Nursing
Note: For specific nursing program articulation, please go to the college's page on this site.
California Registered Nursing Programs (includes direct web links)
Tips to Prepare for Nursing Programs
Local Community College/Evergreen Community College Nursing Prereq. Equivalency Matrix (PDF)
3/06 CSUEB Nursing Program Course Equivalency Chart (PDF)
10/07 Chabot College Nursing Information Flyer
Contacts:
- Ernesto Victoria, Counselor/Health Sciences Liason, Chabot College. Questions regarding pre-reqs, application or the selection process.
Notes:
10/08 The University of Southern Nevada - College of Nursing is
accepting applications for the BSN program for August 2009 and currently has
no waiting lists. The nursing education program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and has been granted provisional approval
by the Nevada State Board of Nursing. Contact admissions@usn.edu or 702-968-2075. You can also visit us at www.usn.edu.
10/08 Chabot College Nursing Program Applications are Being Accepted October 15, 2008 Through January 15, 2009 for beginning in Fall, 2009. Direct students to the website for the instructions and application. www.chabotcollege.edu/nurs Click RN Program on the left navigation bar. All applications and transcripts MUST be MAILED to Admission and Records. Hand-carried applications and transcripts will not be accepted. No exceptions.
10/08 Chabot College Nursing. Information meetings are held the first Tuesday of month the next meeting will be October 7th, 12:00 - Room 2223, Bldg 2200 (next to the cafeteria) at Chabot, 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA. You do not need an appointment. Campus directions.
9/08 Nursing Applicants Required to Submit Instructor Letter with Grade for Fall In-Progress Courses. Along with the application, ALL (including Chabot/LPC) students taking a prerequisite course in the fall must submit a letter or email from their instructor showing the current grade for that class. Applicants (from non-district colleges) have until January 31 to submit updated official transcripts with fall semester grades.
2/08 Chabot College received 688 applications for Nursing and 288 for DHYG.
10/07 Speech 10 Approved for Chabot Nursing. Speech 1, 10 or 30 will satisfy the speech requirement for the Chabot College nursing program. This is effective for the 2007 application period.
10/07 2008 Nursing Open 10/15/Final Application Date Changes to January 5, 2008. This is to allow students the chance to first complete the college application and get a W # and as we are asking for it specifically on the nursing application. All applications must be MAILED. We are not accepting hand carried applications or transcripts. This protects the student and well as A/R from that 'I gave it to the person at the window' comment for missing information.
10/07 Chabot Reviews Transcripts from the Philippines. They do not have to be evaluated by a private service. Chabot does not accept courses completed during their first year in college, so if they completed any of the pre-reqs, for either Nursing or DHYG during that first year, they will need to take it over.
2/07 Chabot College Nursing GPA Requirements. Question: If a student went to college #1 and received very poor grades there (D average for 29 units), then went to college #2 and received a B average for 38 units, and at LPC has a 3.37 GPA for 32 units, with a cumulative 2.5 GPA, what are her chances of getting into the "admission" pool?
Answer: I reviewed some of the students' records who were admitted to our nursing program in August 2006. Some of them managed to make the cut, even with an overall grade of 2.5. The students who are admitted with a 2.5 overall do very poorly in our nursing program.....even if the recent grades are good. It's unclear exactly why, but it may has to do with poor reading and comprehension, spelling, punctuation, and math. It also seems that the ones with an erratic GPA history (even if it has improved over time) seem to have difficulty in giving intensive attention to the nursing program and they drop out for personal reasons. I wouldn't discourage her from applying, but she will definitely need to consider any issues that may be a problem for her success in the program. Two areas that are especially problematic are students who work and have child care issues.
1/07 BSN at University of Southern Nevada. Full time 18-month program currently no waiting list. Contact bsnadmissions@usn.edu or 702-968-2075. Mable H. Smith, Dean, College of Nursing.
9/06 Chabot College Nursing Workshop Notes
5/06 Nursing Workshop (per Stephanie Foley/Nancy Cowan)
- A 10-year study: Students who repeated Anatomy withdrew more often from the nursing program.
- The higher the English 1A grade, the better predictor of succeeding in the program.
- An “A” or “B” in English 1A will offset repeating Anatomy
- Students must read at the grade 14 level;
- Some textbooks on par with med school.
- Every year, Chabot draws somewhere around 18 up to 35 names. Often the "in-district" folks whose names are pulled from the lottery, end up going somewhere else, or declining the program - thus the alternate pool.
- Nancy was not disparaging of students who lived out of district. Students who don't live "in district" go into the alternate pool.
- The Fall 2007 application will ask if the student has applied before. The implication is that they may take this into consideration.
2/21/06 Fall 06 Nursing & DH application numbers (per Judy Young/Chabot)
- 728 nursing applications
- 230 DH applications.
1/06 Nursing Application/Transcripts (per Sarilee Janger) If a student is attending Las Positas, that student does not have to submit an additional Chabot College application or LPC transcripts.
11/05 Nursing Program Highlights (per Nancy Cowan presentation/Stephanie Foley)
- All transcripts must be on file with Chabot Nursing within 1 month of the application deadline or they won't be considered.
- If student has a 3.0 overall GPA and a ‘B’ in English they will definitely make the cut score.
- Chabot does look at repetition of Anatomy, but Nancy implied that a strong grade in English would override the Anatomy repeat.
- Hospitals are now requiring all students to have a background check. A conviction does not necessarily prevent them from doing clinicals or being employed. Nursing students must take a one-time urine test.
- Nancy emphasized the importance of being strong in math at the required level, as nurses have to make so many calculations for medication doses. They need to score 92% on the Chabot nursing tests on math calculations.
- For the 2005 class, about 27 students got admitted from the alternate pool (which is comprised of both "in-district" and "out of district" students.)
3/06 Listserve for Nursing Program Counselors (per Nancy Cowan)
- Nursing program counselors are welcome to join the following email group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nursing_counselors/join
- Joining this group will allow us to communicate more effectively regarding program prerequisites, common student issues, wait lists, retention, etc. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Barbara Broersma, Academic Counselor, Cuesta College, (805) 591-6241.