Admissions Checklist
_____Admission to Fresno State
You must have applied as an Undergraduate for Fall/15 admission to Fresno State by November 30, 2014
in order to be considered for admission in the Fall/15 RN-BS cohort. For second-degree students,
Postbaccalaureate applications for Fresno State can be found on www.mentor.org
and should be submitted
by the RN-BSN application deadline. We cannot consider any RN-BSN applicants who are not accepted into
the university.
_____Official Transcripts
One sealed, official, hard copy from each university or college attended since high school must be submitted
to Fresno State Admissions by the posted deadlines (see website). A second sealed, official, hard copy
from each must be included with the RN-BSN application by the March 31, 2015 deadline.
_____RN-BSN Application
Applications for Fall/15 are accepted from March 1
st
to 31
st
, 2015. The deadline for application submission
is March 31, 2015. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2015 or hand delivered to the
College of Health & Human Services Student Services Center, McLane Hall, Room 194 at the close of
business on that day. Applications must be complete and all required documents must be included. Late
or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
_____RN License & Driver’s License
A copy of your clear (no restrictions), valid, active California RN licensee must be submitted with your RN-
BSN application. A copy of your current California driver’s license must also be submitted.
_____CPR Certification
Submit a copy of your current American Heart Association CPR card.
_____Personal Statement
A one-page typed statement (12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins top, bottom, left, right)
must be submitted with your RN-BSN application. This should be comprised of your own writing and
thoughts, and should include:
Your reasons for choosing to complete the BSN at this time
Your career goals upon completion (e.g., do you want to move into management, go to graduate
school?)
Brief discussion of your expectations of the time commitment and skills that will be required for
success in this program
Brief explanation of the adjustments you plan to make in your life in order to achieve success in this
program
This statement may be used as the writing assessment in awarding points for additional admission criteria.
A panel of reviewers will assess content (writing skill, realistic expectations/adjustments), grammar, spelling,
and syntax.
Mail or deliver ALL required documents to:
California State University, Fresno
College of Health & Human Services
Student Services Center
RN to BSN Admissions
Mailstop MH-26
Fresno, CA 93740-8031
