The baccalaureate degree in nursing at California State University San Bernardino is accredited by the Commision on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Program Description
The prelicensure BSN program at CSUSB prepares the graduate to take the national RN licensure examination (NCLEX-RN) and begin professional nursing practice.
The baccalaureate degree in nursing also prepares graduates for advanced nursing education required to enter advanced practice nursing roles.
Two cohorts are admitted annually to the San Bernardino and Palm Desert campuses, Fall and Spring terms.
Learn more about our Pre-Licensure BSN program:
CSUSB Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)
BSN graduates will:
- Apply established and evolving knowledge from nursing and other disciplines, including liberal arts and natural and social sciences, using critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills in the practice of nursing.
- Deliver person-centered care that is holistic, individualized, just, inclusive, equitable, respectful, compassionate, coordinated, evidence-based, developmentally appropriate, empowering, and responsive to determinants of health.
- Provide population health spanning health promotion to disease prevention and management through collaborative activities and advocacy, including both traditional and non-traditional partnerships with affected communities, public health, industry, academia, local government entities, and others for the improvement of equitable health outcomes.
- Demonstrate scholarship for the nursing discipline through appraisal, synthesis, application, and dissemination of nursing knowledge to improve health and transform health care.
- Use established and emerging principles of safety and improvement science to enhance quality and minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
- Collaborate within the interprofessional team, including patients, families, and communities, to improve outcomes, optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and advocate for comprehensive and safe delivery of healthcare.
- Collaborate within the interprofessional team, including patients, families, and communities, to improve outcomes, optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and advocate for comprehensive and safe delivery of healthcare.
- Use informatics processes and healthcare, information, and communication technologies to gather data, make decisions, and support the interprofessional team to manage and improve the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient care in accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards.
- Cultivate a sustainable professional identity, including accountability, respect, integrity, a collaborative disposition, and ethical behavior, that supports social justice and reflects nursing’s characteristics and values.
- Participate in activities and self-reflection that foster personal health, resilience, and well-being, contribute to lifelong learning, and support the acquisition of nursing expertise and development of leadership attributes.
Effective Fall 2025