BSN in College of Health and Human Services
The Bachelor of Science degree prepares students for entry-level positions in professional nursing practice. Graduates are prepared to take a national licensure examination to become registered nurses and for positions in maternity, pediatrics, medical-surgical nursing, gerontology, psychiatric/mental health, community health, long-term care and home-care. In addition, they are eligible for Public Health Nursing Certification in California upon licensure as a registered nurse. For RNs, the bachelor of science degree builds upon previous nursing education and experience for professional role development.
Graduates of all emphases are eligible for positions in program planning and evaluation and serve as clinical faculty for schools of nursing. The master's curriculum meets the requirements for entry into nursing education at the doctoral level. Non-nurses who enter the master's program are able to take the national registered nurse licensure examination (NCLEX) upon completion of the pre-licensure component of their course of study.
Master of Science graduates provide leadership and expertise in a variety of settings as expert clinicians, administrators/managers, teachers and researchers assuring health and healthcare for people of all ages. Clinical nurse specialists, as expert clinicians, serve specific client/patient populations in acute, chronic, inpatient and outpatient settings. Graduates of the nursing administration emphasis hold positions in nursing management, administration, and as entrepreneurs across a variety of health care settings. Graduates of the community public health emphasis have positions as managers, program planners, and case managers for specific at-risk populations in community and public health settings. Graduates prepared as family nurse practitioners hold positions in a variety of primary care and hospital settings.
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University (known informally as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public university based in San Francisco, California. In the context of the 23-campus California State University, the University offers 115 fields of study for bachelor, 97 master, 11 credential programs and 36 certificate programs from nine colleges. San Francisco State University is consistently among the top 50 master's granting universities in the west by U.S. News & World Report.
In the 2009-2010 fiscal year, approximately 30,469 students were enrolled at San Francisco State University, which were 82.1% of undergraduates and 17.9% were graduate students.The university was founded in 1899, making it one of the oldest public universities in California. The academic colleges are as follows: In addition, the University has a College of Extended Learning. Prices University B.Sc. degrees in 115 areas of specialization, masters in 97, and a doctor of education (Ed.D.) in educational leadership. It offers three joint doctoral programs, a doctorate in education, in partnership with the University of California at Berkeley with a
