How to Apply

Applications are now being accepted for Fall 2010!

All prospective students are required to submit a pre-admission advising application.  Submission of the pre-admission advising application will allow the School of Nursing and Extended Learning to provide each prospective student with an educational plan for program acceptance.  Each applicant will receive an individualized advising worksheet showing course requirements completed and outstanding requirements that need to be met.

Pre-Admission Application

To pay the Pre-Admission Advising fee click here.

Official Transcripts should be sent to:

California State University San Marcos
Extended Learning
333 Twin Oaks Valley Rd.
San Marcos, CA  92096-0001
Attn: RN to MSN

International students will need to have their transcripts evaluated by a CSUSM Approved Foreign Evaluation Agency.

Note:  It is recommended that transcripts be sent directly from the institution to the student's home address.  Once you receive all transcripts, please mail them to the university at the address listed above.  Do not open the transcripts or they will be deemed "unofficial".

Admission Deadlines

Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2010 cohort. The Pre-Admission Advising Application and transcripts may be submitted anytime up until August 1, 2010.  Evaluations will be completed as Pre-Admission Advising Applications and transcripts are received.

Background Check

Students admitted to the cohort will be required to complete a background check including, statewide, county, and federal screening before placement in a healthcare agency for clinical assignment.  Background checks are required of all individuals seeking a nursing license in the State of California.  Students who have reason to believe that a background check would reveal a prior misdemeanor or felony should seek to have these matters expunged from their record if possible.

Application to the University

Students admitted to the MSN program will be required to submit an admission application to CSUSM.

NOTE: DO NOT APPLY TO THE UNIVERSITY UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE MSN PROGRAM!

CSU Application Fee

A CSU application processing fee of $55 in U.S. funds is required for each new CSU application filed. The fee is nonrefundable and may not be transferred to another term at any campus. The fee is required for each campus to which you apply.