CEP Nursing Pathway

Concurrent Enrollment (CEP) Nursing Pathway

This partnership is designed to offer Cypress College Registered Nursing Associate Degree students an Associate Degree/Baccalaureate Degree concurrent enrollment program (CEP) option in collaboration with California State University, Fullerton (CSUF).

The CEP program begins during the fall semester only. If you apply, are accepted, and confirm your acceptance to the Cypress College CEP program, you agree to begin fall 2026 instead of the generic RN program AA option beginning in spring 2026.

The Cypress-CSU CEP is a two-and-a-half year CSUF full-time program for qualified participants who are selected from a pool of Cypress ADN students who have met all CEP program eligibility requirements and have applied for admission to the CEP.

Eligibility

To be considered for participation in the CEP, the following are required:

• Have an overall GPA of 2.75, or higher, for all college coursework.
• Have completed all Cypress and CSUF prerequisites and lower division GE requirements.
  • Cypress College prerequisites and lower division GE courses must be completed with a grade of ‘B’ or better.
  • CSUF prerequisites must be completed with a grade of ‘B’ or better and are:
    • Statistics (AREA 2)
    • Chemistry (lab not required; prefer General or Organic Chemistry)
    • 3 units from AREA 4B (American History, Institution, & Values) – (Graduation Requirement, can be completed after admission to CSUF-CEP)
    • 3 units from AREA 1B (Critical Thinking & Composition)
    • Ethnic Studies (AREA 6) – (Graduation Requirement, can be completed after admission to CSUF-CEP)
• Register for and attend a CEP Information Session upon acceptance.
• Maintain a 2.5 grade point average in all coursework while enrolled in the CEP program.