Organic Chemistry? HELP!

Nursing Students SRNA

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For everyone who has taken orgranic chemistry, I was wondering if you guys had to take General Chemistry I, General Chemistry II, and then Organic Chemistry? I've been noticing that there is a chemistry pathway for the "health professions" and then the pathway for science majors/premeds, and the only way to get to o-chem at my university is by taking the science major route. My BSN degree only requires chem for the health professions, which I've already taken, so now I think I'm going to have to backtrack and take the science major route as I realized this too late:( Is this common for everyone else or is there another alternative to get to o-chem? Also, did you guys take all the labs that accompany all those chemistry classes? Thanks for any advice!

Iceman

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hi,

it's the same way at my school. You need the chemistry for math and science majors or the permission of the chairperson. Maybe you could meet with the head of the chemistry department and see if they will make an exception for you. Maybe they can let you test out or determine if you are prepared enough and just let you take the class.

If not, you could always try to find a class online that would accept the classes you already took or see if any other schools in your area would let you take o-chem with them.

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I've always wondered why a BSN wasn't considered a "science major," and why a "health professional" shouldn't have to take challenging science courses...

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MB37,

Yeah that is a good point. Now I'm caught up in trying to figure out how to squeeze in these chemistry courses. I found a community college near my house that offers General Chemistry I in the first 5 weeks of summer and General Chemistry II in the second 5 weeks of summer, so I will be able to knock them both out during one summer without delaying my graduation in my BSN program. Then I'll find a way to take O-Chem while I'm working as a RN gaining the experience to apply to CRNA school. It's all good as these are just a few more loops to climb through to get to my dream. I'm definitely not going to let a couple of classes get in the way of my families bright future!

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Question....why are you taking o-chem? I have taken it, and yes, I had to take gen chem first...but it was not required at any school I applied to for CRNA. Are you taking it to just be more prepared or is there a program u r applying to that requires it?

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Neurogeek,

There are a couple of schools (Missouri State, Barnes-Jewish) that I'm interested in that do require at least 3 credit hours in o-chem. Plus, I believe that it will better prepare me and also allow me to stand out from other applicants, since filling seats in CRNA schools is so competitive. Now I just have to make sure that I do well in the classes! Did you think that having o-chem helped you out at all in regards to preparation for school or the admissions process itself? Take care :)

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Does it matter where you take this course from (community college or university)?

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Kittyn,

It shouldn't really matter as long as you do well in the class, like getting an A :)

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UT Houston requires o. chem or biochem. Is o.chem harder than biochem? Also TWU requires a chem, when I called about what type of chem, they sd any type fo chem

Question....why are you taking o-chem? I have taken it, and yes, I had to take gen chem first...but it was not required at any school I applied to for CRNA. Are you taking it to just be more prepared or is there a program u r applying to that requires it?
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I've always wondered why a BSN wasn't considered a "science major," and why a "health professional" shouldn't have to take challenging science courses...

because a BSN has nearly nothing in common with more mainstream science majors.

math- minimal, you may have even tested out of the requirement

inorganic chemistry- one class usually

physics- almost universally not required

stats- one class

organic chemistry- not required at all

biochem- usually not required for BSN

I think it is safe to say that a BSN is not a science major.

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UT Houston requires o. chem or biochem. Is o.chem harder than biochem? Also TWU requires a chem, when I called about what type of chem, they sd any type fo chem

Biochemistry is harder than organic chemistry. Organic chemistry is the prerequisite course for biochemistry. Personally, I only took the first half of organic and that class is already hard enough! :chuckle

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That was my point - I don't understand why we don't have to take actual science courses to earn a bachelor's of SCIENCE in nursing. And yes, that's what my program required - general chem, bio 101, microbio, intro stats, an online A&P without a lab, and college algebra. There was a lot of memorizing involved, but I can't say that I actually had to learn all that much to get As in all of them (and test out of algebra).

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