ADN to BSN Nursing Education Pathways

California now has a law that underscores the importance of advancing the levels of higher education attained within the nursing profession. That law, Education Code Section 89267.5, was added by Assembly Bill 1295 [Chapter 283, Statutes of 2009] and was signed into law on October 11, 2009. The law requires that by the start of the 2012-2013 academic year, the CSU shall implement “articulated nursing degree transfer pathways between the California Community Colleges and the California State University.”

CSU-CCC Nursing Pathways Work Group

Faculty Teams at Work in 2011

• Board of Registered Nursing
• California Community College Chancellor's Office
• California State University Chancellor's Office
• CCC Academic Senate
• CCC Nursing Advisory Committee
• CCC Nursing Faculty
• CSU Academic Senate
• CSU Nursing Directors
• CSU Nursing Faculty
• Statewide Health Occupations Advisory Committee
• Workforce and Labor Development Agency

Documents

• LAO Report on AB 1295
• Task Checklist (.pdf)
• ADN and BSN Programs - Content in the Continuum (.pdf)
• Pathways Project: Challenges and Possible Solutions (.pdf)
• CSU GE Breadth and IGETC
• CSU Systemwide Nursing Prerequisites (.doc)
• BSN Requirements Map (.pdf)

Please direct any inquiries to:

Christine Mallon, PhD
State University Dean, Academic Programs and Policy
CSU Office of the Chancellor
401 Golden Shore
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
Phone: 562-951-4672
Fax: 562-951-4982