Welcome to the Nursing Major

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Welcome to the Nursing Major

• California State University
• San Marcos
• Laurie Lindeneau and Nancy Kingsley,
• Your Nursing Staff Advisors, as your Guides

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What well cover today

• Review General Education (GE) and Graduation
  requirements
• Inform you of Advising Resources available at Cal
  State San Marcos
• Guide you through the steps of course selection
  and registration for Spring 2007
• Review the Nursing major and requirements

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Understanding the Colleges at our University
Cal State San Marcos
College of Arts Sciences
College of Business Administration
College of Education
The School of Nursing

• Post Baccalaureate Degrees
• Credentials
• Masters

B.S. in Business Administration Masters
22 Majors 30 Minors 7 Masters
B.S. in Nursing
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Sources of Academic Advising

• Staff Advisors - assigned by major
• For NursingStaff Advisors only

Each Academic Department makes the decision on
how academic advising responsibilities will be
shared.
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Staff Advisors

• We provide course planning help for general
  education, major requirements, and other
  University graduation requirements.
• We complete the initial review of your
  transcripts upon entry to the University, and we
  provide the evaluations for graduation.
• We are here to help you reach your educational
  goals!

We are your contact for academic and procedural
questions
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Your Nursing Faculty

• The faculty in your major are vital MENTORS for
  you take the time to get to know your faculty!
  
• Faculty are the experts in your field of study
  learn from them outside of the class as well as
  in class.
• Faculty offer career guidance and would welcome
  the opportunity to discuss graduate school
  preparation with you.
• See your faculty to explore Internship or
  Independent Study opportunities -- Every student
  should aim to complete at least one Internship in
  their Senior Year.

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University Requirements

• Computer Competency
• http//www.csusm.edu/iits/ccr/index.htm
• Language Other Than English
• http//lynx.csusm.edu/llc/
• General Education (GE) Requirements
• Major Requirements

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Computer Competency Requirement (CCR)

• Two semesters in which to fulfill this
  requirement Spring 2007 and Fall 2007
• Can take free exam take as many times as need be
  to pass
• Four modules, which can be passed separately.
• For exam schedules and study guides, visit
• http//www.csusm.edu/iits/ccr/index.htm
• Or can take CS 100 (1 unit, self-paced, computer
  class) and then take CCR exam.

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Language-Other-Than-English Requirement

• Foreign language up through the first semester or
  higher of the Intermediate level (3 semesters)
• ANY CSUSM 201 Foreign Language course
• Will accept any foreign language taught at a
  Community College or other accredited university.

• AP/IB/CLEP Exam Credit
• Passing a Proficiency Exam here
• Credit by Exam at a Community College
• Approved Study Abroad Programs

Note High School foreign language will not
clear this requirement, unless you passed an
AP/IB/CLEP language exam with an acceptable score
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Passing a Proficiency Exam

• If you are proficient in a language other than
  English you can test out of the requirement.
• There is a fee for the test (49.50)
• For information and test dates
• http//lynx.csusm.edu/llc/
• Virtually any language
• (e.g., Farsi, Swahili, Swedish, etc.)
• If registering for a foreign language course, be
  aware that you will need to show proof that you
  have met the prerequisite within the past two
  years.
• Be prepared to show the instructor an unofficial
  college transcript on the first day of class.
  Most colleges now allow you to obtain unofficial
  copies of your coursework and grades online.

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General Education (GE)Requirements Take out
your Advising Worksheet (Nursing)

• Use your Advising Worksheet (Nursing) to keep
  track of meeting your GE requirements, which are
  built into the Nursing major.
• The CSU system has adopted lower-division GE
  requirements (Areas A E)
• Cal State San Marcos has upper-division GE
  requirements (BB, CC, DD)

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LD (lower-division) GE we honor GE Catalog
Rights

• Area D Social Sciences
• Three Courses
• D Social Science
• D7 Interdisciplinary Social Science
• One of the 3-unit courses from American
  Institutions and Ideals DC/DG/DH
• Area E Lifelong Learning
• One Course
• Military DD 214/DD 295 may clear requirement, but
  may not clear specific major requirement for Area
  E, depending on major

• Area A Basic Skills
• Three Courses
• A1 Oral Communication
• A2 Written Communication
• A3 Critical Thinking
• Area B Math/Science
• Three Courses One Lab
• B1 Physical Science
• B2 Biological Science
• B3 Science Lab (0-1 units)
• B4 Mathematics
• Area C Humanities
• Three Courses
• C1 Arts
• C2 Humanities
• C Arts or Humanities (foreign language)

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Upper Division GE(300 level or higher courses)

• BB Math/Science Requires one course
• CC Humanities Requires one course
• DD Social Science Requires one course
• May not be taken Credit/No Credit
• Are very specific courses for the Nursing Major
• May not be taken prior to the semester in which
  you will have completed 60 CSU units.
• Must be taken here at Cal State San Marcos

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Satisfying the American Institutions Requirement

