The College of Health and Human Services Pre-Health Program provides support to First Time Freshman students exploring careers in health and human services professions with academic advising and career exploration. The Pre-Health Program allows students interested in Nursing, Kinesiology-Exercise Science, Health Science-Community Health and Social Work to explore these majors and career pathways. The Pre-Health Program, a three-semester program is for first time freshmen and will blend in all lower division general education. Students in the Pre-Health Program will enroll in HHS 18A: Career Pathways in Health and Human Services in their first semester and HHS 18B: Career Exploration in Health and Human Services in their second semester to assist in the exploration process. During the second semester, an academic counselor will work with students to identify a major appropriate to their career path based on their career exploration.
If a student would like to continue in the Nursing track, beginning in their third semester, students apply to continue the last prerequisites. Students must meet a minimum of a 3.0 Pre-Requisite and Cumulative GPA in order to apply to continue to take the prerequisite courses. Each semester, students are evaluated for meeting the minimums and for competitiveness for the program to continue in the program. Once the following requirements are met, students may apply for admission to the Nursing program.
All 8 Prerequisites are completed
A minimum prerequisite and Cumulative GPA of 3.0
Meet minimum competitiveness for the major
TEAS test passed with a 75% or higher
The College of Health and Human Services Pre-Health Program provides support to First Time Freshman students exploring careers in health and human services professions with academic advising and career exploration. The Pre-Health Program allows students interested in Nursing, Kinesiology-Exercise Science, Health Science-Community Health and Social Work to explore these majors and career pathways. The Pre-Health Program, a three-semester program is for first time freshmen and will blend in all lower division general education. Students in the Pre-Health Program will enroll in HHS 18A: Career Pathways in Health and Human Services in their first semester and HHS 18B: Career Exploration in Health and Human Services in their second semester to assist in the exploration process. During the second semester, an academic counselor will work with students to identify a major appropriate to their career path based on their career exploration.
If a student would like to continue in the Nursing track, beginning in their third semester, students apply to continue the last prerequisites. Students must meet a minimum of a 3.0 Pre-Requisite and Cumulative GPA in order to apply to continue to take the prerequisite courses. Each semester, students are evaluated for meeting the minimums to continue in the program. Once the following requirements are met, students may apply for admission to the Nursing program.
BSN Program Admission Policies & Procedures (Pre Health-Fall 2020 and forward, Continuing Pre-Nursing- Prior to Fall 2020, Transfer Students, Second Bachelor Students)
Fresno State's BSN program is on impacted status (the number of applications received is greater than the number of vacancies for the program). Therefore, admission into the nursing major is very competitive; there is no waiting list. Applicants must reapply each time and compete with the entire applicant pool if not selected. A 3.75 Pre-Requisite GPA is the historical competitive GPA for the program. Please take this into consideration when applying.
Due to COVID-19 and the changes to instruction and grading at Fresno State for the Spring 2020 semester the School of Nursing has made the following decisions for Spring 2020-Fall 2021 semesters in relation to Nursing admissions policies.
1. Credit/No Credit grading will be allowed for all Pre-Requisite courses taken only in the Spring 2020, Summer 2020, and Fall 2020 semesters.
2. Starting again in Spring 2021 and forward all Pre-Requisite courses must be letter grades and CR/NC will not be accepted.
3. Science classes (Chemistry, Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology 1&2) will be accepted in Online, Hybrid and In Person formats
FALL 2025 NURSINGCAS APPLICATION DATES : The www.nursingcas.org supplemental application will be open on the following dates for the following groups of students. Please refer to the Application Process Tab for CSU Apply Dates.
BSN UNDERGRADUATE: February 1st-28th
BSN SECOND BACHELOR'S: February 1st-28th
RN-BSN UNDERGRADUATE: February 1st-March 7th
RN-BSN SECOND BACHELOR'S: February 1st-March 7th
Spring 2026 NURSINGCAS APPLICATION DATES : The www.nursingcas.org supplemental application will be open on the following dates for the following groups of students. Please refer to the Application Process Tab for CSU Apply Dates.
BSN UNDERGRADUATE Continuing Pre-Health Students Only (Transfer Students not Eligible for Spring Application Cycle): July 1st-31st
BSN SECOND BACHELOR'S: July 1st-31st
RN-BSN UNDERGRADUATE: July 1st-August 8th
RN-BSN SECOND BACHELOR'S: July 1st-August 8th