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I'm starting to figure out where I want to apply for nursing school (in CA) so I can get all the prereqs done beforehand. I've noticed that they vary a bit from school to school but all require things like A&P, micro, stats, psych, sociology, human development, chem, bio, etc.
I was really interested in Cal State Hayward for the location and program, but a quick glance at their website turned me off. They require O-chem as a prereq!!
I took chem my first semester in college and hated it (so I switched from Biology major to Spanish). In order to take O-chem I'd have to do another semester of general chemistry beforehand. Yuck! CSU Hayward is the only place I have ever seen an o-chem requirement. Has anyone else seen that? PLEASE tell me I don't have to take o-chem! :chair:
Meghan
At my program we were required to take one semester of general chemistry and one semester of organic chemistry. I *HATED* general, but thought that organic wasn't that bad. It has actually come to be more helpful to my current nursing classes than my general chemistry. I agree with everyone else here; don't be scared off by it. I took organic over the summer last year, and even crammed into a few weeks, it didn't mind it as much as general.
At my program we were required to take one semester of general chemistry and one semester of organic chemistry. I *HATED* general, but thought that organic wasn't that bad. It has actually come to be more helpful to my current nursing classes than my general chemistry. I agree with everyone else here; don't be scared off by it. I took organic over the summer last year, and even crammed into a few weeks, it didn't mind it as much as general.
jenrninmi, MSN, RN
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Ours is simply called "Organic Chemistry".