California State University, San Marcos BSN Application Deadline
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Source: https://www.csusm.edu/nursing/programs/traditional-bsn/apply/transfers/index.html
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Oct 1, 2026
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Prerequisites & Admission Requirements
Transfer applicants
Prerequisite courses
Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I — BIOL 175 / 4-5 unit with lab
Minimum grade C4-5 semester unitsLab component required
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Pre-Nursing Core Requirement CSUSM Course Transfer Coursework Oral Communication GEO 102 CSU GE 1C course English Composition GEW 101B CSU GE 1A course Critical Thinking GE 1B course CSU GE 1B course Math MATH 200 CSU GE 2 Statistics course Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I BIOL 175 A 4-5 unit Human Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I course with lab Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II BIOL 176 A 4-5 unit Human Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II course with lab Microbiology BIOL 160 A 4-5 unit Microbiology course with lab Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry CHEM 105/105L Chemistry course: General, Inorganic, Organic, or *Integrated (with associated lab if required at the institution where the course was taken)
From the school’s page.
Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry — CHEM 105/105L
Minimum grade C4-5 semester unitsLab component required
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Pre-Nursing Core Requirement CSUSM Course Transfer Coursework Oral Communication GEO 102 CSU GE 1C course English Composition GEW 101B CSU GE 1A course Critical Thinking GE 1B course CSU GE 1B course Math MATH 200 CSU GE 2 Statistics course Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I BIOL 175 A 4-5 unit Human Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I course with lab Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II BIOL 176 A 4-5 unit Human Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II course with lab Microbiology BIOL 160 A 4-5 unit Microbiology course with lab Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry CHEM 105/105L Chemistry course: General, Inorganic, Organic, or *Integrated (with associated lab if required at the institution where the course was taken)
From the school’s page.
Oral Communication — GEO 102 / CSU GE 1C course
Minimum grade C
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Pre-Nursing Core Requirement CSUSM Course Transfer Coursework Oral Communication GEO 102 CSU GE 1C course English Composition GEW 101B CSU GE 1A course Critical Thinking GE 1B course CSU GE 1B course Math MATH 200 CSU GE 2 Statistics course Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I BIOL 175 A 4-5 unit Human Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I course with lab Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II BIOL 176 A 4-5 unit Human Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II course with lab Microbiology BIOL 160 A 4-5 unit Microbiology course with lab Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry CHEM 105/105L Chemistry course: General, Inorganic, Organic, or *Integrated (with associated lab if required at the institution where the course was taken)
From the school’s page.
Critical Thinking — GE 1B course
Minimum grade C
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Pre-Nursing Core Requirement CSUSM Course Transfer Coursework Oral Communication GEO 102 CSU GE 1C course English Composition GEW 101B CSU GE 1A course Critical Thinking GE 1B course CSU GE 1B course Math MATH 200 CSU GE 2 Statistics course Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I BIOL 175 A 4-5 unit Human Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I course with lab Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II BIOL 176 A 4-5 unit Human Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II course with lab Microbiology BIOL 160 A 4-5 unit Microbiology course with lab Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry CHEM 105/105L Chemistry course: General, Inorganic, Organic, or *Integrated (with associated lab if required at the institution where the course was taken)
From the school’s page.
English Composition — GEW 101B / CSU GE 1A course
Minimum grade C
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Pre-Nursing Core Requirement CSUSM Course Transfer Coursework Oral Communication GEO 102 CSU GE 1C course English Composition GEW 101B CSU GE 1A course Critical Thinking GE 1B course CSU GE 1B course Math MATH 200 CSU GE 2 Statistics course Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I BIOL 175 A 4-5 unit Human Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I course with lab Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II BIOL 176 A 4-5 unit Human Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II course with lab Microbiology BIOL 160 A 4-5 unit Microbiology course with lab Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry CHEM 105/105L Chemistry course: General, Inorganic, Organic, or *Integrated (with associated lab if required at the institution where the course was taken)
From the school’s page.
Microbiology — BIOL 160 / 4-5 unit with lab
Minimum grade C4-5 semester unitsLab component required
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Pre-Nursing Core Requirement CSUSM Course Transfer Coursework Oral Communication GEO 102 CSU GE 1C course English Composition GEW 101B CSU GE 1A course Critical Thinking GE 1B course CSU GE 1B course Math MATH 200 CSU GE 2 Statistics course Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I BIOL 175 A 4-5 unit Human Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I course with lab Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II BIOL 176 A 4-5 unit Human Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II course with lab Microbiology BIOL 160 A 4-5 unit Microbiology course with lab Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry CHEM 105/105L Chemistry course: General, Inorganic, Organic, or *Integrated (with associated lab if required at the institution where the course was taken)
From the school’s page.
Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II — BIOL 176 / 4-5 unit with lab
Minimum grade C4-5 semester unitsLab component required
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Pre-Nursing Core Requirement CSUSM Course Transfer Coursework Oral Communication GEO 102 CSU GE 1C course English Composition GEW 101B CSU GE 1A course Critical Thinking GE 1B course CSU GE 1B course Math MATH 200 CSU GE 2 Statistics course Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I BIOL 175 A 4-5 unit Human Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I course with lab Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II BIOL 176 A 4-5 unit Human Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II course with lab Microbiology BIOL 160 A 4-5 unit Microbiology course with lab Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry CHEM 105/105L Chemistry course: General, Inorganic, Organic, or *Integrated (with associated lab if required at the institution where the course was taken)
From the school’s page.
Math — MATH 200 / CSU GE 2 Statistics course
Minimum grade C
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Pre-Nursing Core Requirement CSUSM Course Transfer Coursework Oral Communication GEO 102 CSU GE 1C course English Composition GEW 101B CSU GE 1A course Critical Thinking GE 1B course CSU GE 1B course Math MATH 200 CSU GE 2 Statistics course Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I BIOL 175 A 4-5 unit Human Anatomy or Anatomy/Physiology I course with lab Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II BIOL 176 A 4-5 unit Human Physiology or Anatomy/Physiology II course with lab Microbiology BIOL 160 A 4-5 unit Microbiology course with lab Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry CHEM 105/105L Chemistry course: General, Inorganic, Organic, or *Integrated (with associated lab if required at the institution where the course was taken)
From the school’s page.
GPA requirements
overall minimum GPA of 2.75
Cumulative GPA 2.75
Grade rules
C or better in each course; C- not acceptable including labs
Minimum grade C
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A grade of C or better is required in each course (a C- is not acceptable in any separate course, including labs)
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only two science courses may be completed with B- or less
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Only two science courses may be completed with a grade of B- or less
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Entrance exams
TEAS Version 7 minimum 71.0%, up to 3 attempts
Minimum score 71.0%
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All Transfer applicants are required to take the TEAS exam Version 7 produced by Assessment Technologies, Inc. (ATI) and earn a minimum score of 71.0%. No other assessment will be accepted in lieu of the TEAS exam. The TEAS may be repeated a total of three (3) times and the highest score will be used for application to the TBSN program
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Timing, recency and attempt limits
substandard grades repeated once; initial C or better cannot be repeated
At most 2 attempt(s)
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Courses with substandard grades (C- or below) can be repeated only once and grades earned will be averaged. 2. Initial grade of C or better cannot be repeated and will not be accepted
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Pre-Nursing Core complete by end of Spring prior to enrollment
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Pre-Nursing Core courses must be completed no later than the end of the Spring semester prior to enrollment
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