Registered nursing

Palomar College · San Marcos

Explore an associate-degree nursing route with prerequisite sciences and selective admission.

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Associate degree in nursing · Palomar College

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CSUSM offers degree completion for eligible nursing students and RNs. Its separate prerequisites, licensing rules, and admission review apply.

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RequiredDiploma, equivalency, or qualifying higher degree; complete prerequisites before applying.Source

RequiredScience courses: C or better, combined minimum 2.5 GPA; recency and in-person laboratory rules apply.Source

RequiredTEAS score at least 62%; in-person testing is required starting with the fall 2027 application.Source

RequiredSubmit a separate nursing application. Meeting minimum criteria does not ensure selection.Source

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Application dates can change. Science equivalents and course recency require institutional review. No guaranteed Palomar-to-CSUSM articulation is claimed.

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Required: Diploma, equivalency, or qualifying higher degree; complete prerequisites before applying.
Required: Science courses: C or better, combined minimum 2.5 GPA; recency and in-person laboratory rules apply.
Required: TEAS score at least 62%; in-person testing is required starting with the fall 2027 application.
Required: Submit a separate nursing application. Meeting minimum criteria does not ensure selection.

Science prerequisites only. Fixed general-education categories, accepted equivalents, and the full nursing sequence must be reviewed with Palomar.

Palomar nursing application and selection: https://www.palomar.edu/nursing/generic-rn-appl-info/

Palomar prerequisite coursework: https://www.palomar.edu/nursing/prerequisite-coursework/

CSUSM RN-to-BSN overview: https://www.csusm.edu/el/programs/health-medical/rn-to-bachelor-of-science-nursing/index.html