Can someone please help me arrange my classes for my remaining semesters?

iCantDraw · May 26, 2019

I'm pretty sure you will need to take Gen Biology before being eligible to take A&P I and II since it will most likely be a pre-req for micro and A&P I believe.

Unless for some reason A&P as well as micro doesn't have pre-reqs.

gailwindsRN · May 26, 2019

Most likely you will need to take bio and chem before A&P (its usually a prerequisite), so if you can take any classes this summer you should try and at least do general biology. You do not want to go into A&P without this foundation anyways, it will be extremely helpful to have those done first. Are you a full time student? How many classes can you take a semester? If you want to apply for nursing school next summer you will have to take a pretty large course load the next few semesters.

araew2129, ADN · May 27, 2019

Are you trying arrange all of these classes to have them done by next summer? So 2 semesters? I would not recommend that.

Mergirlc, MSN, APRN, NP · May 27, 2019

11 hours ago, araew2129 said:
Are you trying arrange all of these classes to have them done by next summer? So 2 semesters? I would not recommend that.

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Totally agree with the above. You want to try to get the best grades possible for the pre-reqs as that can make or break you in the entire application process. This is what I would recommend:

Summer: Gen Biology

Fall: Anatomy, Chemistry (This semester might be hell as chemistry is typically the hardest class for most people)

Spring: Anatomy 2, Nutrition

Summer: Microbiology

Fall: Statistics, Intro to Phil

I suppose if you really want to finish by next summer, you can try to stick Stats and Philosophy somewhere in the other semesters. Stats can be hit or miss. Some Stat classes are more difficult than the sciences where others aren't too bad. Depends on the instructor and class.

Honestly, I would take Chemistry on its own, but that's just me. I'd almost suggest you might want to push Chem on its own and put it in the second spring semester.

A lot depends on how good and dedicated of a student you are and how good are you in these areas.

Good luck

iWish, ADN, RN · May 28, 2019

If there's any way you can enroll in a course this summer, do it, and knock the gen bio out of the way. If you can't this is how I'd lay out the semesters.

Fall: Gen Bio, Gen chem, and Phil.

Spring: Anatomy 1, statistics, and nutrition

Summer: Anatomy 2 and micro

This would leave you to apply for the fall 20' start if you were successful in these courses. Taking A2 and micro in the summer together will be rough but it's doable and it would help slightly prepare you for the amount of studying that nursing courses require.

Main tip: take "mini" courses for the less intense courses if you can. It helped me in the long run to do it this way so I had most of my time dedicated to the more difficult science courses near the end in preparation for nursing school. Don't underestimate statistics and nutrition. I took a mathematical statistics course and in a 5 week course. It was very difficult to maintain an A in the course. Also, with nutrition.. some may say it's one of the easier courses to take for a pre-req and blow through it for an easy A. I took mine online in a "at your own pace" course and I wish I had spent more time on it really learning and memorizing it. It came back to bite me because nutrition is a large part of nursing/exams (for us it was in the first semester,) and it will show up on the NCLEX. Best of luck.

Editorial Team / Admin · May 28, 2019

This is exactly what you have an academic advisor for. Make an appointment to ensure that you are meeting the prerequisite requirements specific to your school.