The aim of the School of Nursing is to prepare students as nurse generalists to function on a beginning level of professional practice, nurse administrators, and advanced practice nurses at the graduate level. Nursing is a profession concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. This total care includes the physical, psychological, sociocultural and environmental problems as they relate to daily life. Nurses practice in homes, schools, clinics, hospitals and other settings where people are in need of health care services. The nursing profession believes in preventing illness, caring for those who are acutely ill, and helping people with long-term rehabilitative problems live in the healthiest way possible.
Nursing is both a science and an art.
It has its foundation in biophysical and behavioral humanistic sciences as well as in specific practice skills and techniques. The School of Nursing at SDSU offers a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing with eligibility for licensure as a Registered Nurse in California and certification as a Public Health Nurse. The 4-year undergraduate curriculum leading to the degree requires an intensive program of study, a disciplined commitment to professional ideals, and a genuine concern for people. Specific high school requirements in English, advanced algebra, chemistry and biology are required for admission to the University as a nursing major. One year of lower division coursework in the biological and psychosocial sciences is required for admission to the professional program.