Can someone give me advice pls?

[sb8686]

Hi Ladies&Gentlemen,

I'm 22 years old and have worked in the healthcare field for 5 years. I've finally decided that I am ready to go back to school and take Nursing. I have chosen a local community college for nursing. I have none of the general education classes completed english comp,psych etc;

In order to apply for the nursing program (in March 2009) My pre rec. is Anatomy&Phys 1. Devry offers this course online WITH lab componets that is acceptable through my community college.

After speaking with the admission counsler through Devry. I found out that all the classes I need to take other than the NUR through my community college are offered through devry 2 classes every 8 weeks. this means I can take all my classes except nur in 10 months.

SO im asking should I spend the next 10 months getting all the general education classes out of the way. Than apply for nursing in March 2010? I would only have 2 classes a semester Help please:confused:

Nursing 1,Nursing Lab1 First semester

Nursing 2,Nursing Lab2 Second semester

Nursing 3Second year

Thanks!!!!

[Cherry2000]

My recommendation would be to get at least some, if not all of the courses out of the way. Nursing classes are hard enough without having to stress about other classes. This is especially important if you plan to continue to work while taking classes. Also, make sure that the community college that you want to go to will accept the transfer credits. It's always better to check first. HTH.

[gabass]

I had a friend that did her pre-reqs through Devry. They were accepted by the community college in which she was enrolling for her ADN; however, the university she went to for BSN made her retake all of them...strange, but I would check and double-check. Does the community college offer any of the pre-reqs online? This could also be an option for you (may also be cheaper).

[Jules A, MSN]

Also check into which CLEP credits they might accept.