Biology courses

RunBabyRN · May 21, 2014

You do understand that every college has a different numbering system, right?

3+ hour lab is common practice for the prereq biology for RN prereqs.

jcw702 · May 21, 2014

So most likely all the required biology courses will have a lab with them then?

RunBabyRN · May 21, 2014

Yes. Prerequisite courses for nursing generally have labs as a mandatory part of the course. Nursing programs will not accept courses without a lab element.

dhart17 · May 21, 2014

Gotta have that lab! The labs can be fun though, whereas the lecture not so much and in my experience the labs never last the full three hours.

jcw702 · May 21, 2014

Ok. Thanks for the info.

pmabraham, BSN, RN · May 21, 2014

Good day, jcw702:

For future reference, colleges use different course ID's; so it is typically better to name the course vs. using a course id (human biology vs. bio xyz). Anatomy and Physiology I & II along with Microbiology should have labs. They tend to put a face on any physiology or lecture material. They can be quite enjoyable, especially if you have a love for the sciences and a passionate teacher who loves what they are teaching.

Thank you.

cracklingkraken, ASN, RN · May 21, 2014

I had a 4 hour lab for my Chemistry. However, with my class, more often than not, the time allotted for the lab always exceeded the time that we actually spent doing the lab. I also had a 3 hour lab for Biology, and I think we only used the time fully twice throughout the whole semester. Just because there is 3 hours allotted for the lab, it does not necessarily mean that you will be spending that whole time in lab. :)

pmabraham, BSN, RN · May 21, 2014

Good day, cracklingkraken:

Correct on the lab time; though, from my experience, if you can spend the entire time in the lab (or close to it) along with the professor and potentially other classmates, you learn a lot more than cutting out early.

Thank you.