Help! I have no clue what classes to take, and my adviser isn't much help. Please!

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Hi- I've been accepted into the program, and just received my DARS report. DARS looks like a foreign language, and the video explaining it, wasn't any help. I'm so confused about what to take, when to take it, and what I can take with it. Can someone please help me?

I know I have to start with Nursing 4510, that it's a 5 week course, and that it is recommended to take it alone, but that is all I know. I saw somewhere that you should register for the whole semester at one time. Is that 3, 5 week courses? How many classes should you take at one time?

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonary.

Yes, you want to start with 4510. After that, you can take them in whatever order you'd like, except to keep 4600 to your last semester. Some people take multiple nursing courses at one time. Others find it too overwhelming. For me, I preferred to take two per semester. There's no way I could have taken two at a time. But I also work full-time and have small kids at home. So it's just up to you. You can always sign up for three courses in one semester, and drop one of them if you need a break. Just make sure you drop it early enough that you don't have to still pay tuition for it.

Take a look at this link. http://www.outreach.ohio.edu/bsn/Q2S/course_offerings.pdf

It gives you the outline of what nursing courses are offered each semester, so you can figure out what order to take them in depending on how quickly you want to be done.

Are there non-nursing courses that you also need to take?

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Yes, I also have 7 non-nursing classes to take. Is it too much to take two non-nursing courses at the same time as the nursing courses? For example: Taking 4570, 4520, 4550 consecutively and also taking Psych and Nutrition?

Also, everyone says take 4510 alone, but the non-nursing courses run the entire semester, so if I don't take one with 4510, I won't be able to take one that semester at all?

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonary.

I think most people mean to take 4510 alone, with no other nursing courses. It may be ok with a non-nursing course that isn't overly heavy on workload.

As far as what you can take together, it really just depends on you. If you are motivated enough to finish quickly, and have the time to do the assignments, then go for it! For me, it wasn't worth the added stress to be done sooner. But there are plenty of people who are taking two nursing courses at a time and finishing in under a year.

Also, look through this forum for info about non-nursing courses available elsewhere. There are several courses where you can take an equivalent class at a community college and pay significantly less than what OU is going to charge. For example, you'll see a lot of people talking about Chemistry at Clovis Community College - a completely online chemistry course that is significantly less expensive than most others I've seen. You can also take classes locally and have them transfer in. It's only the nursing courses that must be taken through OU.

You can also read about the specific non-nursing courses here. I didn't take psych or nutrition with OU, so I don't know how heavy the workload is. Some are very heavy, and others are not. And not all of the non-nursing courses are 15 weeks.

If you are on Facebook, there is a group called "Ohio University RN-to-BSN online - academic outreach initiative". You will need to be accepted into the group, but it's a great resource of people going through the same courses you are.

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Specializes in ICU,ER, Radiology, Online education.

I took 4510 alone as my first class. I had been out of school over 30 years and had no clue what "APA" writing was! It is best to take that alone to get a feel of what they want in papers and how to maneuver around in blackboard. Last summer I took an 8 weeks statistics class at another college, a 15 week business communications and a nursing class. It was doable, but I had NO summer. I completed 15 classes in 14 months. I finished May 2nd. I just did not have the time to dedicate to 2 nursing classes at once. Doing an 8 week class, and 15 week class was o.k. with nursing, but always took my nursing classes one at a time. Good luck. There is a FB page also for Ohio BSN program online that is a lifesaver!

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Specializes in ER.

I did 4510 and the health assessment together and it was a lot of writing. However, I passed both.

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I took 4510 with another class and decided that I didn't need to graduate another 5 weeks less, LOL! It was too much for a first time ecampus student who had been out of school for 10 years! I agree with everyone else, it is a lot of writing; however if you are honed up on your APA skills, it would be a lot easier to double up.

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Specializes in Tele.

Hi,

Does anyone know how much the junior comp course is at OU?

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