School of Nursing
Wondering whether a degree in nursing might be right for you? Contact us to ask questions or set up a conversation with one of our advisors.
Phone: 530-898-5891
Email: nursstudent@csuchico.edu
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Nursing BS
Program Type Undergraduate Major
Delivery Type On Campus
Have you imagined yourself wearing scrubs, working in a hospital or clinic, and providing frontline care to people? Help fill the national demand for nurses, who play so many important roles in our healthcare system, by providing patient care, guidance, and support.
By enrolling in our nationally ranked, recognized, and accredited nursing program, you’ll gain the practical experience needed to launch a career in nursing or begin graduate studies. You’ll be supported by passionate faculty and dedicated clinical partners in small classes where your peers become like family.
Putting ‘Care’ in Career
Our curriculum brings the nursing profession to life, offering you everything from courses in communication and human anatomy to hyper realistic simulation practicums at our state-of-the-art learning lab.
Specializations and Options
We offer two options within the nursing major to meet your needs, depending on where you are in your learning journey.
General Option
If you are beginning in the nursing field, this curriculum meets all state requirements for initial Registered Nurse licensure as well as Public Health Nursing certification.
Advanced Placement Option (for RN to BSN)
If you’ve already completed an associate’s RN program, this option meets the requirements for Public Health Nursing certification.
You Can Improve Lives
Our program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and consistently named among the nation’s best BSN programs. Graduates enjoy a 100% employment rate with a median income of more than $89,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A few places where our graduates work include:
- Enloe Medical Center
- Stanford Health
- UCSF Medical Center
- Sharp Health Care in San Diego
- Loma Linda University Health
- UC Davis Health Center
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I’ve resuscitated people back to life, I’ve lost patients, I’ve helped deliver a baby, I’ve cut the cord. I handle everything from the beginning of life to the end.
A Call to Service
The Chico State nursing faculty consistently use their skills and expertise to address the most pressing questions impacting our healthcare system in unique and creative ways.
Caring for Community Health
Nursing professor Sarah Brown Blake is incorporating climate change and environmental health and justice into her teaching.
Nursing Alum Puts LGBTQ+ Patient Care Policy into Practice
Envisioning an American healthcare system that welcomes its LGBTQ+ patients with the dignity and respect that all patients deserve, Jonathan Gurrola (Nursing, ’18; MA, Psychology, ’19) is working to make that dream come true.
Serving on the Frontlines Against COVID-19
Doing their part to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, students from Chico State's School of Nursing volunteered at local sites to provide testing and administer long-awaited vaccinations.
Fast Facts
100%
Employment rate upon graduation
96%
National Council Licensure Examination pass rate
A Culture of Belonging
With three active student clubs, including the California Nursing Students Association, Nursing Club, and United Nursing via DEI, you’ll have a variety of platforms to connect with peers, access professional mentors, and develop leadership skills.
Practical Nursing Experience in Action
True Hands-On Learning
In our nursing program, a big part of learning is doing the work. In addition to skill labs and our collaborative class environment, you’ll test yourself in our state-of-the-art facilities working with community partners who offer you the chance to fully realize your vision of becoming a nurse.
Life-Like Simulation Center
The Rural Northen California Simulation Center is one of its kind in Northern California, offering you a true-to-life learning environment to practice your skills with peers. Operating in collaboration with our students and community partners, you’ll have guidance and input from faculty and advisors.
Critical Work Experience
Gain important clinical experience through the Rural California Nursing Preceptorship (RCNP) Program, designed to give student nurses and graduate nurses (RNs) an opportunity to work in a rural or semi-rural setting.
Discover Stories and More
Chico State Today
Healing the Gap: Alumna Aims to Empower Latinx Community
As a physician dedicated to helping the Latino community, Claudia Ruiz is the role model she wished she had growing up.
Five Questions with Certified Nurse Midwife and Alumna Kathleen Belzer
Nursing alumna and midwifery advocate Kathleen Belzer is driving diversity and equity in pregnancy and childbirth healthcare.
Introducing Manraj Singh Randhawa: 2023 Lt. Rawlins Merit Scholarship Recipient
Nursing student Manraj Singh Randhawa has a grand vision for his life. The Yuba City Sikh community, the Chico State School of Nursing, and more, are reaping the benefits of that vision.
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Healing the Gap: Alumna Aims to Empower Latinx Community
As a physician dedicated to helping the Latino community, Claudia Ruiz is the role model she wished she had growing up.
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Five Questions with Certified Nurse Midwife and Alumna Kathleen Belzer
Nursing alumna and midwifery advocate Kathleen Belzer is driving diversity and equity in pregnancy and childbirth healthcare.
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Introducing Manraj Singh Randhawa: 2023 Lt. Rawlins Merit Scholarship Recipient
Nursing student Manraj Singh Randhawa has a grand vision for his life. The Yuba City Sikh community, the Chico State School of Nursing, and more, are reaping the benefits of that vision.
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School of Nursing
Wondering whether a degree in nursing might be right for you? Contact us to ask questions or set up a conversation with one of our advisors.
Phone: 530-898-5891
Email: nursstudent@csuchico.edu