California State University-Fullerton

California State University Fullerton School of Nursing is within the College of Health and Human Development. The special programs in Nurse-Midwifery and Nurse Anesthesia (offered in partnership with Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia) were ranked Best by U.S. News and World Report in 2017 and 2016. Conveniently located in northern Orange county, the school is CCNE and ACME accredited.

Undergraduate programs - The Traditional BSN is for direct-entry freshmen with no previous nursing education interested in earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The degree is completed full-time throughout either a four or a five year pathway. The Upper Division Transfer BSN option is for upper division transfer students. three years in length, it begins each fall semester. Current CSUF students are not eligible for this pathway. California residents with a previously-earned bachelor’s degree in another field may consider applying for accelerated BSN that runs over 2 years. The LVN-BSN program is for Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) and is two years in length. The RN-BSN option is limited to registered nurses. Students praise the fluid transition between the ADN-RN and BSN program.

Graduate programs – At the graduate level are the superior MSN and doctoral programs. MSN programs are in Leadership, Nurse Educator, School Nursing, Women's Health Care. There is also a School Nurse Services Credential. For those wanting to go on, they have a DNP Post-master’s and DNP Nurse Anesthesia choice. Candidates must have a master's degree to be considered. As part of the Southern California CSU DNP Consortium, a three-year sequential academic and clinical graduate program for nurses with a baccalaureate degree has been devised. Upon completion of the program, a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree with a concentration in Nurse Anesthesia is awarded.

The DNP Nurse Anesthesia program is offered in partnership with the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia (KPSA). Founded in 1972, KPSA is a pioneer of graduate-level education for nurse anesthetists. Graduates have been recognized for significant contributions to clinical practice and research in the field of anesthesia. Alumni have also attained leadership roles in clinical settings as well as national professional organizations.

The nursing school at California State University-Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. Its nursing programs are accredited by ACEN, ACME, CCNE and COA.

Degree types you can earn at California State University-Fullerton include Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Educator, Nursing Leadership, Registered Nursing and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, and the school provides its offerings to students via campus and online formats. The level of nursing programs offered to nursing students include Bachelor Degree, Doctor of Nursing, LPN to BSN, Master Degree and MSN to DNP level degrees.

For nursing students in California, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 90.30% and for BSN programs is 90.32%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 160 nursing schools in California, the nursing program at California State University-Fullerton ranks #7 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #36. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 97.84%, giving the California State University-Fullerton an overall grade of A.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for California State University-Fullerton

• Grade: A
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 97.84%
• California State Rank: 7
• National Rank: 36

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