A&P prior to Micro?

SilleLu · May 25, 2015

For the classes when I was in school....didn't matter, could have done either first.

Livetoride · May 25, 2015

A&P before Microbiology definitely. I haven't taken Micro yet but I've been told that taking A&P prior is crucial to success in Micro.

OrganizedChaos, LVN · May 25, 2015

A&P & micro really don't have that much in common. Take whichever you one you feel most comfortable with first.

verene, MSN · May 25, 2015

Technically you can take whichever one you want first so long as you have the pre-reqs for the class done. That being said at my school it is *highly* encouraged to take A&P before Micro. I'm not sure why, as I feel that I could have jumped into micro having a solid biology background and been just fine having taken A&P doesn't add much in the way of knowledge base for Microbiology. I guess the advantage is that I had to really solidify my study habits for A&P, and with those habits in place microbio now feels pretty easy.

Mami.RN, MSN, RN · May 25, 2015

Personally, I don't think it matters much. However, I do feel a very good knowledge of biology is needed. Good luck!

Miss Infermiera2b, BSN, RN · May 25, 2015

Not sure if A&P is divided into A&P 1 and A&P 2 for you, but I took the first semester before Micro, then I took A&P 2 and Micro at the same time. I'm definitely glad I did it this way, and I loved my Micro class. Best of luck!

tulipsweeti, BSN, RN · May 25, 2015

Not sure if A&P is divided into A&P 1 and A&P 2 for you, but I took the first semester before Micro, then I took A&P 2 and Micro at the same time. I'm definitely glad I did it this way, and I loved my Micro class. Best of luck!

Thank you for sharing! Mine is broken up into two parts and I had not considered doing it this way, so thank you for sharing as an alternative way!

SunkissedRN2b · May 25, 2015

My school required we take (and pass) AP1 before AP2 followed by micro. There was also an option to take AP2 and micro together. Micro is no joke and even though I did well in it, it was a lot of work. AP was a cakewalk compared to it. I would suggest you understand the physiology of the human body before taking micro. It's important to understand how things work first because that will make the best steps easier to understand. For example, in AP1 you are going to cover cells and in micro you cover covered bacteria/viruses (which are cells). I hope that makes sense.

oceanblue52 · May 26, 2015

It depends on your teacher, I did A&P I first and then combined Mirco and A&P II and did well in both. You should have a decent foundation in Biology for Micro and know a little bit about Biochem and basic science principles like genetics and cellular respiration. As long as you have a good teacher and good study habits you will probably be okay. Micro for me was a lot of memorization of different microbes and various lab techniques for identifying them. It was a fascinating class, enjoy!

FolksBtrippin, BSN, RN · May 26, 2015

I took A&P 1 then A&P 2 and micro at the Same time this past semester. I got As in both.

I don't think it makes a big difference, however you should consider how strong you were in bio 1. If you were very strong in bio 1, micro will be easy for you. If bio 1 was very hard for you and you did not do very well, Micro will be difficult. Those that barely passed bio 1 barely passed micro.

A&P is a lot of information, no matter how you slice it. If your bio one is very strong, I would suggest taking micro first because it will go over some things that will make AP easier.

If bio 1 is not strong for you, I suggest you take A&P first.

ThatOneDude822 · May 26, 2015

My school doesn't do A&P combined. Instead it has a Human Anatomy class and anHuman Physiology class.

Anyway, I took anatomy in the Fall, Micro in the Winter, and I'm finishing up Physiology right now (2 more weeks). Anatomy definitely didn't help any in micro. I also feel the material we are learning in physiology wouldn't have been any help for micro either. I don't think it really matters which you take first.

A&P both have a lot to do with the human body, while micro (at least at my school) had very little to do with the human body other than the immune system and how it responds to certain pathogens/diseases. Most of the time in micro, you will be talking about diseases, the microbes that cause them, the life cycles/metabolism of microbes, etc.