Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Sacramento Degree Program


Hello, I am Stacey Kohut, program assistant for the pre-licensure programs here in the School of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of San Francisco. ÊThis includes the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in Sacramento, to which you have been accepted!

Allow me to extend a warm welcome to all of you who have been admitted. ÊCongratulations! 

This video will help you select the courses you need to take during your first semester at USF. Ê

Please refer to the USF School of Nursing and Health Professions Bachelor of Science in Nursing Curriculum Pattern for VANAP Sacramento while I talk about the courses youÕll need. 

For your first semester, you will need to register for the following courses: 

NURS 120 Ð Nursing in the Jesuit Tradition
NURS 170 Ð Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice
NURS 220 Ð Applied Pathophysiology & Pharmacology I
NURS 221 Ð Essentials of Pharmacology
NURS 222 Ð Applied Assessment & Nursing Fundamentals I
NURS 225 Ð Clinical Lab I: Applied Assessment in Health & Wellness
We also strongly recommend you register for the Veteran Specific Elective NURS 226 -Understanding Military Culture.  Please wait to register for your CORE course until the first VANAP orientation in June; you will be provided with academic advising at that time.

If you still have further questions after viewing this advising presentation and taking the on-line tutorial, please contact us before you register. ÊHere is our contact information:
USF School of Nursing & Health Professions
415-422-6681
OR
nursing@usfca.edu

Be sure to attend the two VANAP orientations. The first will be in June, when we will assist you in completing paperwork for the VA and provide academic advising, and you will have the opportunity to meet your faculty and classmates. The second orientation will be in August, when you will take some preliminary assessment exams and will be further prepared for the program. 

You are about to go on an educational adventure you will never forget! ÊWe look forward to meeting you!