Nursing
Division: Science and Technology
Office: 18-109
Phone: (650) 306-3291
Email: canscitech@smccd.edu
Counseling:
Schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor at the Counseling
Center, Building 9, 1st Floor, 650-306-3452. Appointments are
available during day and evening hours.
Transfer Program
Pre-nursing – To prepare students to enter most nursing programs, students will need to complete BIOL 240/ 250/260, general chemistry (CHEM 410 or 210/220), statistics (MATH 200) and often an interpersonal communication class and writing or critical thinking class.
To prepare students to specifically enter the San Francisco State BSN nursing program at Cañada, students will need to complete BIOL 240/250/260, general chemistry (CHEM 410 or 210 or 192), statistics (MATH 200), ENG 100, SPCH 100 (or other oral communication class), PHIL 103 (or other critical thinking class), nutrition (BIOL 310) and PSYC 100. Courses not required for application but required for licensure and preparation for upper division course work include one of the following ANTH 125/350/110 or SOCI 100. Students should have no more than 1 pre-requisite in progress at the time of application.
Suggested order of courses to meet SFSU entry requirements:
| Fall semester | Spring semester | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | BIOL 110 (4) or BIOL 130/132 (4) ENG 100 (3) PHIL 103 (3) |
BIOL 250 (4) CHEM 410 (4) SPCH 100 (3) |
| Year 2 | BIOL 260 (5) MATH 200 (4) BIOL 310 (3) |
BIOL 240 (4) PSYC 100 (3) ANTH/SOCI elective |
An introductory biology course is not required by SFSU, but either BIOL 110 or BIOL 130/132 is required before starting the BIOL 250/260/240 sequence. MATH 200 (statistics) can be taken any time after intermediate algebra.
Please note:
- All of these classes are offered every semester and most are also offered in the summer.
- We strongly urge students to take anatomy (BIOL 250) before physiology (BIOL 260). While not required, experience has shown that students do better if they take BIOL 240 last in the sequence.
- CHEM 410, CHEM 192 or CHEM 210 is required before BIOL 260 (physiology) and BIOL 240 (microbiology), so chemistry must be taken in the first year. CHEM 192 and 410 require MATH 110, while CHEM 210 requires MATH 120.
- CHEM 410 is the chemistry class most often taken by students interested in nursing.
TRANSFER PROGRAM - NURSING
Cañada College offers lower division coursework required for transfer in Nursing. Students should use PROJECT ASSIST (www.assist.org) to research lower division major requirements at the transfer destination(s) of their choice. Also, work with a Counselor/Advisor to determine appropriate transfer coursework.
