Accelerated Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2

[TXStudent78]

Hi All!

I am considering taking an accelerated A and P course in the fall. This would be 4 months long. 2 months of A and P 1 and then two months of A and P 2. I will not do this unless I get a teacher than is comes highly regarded and passionate about anatomy. As a yoga teacher I already have had a little anatomy schooling and this would be the only course I take that semester. Do you think this is a good idea too or should I give each class a full semester? Has anyone else done this?

Thanks in advance!

[CoffeemateCNA]

Sounds DIFFICULT.

But, then again, since it is the only class you are taking, you will [hopefully] have a lot of time to devote to reading and studying.

If you can process large amounts of information in a short amount of time without overly stressing, go for it!

[KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN]

I took A&P1 last summer in a 5week session, plus worked 20-24 hours a week. It's doable. Good luck !

[ZionsWrath]

What is making you consider taking an accelerated course?

[RNTutor, BSN, RN]

I agree with the others...sounds difficult, but doable under the right circumstances, especially if you are a pretty good student. Given that you have some A&P knowledge to begin with, and you are only taking one class at a time...if I was in that situation, I'd probably do it.

[semester1kid]

Here is my experience - I took the two courses separately. However, due to work schedule and the fact that in-explicitly AP2 was not offered as an evening course (unlike AP1), I ended up having to take AP2 via joining the accelerated group half way through their semester, when they segued from AP1 to AP2. The accelerated version was a completely different animal in terms of doubling up your reading/studying time and taking tests on an almost weekly (or was it bi-weekly???) basis. It was also, all day long on Saturday.

But it had the great benefit of being done and over with in a snap. Also, while you are tested more frequently, (at least in my case) the tests were not as in depth/detailed as the semester long counterpart (which would include in upwards of 200 questions with both multiple choice as well as essay questions) - the accelerated tests were always 25 multiple questions and one essay question (except for the final which had 25 accumulative multiple choice questions as well as 25 multiple choice questions from the latest chapters covered). So my advice would be to considered your current work load (either with school or employment) and make a decision off that....it's very do-able, but can be challenging if your 'plate' is already full.