Are there any online A&P or Microbiology classes available?

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Does anyone know of any online/distance education Anatomy & Physiology or Microbiology classes that are available?

I am currently living in Italy but trying to get some pre-requisite courses completed via the internet before we return to the States and I begin nursing school.

Thanks for any input and advice!!

Okay, I'll have to look into this. I registered at Colorado Northwestern Community College and don't know if they will charge me an enrollment fee.

Kelly

If CNCC charges and enrollment fee, try Arapahoe. I know I didn't pay a fee b/c this school was suggested to me from the DCN office.

Good luck keep us posted.

If CNCC charges and enrollment fee, try Arapahoe. I know I didn't pay a fee b/c this school was suggested to me from the DCN office.

Good luck keep us posted.

FYI, Arapahoe does not offer Micro online. I registered with them, and then went to sign up for the course and they don't offer it. I then went to Pueblo, and they have been very helpful. CCDenver, I just cant' get anyone to respond to me. Make sure you look at the course listing at ccconline before you sign up. It lists which colleges offer the course.

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FYI, Arapahoe does not offer Micro online. I registered with them, and then went to sign up for the course and they don't offer it. I then went to Pueblo, and they have been very helpful. CCDenver, I just cant' get anyone to respond to me. Make sure you look at the course listing at ccconline before you sign up. It lists which colleges offer the course.

Yes, thanks, I had noticed that before I registered. I'm registered at Colorado Northwestern.

Kelly

For anyone looking for a developmental psychology online class (a prereq for certain ABSN programs) The University of Washington has a great one. The teacher was awesome and I believe still the same. I live in Chicago and the only issue was finding a place to proctor the final. You need to follow their guidelines, choose someone, have them fill out the certification form, and you are all good. I utilized a local community college testing center. There was no cost to have the testing center administrator certified.

Hope that helps!

HOLD IT!!! Ask the college you want to go to IF THEY ACCEPT Excelisior A&P and Microbiology BEFORE you take them or take any actual class or test!! I passed all the Excelsior tests below and got ZERO credits. A few universities accept A&P and a few less accept Microbiology. NONE OF THEM accepted BOTH at the same time OR any other Excelsior tests. The military paid for my tests or I would have been out serious money. They are between $200 and $300 a pop. They are 3 hour tests! Don't waste time or money if YOUR school won't accept them. NOT even Excellsior accepts their own tests EXCEPT the exam 1-8 tests and that is IF you are enrolled with them.

Excelsior 467 Nursing Concepts: Foundations of Professional Practice 4 Credits 12-Jan-05 Excelsior 459 Abnormal Psychology 3 Upper Level Credits 5-May-05 Excelsior 407 Foundations of Gerontology 3 Upper Level Credits 10-May-05 Excelsior 503 Psych/Mental Health Nursing 8 Upper Level Credits 11-May-05 Excelsior 484 Ethics Theory/Practice 3 Upper Level Credits 12-May-05 Excelsior 485 Psychology of Adulthood & Aging 3 Upper Level Credits 17-May-05 Excelsior 543 Management & Leadership in Nursing 4 Upper Level Credits 18-May-05 Excelsior 403 Fundamentals of Nursing 8 Lower Level Credits 26-May-05 Excelsior 542 Community Health Nursing 4 Upper Level Credits 1-Jun-05 Excelsior 544 Adult Nursing 8 Upper Level Credits 7-Jun-05 Excelsior 461 Nursing Concepts 1 4 Lower Level Credits 29-Jun-05 Excelsior 584 Pathophysiology 4 Upper Level Credits 5-Jul-05 Excelsior 453 Maternal & Child Nursing (Associate) 6 Lower Level Credits 22-Sep-05 Excelsior 457 Maternal & Child Nursing (Baccalaureate) 8 Upper Level Credits 10-Nov-05 Excelsior 506 Anatomy and Physiology 6 Lower Level Credits 4-Jan-06 Excelsior 558 Microbiology 3 Credits 7/6/2006 Excelsior 487 World Population 3 Credits 8/1/2006 Excelsior 435 Organizational Behavior 3 Credits 8/3/2006 Excelsior 538 Labor Relations 3 Credits 8/6/2006 Excelsior436AB Cultural Diversity 3 Credits

Did you find the study guides enough to pass the a & P & microbiology our did you have another resource you could share?

I know this is years after the original post, but in case anyone stumbles on this (like I did) looking for other options, the following universities have online pre-reqs available:

Brigham Young U - offers online micro*, physiology, and nutrition (*however, their micro course uses a text from 1994, which I'm very skeptical of, and that's why I was searching for other courses)

Louisiana State U - offers online anatomy, psych & dev psych

Of course lots of schools offer nutrition and psych courses online...but if you've got to do all of these, this pair of schools makes it easy to keep your number of schools attended to a minimum (who wants to go chasing transcripts all over the place every time they need to prove their academic record??).

FYI, I found these links through George Washington University's site at http://www.gwumc.edu/healthsci/programs/bsn/BSNPrerequisiteSuggestions.pdf (Note: There are a few other courses on this list too, but I've only looked into the ones listed above, as they're the only ones I need to take.)

Obviously it's advisable to check with other schools to see if these courses will fit their requirements, but apparently for GWU you know you're in the clear (1994 text book micro and all!).

A school where many people take online classes for transfer with no problems reported is Ocean County Community College in Toms River NJ http://www.ocean.edu

A school where many people take online classes for transfer with no problems reported is Ocean County Community College in Toms River NJ www.ocean.edu

Thanks for the suggestion :o) Unfortunately, I live/work overseas in the developing world, and I travel every few weeks for work (often to places without internet access), so I'm leaning towards something self-paced.

Also, taking a glance at the lab pack that they require students to purchase...I'm not sure if I would be allowed to import it into the country where I live. Sounds silly, but Customs has some pretty backwards/tight rules...the last thing I need is my visa being revoked because I was accused of smuggling in biologic agents ;o)

I'll look into it though - thanks! If anyone else has had any experience with this kind of thing, I'd love to hear about it!

Wow, this has been so helpful!!

I was curious to see if any of you have trouble transferring your credits?

Thanks!

Lacey

I am in california and am also looking for an online micro class but the college I attend will not take most online micro classes. Anyone know of one that is accepted in Ca. Thank you so much

Does anyone know of any community colleges in CA that offer these classes online. Colorado Community College looks great but the prices are a bit much for out of state?!

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