Coursework plan of attack

Hey guys,

More advice would be appreciated here. I need to take at least the following pre-reqs, just to apply to a nursing school:

Ant and Phy I and II w/lab -- 8 cred
Micro w/lab -- 4 cred
Chem w/lab -- 4 cred
Nutrition -- 3 cred
Pysch Growth and Devel. * -- 3 cred
Stats* -- 3 cred

* still waiting on college transcript review to see if they can transfer

One nursing school also requires for its pre-reqs:

Ethics -- 3 cred

And since I may also head back to TX and go to school there, I'll also need:

US History -- 6 credits
US and Texas Gov -- 6 credit

I think maybe one of my history courses might transfer here.
I'm really not sure why I need history and Texas Government courses. The only thing that comes to mind is that they plan on declaring independence and they want nurses to run the newly formed administration!

So my question is, oh most knowledgeable forumites, is how should I set up my schedule to take these classes? Is there a certain order I should take them (does Micro help in Anat and Phys, for example and I should take that first?). I want to get these courses over and done with, but not at the expense of overloading myself (its been a while since I've stepped into a classroom).

I *may* work part time or volunteer at a hospital, but thats not a given at this time. I'm pretty sure that most of these classes are offered all year round at my community college. I'm most concerned about getting the basics finished and figure I can just take the 'extra' required courses (History) as an add on any semester I have room, or take one more semester to wrap those up.

Thanks all!

Dave