Class Advice for Fall 2018

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Hi all,

I am scheduled to take my first non-clinical nursing course this fall. I am also taking a science course also. Do yiu suggest I take microbiology or anatomy & physiology first? I know they are both difficult courses, but I'm not sure of taking one first will help me with the other.

Thanks!

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Speak to an academic advisor.

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At my school the A&Ps are prerequisites for micro. I really didn't see much of a correlation between the two (I didn't feel that the A&Ps were necessary for micro) But the A&Ps were significantly harder than micro. I'd take the harder ones first just to get them out the way of you have the choice.

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At my school the A&Ps are prerequisites for micro. I really didn't see much of a correlation between the two (I didn't feel that the A&Ps were necessary for micro) But the A&Ps were significantly harder than micro. I'd take the harder ones first just to get them out the way of you have the choice.

Agreed. I would take A&P first. It was a lot more challenging than Micro.

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I actually went against the norm where I took microbiology before taking A&P. The school I attended didn't require A&P before taking microbiology, but they RECOMMEND it. Because the A&P courses were all full (no surprises) and I didn't want to waste any valuable time, I got into the microbiology class instead.

My classmates previously completed their A&P series, so I did feel disadvantaged at that time. There was quite a bit of A&P terminology, so I had to look up those terms and do a self study to understand the lingo (not so horrible though). Now remember, I didn't have any A&P knowledge coming into the microbiology class. Overall, I did very well in the class (finished with a 100%). If anything, I felt I had an advantage for my A&P classes in the following semesters (e.g., glycolysis/Krebs cycle/electron transport chain, sodium-potassium pump, etc.).

There really is no right or wrong answer; as long as you meet the prerequisites (and did well) at your school, you will most likely do well in the class. Best of luck!

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I'm currently toward the end of my Microbiology class right now, and my professor refers to quite a few topics that we cover in-depth in A&P II, such as immunity, edema, white blood cells and their receptors, cytokines, etc. I'm VERY glad I took A&P I & II before taking Micro.

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I haven't registered yet but I have an appointment appointment with my academic advisor next month. Thanks for the advice!

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I have an appointment with her the beginning of next month.

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