ABSN College credits versus Community College credits

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I am applying to accelerated BSN schools in the near future.

I already have my bachelor's degree, and still need to take anatomy and microbiology.

I will need to take the classes at a community college, but they're really impacted.

My question is, if I take a whole bunch of random courses to boost up my credits

count, will the admissions look at my last 90 semester units from only my bachelor's

degree or from BOTH the community college transcript and bachelor's? I need at least 30 units

at the community college in order to get into anatomy, so it doesn't make much sense

that they would look at all 30 of these units. Also, will they look at the grades that I got

at my community college besides the pre-req's?? I just plan to sign-up for a bunch of

random classes, but not try as hard (since they wouldn't be required.. just to boost up

my units to sign-up for anatomy and micro).

Thank you!

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I would get around the enrollment problems by taking an online anatomy course from one of the many schools that offer it online. It costs more but you can get the class done. Three examples of schools that offer these prereq science courses are: Ocean County in New Jersey, the Colorado group of CC, and UNE, University of New England. UNE offers their online courses on a rolling admissions basis, you can start whenever you want and you can complete the course as fast as you want. Worth looking into.

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^How would I be able to fulfill the lab portion though?

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If you do go the CC route, I wouldn't slack off in class. The last 90 pretty much means the last 90. The school you are applying to wants to see where you are as a student now, if you show them that you have poor grades now (at a community college which are often accused of being easier than a 4-year) they are going to think you lost your work ethic. Knock 'em out, bust 'em up. Get that 4.0 in CC and leave nothing to chance (if the anatomy classes are impacted you have to know the nursing programs are also flooded with would-be applicants).

And why take cheesy courses? Take some things that you like, after all you're paying for it.

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Most of these schools that offer online courses have the lab portion online too. Either it will be a "virtual" lab, or you will obtain lab specimens, and/or a microscope and other materials to do dissections and study at home. CCConline and Ocean County Community College, I believe, have the at home variety of lab. UNE does the virtual labs.

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