Boston College Pre-Req - Life Sci Chem?

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Hey everyone,

I was wondering if anyone had any advice or ideas to what exactly this course is (or what BC is looking for exactly) and where you know of in the Boston area that offers this particular brand of Chemistry:

Life Science Chemistry w/Lab or Organic Chemistry w/Lab

General Chemistry will not be accepted

I understand the Orgo. part, but Life Sci. Chem? I need to start finding places that offer these courses and Bunker Hill currently does not. Any ideas or, have you have to take this over the summer in Boston as well? If so, where?

Any help would be most appreciated!

:heartbeat

TA

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Heyy,

I was just accepted to the BC masters entry program and had a similar question. I guess you can just take orgo and that is sufficient for the life science chemistry component. Have you been accepted as well? If you have been, are you going? I havn't seemed to find anyone else on this forum whose gotten into/going to BC for next fall!

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Hey!

Glad to hear from you, I still have no idea what "Life Sci. Chem." is but yes I am going to go ahead and accept! Where are yo taking orgo? I was looking at BHCC but I don't seem to have the pre-req to take that pre-req :uhoh3: I am going to regis for Anat but still looking for that Chem!

But yeah! I am going to BC and absolutley can't wait! What about you, are you accepting!? Hope to see you soon!

TA :heartbeat

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I took Anatomy at Regis too! I took it with Dr. K. and now I'm taking A&P II at Mass Bay since Dr. K's A&P II class coincided with the Micro class I have to take. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the orgo. I heard Salem State doesn't have prerequisites for orgo, and I know some online programs don't have prereqs like ccconline. I'm going to call BC and ask if they have like a list of classes at different schools that theyll accept, and I'll let you know if I get an answer.

So where are you from? Are you going to be moving around the BC area? I think I may start looking soon. What is your background in? Sorry for all the questions but your the first person on these forums i've met whose going to BC! I just graduated from Providence College last May and am going for the FNP track.

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Oooh, I forgot about Salem. I actually have to take Anat/Phys and Chem. AND microbio. I'm in the process of figuring out just how I'll do that but I am sure can make it happen. Regis' Micro and Anat don't conflict so I just need to find the Chem.

Tufts also has Micro. w/o needing pre-reqs so that, atm, is my choice as it fits with my sched. I was thinking about doing the same and calling BC to ask what exctly is acceptable. Online classes, I believe, are not because they require a lab!

I'm from New Jersey and went to Eckerd College! I definitley plan on living in Boston rather than doing graduate housing. I am actually here in Boston right now :icon_roll We are going to stop by a realtor and the campus to help finalie my decision. I as estatic when I found out i was accepted.I really can't wait but am a little nervous about those pre-reqs, especially being a Modern languages major (German, French, Spanish, Japanese). What about you, what'd you major in? What made you go for nursing? And don't worry about asking questions! I am so happy to be talking to a fellow future DE MSNr!

If you have AIM, my handle is: hotslinky , so feel free to IM me anytime!

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Ahhh this is so exciting! haha. Where abouts in Boston do you live right now? I just moved home to Canton, MA since I graduated last May and have been working as a clinical research coordinator in Wellesley. I am saving up some money from home so I can move right near campus (I want to live close to campus since the program is super intense). I am going to find a realtor as well. Who are you moving in with? My major a Providence College was psych, and I didn't even think nursing was a choice for me until I shadowed once my senior year during an internship.

Nursing is such an exciting field and we are so lucky to be accepted to this program!! From what I've heard from family members/friends is that BC is thought very very highly of , and apparently its pretty hard to get into. I can't believe that we will be NPs in just 2 years!

Oh ya and as for the cccolonline classes, you should really look into them. they have lab kits that they actually send to your home home (they are 4 credit classes). I know BC has accepted its micro and a&p in the past from ccconline and you should check out the chemistry (by looking at the class description - i think it says it does some organic chemistry is taught for the intro to chem). i'm pretty sure you can just go to ccconline.com and check it out!

Did you apply/get into anywhere else? I've gotten into Columbia as well, but i think BC is a better program. I'm still waiting on Yale, MGH, and Northeastern, but the only school I may consider over BC is Yale, so we will see. BC is at the top of my list for now!

Oh ya, and my actual screen name for aim is suga70, so I may be IMing you sometime! :mad:

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hey guys! i also got into BC for fall 2009. I was wondering if you guys could share with me why you think BC is better for you than Columbia. I'm kind of deciding between the two and would love to hear any insight you guys might have. I'd really appreciate it!! Congrats to you guys as well!!

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Hey there! Welcome and Congratulations! I'm so excited for we three! What was that website suga? I can't seem to find it. Is it through a University? Have you called BC? I was going to today but didn't make the call before 5pm so i hit an answering machine.

I plan on living in the Back Bay area or outside of Beacon Hill. One of my friends might come live with me as she is applying to a job at the local Aquarium. I really can't wait to get to go into nursing, I have been involved with hospitals for quite some time and have been an EMT for two years.

