About Nursing (bsn) in University of San Francisco
The BSN curriculum is developed around the School of Nursing and Health Professions Vision, Mission, and Values and a unique conceptual framework. The conceptual framework is layered with transition theory and symptom management and enables the BSN student to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes consistent with the profession of nursing.
Roles of the Professional Nurse
The nursing process is represented by the strong foundation in clinical knowledge pertaining to assessment, diagnosis, skills, interventions and management of physiological and psychological symptoms in a culturally sensitive way among patients in a variety of settings.
- Professional nurses make informed and responsible choices that help shape the future of the nursing profession and the future of society (leader); they are the advocates for their clients and for their right to self-determination (advocate); at the baccalaureate level, they are first-level managers who supervise direct providers of patient care (manager).
- Research is the basis of and the process for validating and improving care; the professional nurse evaluates and uses research findings and the research process to plan and provide care (consumer of research).
- Professional nurses provide, coordinate, and/or direct the care of individuals, groups, families, and other aggregates of the community (case manager); they provide a unique service that takes the form of a helping relationship whereby the helper and the helped evolve through a facilitative process of self-exploration, better understanding, commitment to change, and appropriate action (communicator).
- Caring, compassion, responsiveness to human and system needs, and adherence to legal and ethical principles are essential elements of professional nursing practice (caregiver).
- Teaching is a major role of the professional nurse (teacher).
- The nurse engages in joint decision-making regarding actions towards the prevention and/or resolution of client health problems and promotion of optimum health. The collaboration always includes the client and significant others as well as all appropriate health care providers (collaborator).
- The nurse engages in actions toward limiting the incapacitation caused by health problems and toward the prevention of recurrences of health problems (rehabilitator).
Academic qualification equivalents
- You'll need a transcript from each school that you've attended, plus a certified translation if the transcript is not in English. Your school counselor may also directly email your transcript(s) and your school report to international@usfca.edu.
English language requirements
- TOEFL: 80 (minimum score required: 65)
- IELTS: 6.5 (minimum score required: 6.0)
- Duolingo: 105 (minimum score required: 95) or PTE: 60
San Francisco State University Cost of Attendance
- Tuition, books and supplies, accommodation and board, transportation, and incidental fees are all included in the cost of studying in the United States.
- The cost of attendance for a full-time undergraduate student living on campus is listed below:
The university has a set tuition charge, as well as other costs, and the undergraduate full-time tuition fee and cost of attendance are as follows:
Description |
On-campus expense |
Off-campus expense |
Tuition fee |
7,440 USD |
7,440 USD |
Books and supplies |
1,038 USD |
1,038 USD |
Food and housing |
15,950 USD |
17,922 USD |
Personal expenses |
2,058 USD |
2,770 USD |
Transportation |
1,094 USD |
1,482 USD |
Total |
27,580 USD |
30,652 USD |
The graduate students cost of attendance will be:-
Type |
Fee |
Credential |
2,566 USD to 3,964 USD |
Master’s degree, second baccalaureate |
2,716 USD to 4,222 USD |
Doctorate |
6,553 USD |
Non-resident tuition fee |
396 USD per unit |
MBA, MSA, MSBA |
0 to 6.0 units- 700 USD 6.1 or more- 1,200 USD Professional program fee- 270 USD |
Masters of public administration |
0 to 6.0 units- 430 USD 6.1 or more- 850 USD per semester |