our students have done include establishing a local community college as a blue zone site, teaching diabetes care, adding exercise prescriptions to campus health center visits, and providing Narcan training.
Faculty & Staff
Our nursing faculty invest themselves entirely in the success of their students, individually mentoring them, including them on meaningful research projects, and engaging them in service-learning opportunities.
Alyssa Erikson
Department Chair AY
Satu Larson
Assistant Professor
Mali Bakhshi
Assistant Professor
Ann Lurati
Lecturer C
Ann Lurati
Instructional Faculty
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Dillan Noel is working as a nurse full-time while pursuing his bachelor’s degree in nursing.
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CSU Monterey Bay is increasing the size and lowering the cost of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in an effort to make a greater impact on healthcare in the Monterey region.
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The Community Foundation for Monterey County has dispensed more than $800,000 to support students in CSUMB’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program over the past six years. The funds were donated by the Gambord family. A lunchtime reception at the Otter Student Union on Friday, May 12, honored the Gambords and some of the 66 nursing students who have benefited from the scholarships they have made possible.
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Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you have about the Nursing program.
Our experienced and supportive admissions staff is here to provide all the individualized guidance you need.