I only applied to BC and MGH IHP. And wow, congrats to you both for getting into Columbia, WHOO! Honestly, Boston is wayyy cooler, the city is wonderful and the campus is beautiful. Also, I bought two of teh readers for our future classes and it looks great and not so difficult :yeah:

When are you planning on going up to BC? Congrats again and if you could direct link me to that site I would really appreciate it, I've been having such a hard time finding an Orgo. class and you might just be my savior.

Toodles!

TA:heartbeat

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Okay, found the site and the intro. to chem. Do they really send you a lab kit? and you say BC has accepted this before? If so, This looks great!

TA

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Also, just to continue with questions, do you guys think Intro to Chem is acceptable if it involves BioChem and Orgo?

This sounds acceptable, n'est-ce pas?

CH 101 Introductory Chemistry I/Lab

An introduction to the principles of general chemistry with laboratory for students in nursing and other allied health fields. Topics include chemical bonding and structure, atomic theory, energy, equilibrium, reactions in aqueous solutions, and radioactivity. Prerequisite: MA 100.

CH 102 Introductory Chemistry II/Lab

An introduction to the principles of organic and biological chemistry with laboratory for students in nursing and other allied health fields. Topics include organic nomenclature, organic functional groups and their properties, isomers, and biologically important molecules and their roles in the human body.

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Hey Rooneyfan! Congrats to you too! I'm choosing BC over Columbia for a bunch of reasons. BC's program is a little faster, we will graduate in exactly 2 years (Spring 2011) which is a plus and it doesn't have that quick summer start (which kind of stresses me out for Columbia). From what I've heard from students at BC, it is very organized and the class size is pretty small (30-40 students) which I prefer over Columbias large class size (160-180 students). I feel like with such an intense program, I would personally like a smaller class size. BC also seems a little more competive than Columbia (for BC like hundres of people apply for 30-40 spots and for columbia there are hundreds of people for 160-180 spots) Also, I'm from around Boston and I've heard that it is extremely difficult to get a job in the Boston hospitals, and I LOVE the Boston hospitals. Talking to family and family friends who are nurses and doctors, Boston College has one of the best reputations out of all the Boston nursing schools and they all think very very highly of it, and its supposed to gave great job opportunities. We don't have to commit to our specialty which gives me time to decide, and they have a dual psychiatric/primary care specialty that I am really really interested in that Columbia does not have. Also, I absolutely LOVE BC's campus and the basketball and football games are really really fun. Also, its ALOT cheaper than Columbia. Columbia is a fine institution and you cannot go wrong with either deicision, but I've also heard ALOT of negative things about columbia on this site (its class size is too large, the administration is VERY disorganized, its too expensive, etc.) Did you apply anywhere else? Did you already send in your deposit (I did, even though I'm waiting on other schools as well). But BC is definately one of my top 2 choices and I will probably end up going there - hope this helps even though i'm a little BC biased haha. Good luck with your decision!

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oh and thisAdventure..

the website it http://www.ccconline.org

the course description for intro to chem is:

Welcome to Introduction to Chemistry I

at CCCOnline

CHE 101, Introduction to Chemistry I, is an exciting course that explores the concepts, principles, and procedures of introductory chemistry. You will study atomic structure, chemical bonding and reactions, stoichiometry, and energy relationships. You will learn about organic chemistry, the chemistry of carbon, polymers, and the laws that govern the behavior of gases. Most importantly you will learn how chemistry is important in many aspects of our everyday lives! The laboratory portion of this course (completed through home assignments) will demonstrate some of the theories discussed in the lecture as well as the basic techniques used in a chemistry laboratory.

The course is designed for non-science majors, students in occupational and health programs, or students with no chemistry background. A recommended prerequisite or corequisite is college math, MAT 090. This course carries 5 semester credits. You can normally expect to put in 8-10 hours per week on this course.

for Intro to Chem 2:

Focuses on introductory organic and biochemistry (sequel to Introduction to Chemistry I). This course includes the study of hybridization of atomic orbitals for carbon, nomenclature of both organic and biochemical compounds, physical and chemical properties of various functional groups of organic chemistry, and physical and chemical properties of biochemical compounds along with their biochemical pathways. Laboratory experiments are included.Focuses on introductory organic and biochemistry (sequel to Introduction to Chemistry I). This course includes the study of hybridization of atomic orbitals for carbon, nomenclature of both organic and biochemical compounds, physical and chemical properties of various functional groups of organic chemistry, and physical and chemical properties of biochemical compounds along with their biochemical pathways. Laboratory experiments are included.Prerequisites and Co-requisites will be determined by each individual institution.

What is the school for those course descriptions you posted earlier? I'm pretty sure BC acceptes ccconline courses, as i heard from this forum that someone took micro on ccconline for a prereq BC, but i would call to make sure. If your in the boston area we should do more research about this and maybe even take a course together?

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