• If not already fulfilled with transfer
  coursework, the Cal State San Marcos approved
  classes are
• DH - (fulfills U.S. History portion)
• History 130 OR History 131 (3 units)
• AND
• DC DG - (fulfills U. S. Constitution and
  California Government portion)
• Political Science 100 (3 units)
• One of these courses can count for GE Area D

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Minimum Grade Point Average

• You must maintain a 2.0 G.P.A. (C average)
• Cumulative (transfer work and CSUSM)
• Cal State San Marcos coursework
• Major coursework may require a higher GPA
• Failure to meet these minimum standards my result
  in Academic Dismissal (disqualification) from the
  University

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Transfer of Coursework

• All CSU transferable coursework and grades
  completed at other regionally-accredited
  colleges/universities can be transferred here to
  Cal State San Marcos to apply towards your
  degree.
• A maximum of 70 units from community colleges are
  allowed to count towards the unit total needed to
  graduate
• Nursing 133-134 Units
• College/University Transfer Credit Approval Form
  for Major Requirements not articulated at
  Community Colleges. This form is available on
  the Nursing Web site (www.csusm.edu/nursing)
  under Current Students.

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Articulation Web Sitehttp//www.assist.org
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Avoid Walk-Away Fs

• Make sure to double check your registered courses
  in SMART Web
• You can add/drop classes in SMART Web for the
  first two weeks only
• After the last day of the Add/Drop period, you
  will have to submit a petition if you want/need
  to drop a course
• The petition process is not an automatic approval
  

• The Spring 2007 semester begins on Saturday,
  January 20th
• January 20 - February 2 is the Add/Drop Period
  for Spring 2007
• It is not an Instructors responsibility to drop
  you from a class if you fail to drop a class,
  you get a WU F

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And most importantly . . . You will activate your
CSUSM Email Account today!

• Your CSUSM email account is how the University,
  your instructors, and your Advisors will be
  communicating with you.
• Once activated, access your CSUSM email account
  via the University Web site, under WebMail.

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As your Nursing Staff Advisors, we are here to
help you reach your educational goals!

• Please see us if you have questions about your
  GE, major or graduation requirements
• Please see us if you are struggling in your class
  -- dont wait until you are halfway through the
  semester before seeking help. We are experienced
  in helping you to discover how to be more
  successful in your classes!
• Laurie Lindeneau and
• Nancy Kingsley

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How to make an Advising Appointment

• All Advising appointments are made online through
  the Universitys Web Scheduler
• http//www.csusm.edu/Academic_AdvisingClick on
  APPOINTMENTS at the top
• Appointments are always made for the following
  week.
• Bring a Photo ID with you to your Advising
  appointments with us.

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E-Advisor

• General academic questions that do not require an
  advisor to look up your records

• Response in 3-5 days

Accessible from the following Web site
http//www.csusm.edu/Academic_Advising
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Odds and Ends --Important Info!

• You are responsible for knowing Important Dates
  each semester info available on Web
• At least 40 units must be Upper-Division
• Upper-Division courses are numbered 300-400
• At least 30 units must be completed at Cal State
  San Marcos.
• Know the rules if you plan to take a break from
  school it is your responsibility to find out
  consequences ask your Advisor.
• You must apply to graduate almost a year in
  advance.

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Dont forget to . . .

• Check for important attributes and footnotes
  before registering for a course.
• Read the course descriptions and look up any
  pre-requisites in your Cal State San Marcos
  Catalog.
• See Page 243

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Additional Seats/Courses

• Your goal is to get registered for at least one
  course today.
• Once registered in one class, you can add
  additional courses and change your schedule via
  SMART Web from home.
• During each Registration period, remember to
  check the Class Schedule for additional seats or
  courses to open up.
• Resident Payment deadline is 5 p.m. January
  4th! If adding a course after Jan.4th, payment
  is due at time of registration.
• Non-Resident Payment deadline in Jan. 20th

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Getting Ready to Register -- How to Read the
Online Class Schedule

• Lets go to the Online Class Schedule
• Current Students Quick Links
  Class Schedule, Calendar Fees
• Attributes Footnotes and Attributes gives
  important information about pre- requisites,
  class locations, etc.
• CRN Course Registration Number. This is the
  actual number that you will use to register for
  a course.
• Time Time of day class meets. We use Military
  time. Subtract 1200 from unfamiliar times.
• Days Days the class meets be sure to check
  for different locations on different days. TR
  means that a class meets on Tuesdays and
  Thursdays TTuesdays and RThursdays
• Location Tells the building and room number
  for on-campus locations. TEME CULA means the
  class is being offered in Temecula or
  Murrieta Be alert!
• Available Seats Shows you if seats are still
  available in a particular class. If the
  number is 0 you have the option of trying to
  crash the class.

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Click on Search by Requirements
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Making the Most of the Registration Period

• Open at least two screensone to search for open
  courses and the other to register (SMART Web)
• Register for at least one course today

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Nursing

• Review of Nursing Programs
• Admission -- Being admitted to the University
  does not guarantee your admission into a specific
  Nursing program.
• Pre-Nursing Students -- must apply separately to
  the School of Nursing to enter an actual Nursing
  program

Important GPA, Course-Grade Requirements, and
admission requirements vary by Nursing Program
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Questions???