Question about some prereqs..It's an easy one--promise

Nursing Students SRNA

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Specializes in ICU.

Hi everyone,

I know a lot of people take a few prereqs at the school they want to apply to to get a good grade, increase their chance of acceptance, and get a few classes out of the way.

How does a person do that if they aren't sure where they want to apply or what city they want to be in.

Can you take a class or two at whatever university and just have those credits transfer?

Thanks for any advice.

Brooke :nurse:

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Any college level course should incorporate into a cummulative education transcript. The only difficulty you might have is to be accepted into a college as a non-degree seeking student.

My advice: take your classes locally. I've found that community college courses can be just as challenging (or more) than equivalent courses at universities.

Get basic chemistry under your belt, then move on to organic, or take a biochem/organic course. Every bit helps, but make sure you do well in the class, to prove your strength as a student.

Also, if you have your undergrad already, start studying for the GRE. It's an easy way to stand out among other applicants.

Good luck.

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Specializes in Trauma ER and ICU...SRNA now.

Some course will transfer. IF you are talking about graduate courses, most schools I looked into would only accept 6 credit hours of transfer classes. Plus, most anesthesia programs won't let you transfer much. If you are interested in a program that gives you a MSN with an anesthesia specialty, they usually have some general courses you could take like patho, pharm, theories...etc. The one benefit is that by taking grad level courses and doing well, it will look good on your application and interview. Shows them that you can succeed at graduate level course work.

Good luck

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Specializes in ICU.

Thanks for the advice. I have one more question. What class should I take that most NA schools look at the one that's most likely to transfer/count as credit towards their program.

Thanks again.

Brooke

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Specializes in Trauma ER and ICU...SRNA now.

For app and interview a current science is probably best...chem/physics. I personally didn't do that. But, MSN course like patho, pharm...etc would prob be good choice plus a good review for when you do get in.

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