New to nursing and college itself. I have a question about pre reqs.

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Hello everyone -

I am 22 years old and got my GED last summer. I am supposed to start school this fall for Nursing. I have to take my assessment test on July 8th. (If it matters, it is at Corning Community College in New York.)

I know absolutely nothing about this. If I don't pass the assessment, is that how I will know if I need pre-reqs, or are they required for everyone? If I need them, how long will they take before I can actually begin my nursing classes? I am going for ADN (RN).

Thanks in advance to anyone who replies. I know this is probably a really stupid question.

Specializes in NICU.

From their website:

"Students must successfully complete courses in biology and chemistry either in high school (with a grade of 75% or its letter grade equivalent or higher) or in college (with a grade of C or higher.) They must place in ENGL 1010 and MATH 1215 or higher based on CCC assessment tests and have no required developmental courses to complete (see prerequisites below)."

You must do well on the math and english assessment in order to be eligible to take Math 1215 and Eng 1010.

http://www.corning-cc.edu/shared/shared_ssregistrar/catalog10-11/catalog_69.pdf

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Specializes in Hospice.

Getting denied to the nursing program may have been a blessing to me last year because I stayed enrolled and took all the co reqs since I had already done the pre reqs. Now that I am in the nursing program all I need are the core NUR courses. In my opinion, that just increases my chances for success in the program. :yes:Because from what I've heard, it can be tough!:nailbiting:

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Schools have different requirements so it's probably best to meet with a counselor.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Good for you for getting your GED and going to school for nursing. What ever you do stay in school don't wait to finish. Since your just starting out it's going to take some time to get all the required classes done, but it will be well worth it. I would suggest always looking up the required class you will need at your school. Sometimes the counselors may mess things up, so it's always good just double check on your own. Study hard, and keep your school work organized with the classes you taken (the ones required for nursing, micro, A&P..etc). You'll want to use them as reference to go back and review if needed. Don't get discouraged if it takes a little longer than expected, you'll get through it. :)

Good luck to you!

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Well, first of all, congrats on earning your GED! :) I have mine as well.

To start, I'm not really sure how your college works but I can tell you a little bit about my community college. I'm sure it's not exactly the same... but may be similar. When you get accepted, they require that you take the placement test. This determines which classes you need before you can start your major or even pre-reqs for your major.

At my school, the pre-reqs for RN are Biology, Anatomy and Physiology 1 /2 and Medical Microbiology. However, the pre-reqs for these classes are English and Math. That test I was talking about before is what they use to figure out what level you are at in Math and English. There are also co-reqs sometimes in nursing. At my school if your grades are good you can take medical microbiology in your first semester of nursing. It's not recommended but it does happen.

Depending on the level of your Math and English skills greatly determines when you will get accepted and how long you will be there. If you go in and test into a low English class you are going to be there longer. Whereas if you test into freshman college level English it wont be as long. I hope this helps you. Good luck!!

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