CRNA school require Organic chemistry?

CCRN-CMC-CSC · Apr 16, 2008

Each program is different, some require it while others do not. You need to check with the schools you are going to apply to. Good luck!

BlueRidgeHomeRN · Apr 16, 2008

do i need to take organic chemistry? i took chem 1 and 2 already. thx

gosh, i had to take organic and inorganic just to get into a b.s.n. program....

we are talking about a certified registered nurse anesthestist, right? :confused:

jjjoy, LPN · Apr 16, 2008

Keep in mind, all RN programs seem to have different pre-reqs. Makes it crazy to try to apply to more than one program but the reality is that RN programs (whether ADN or BSN) don't have to require o chem. My BSN required intro to o chem, but that was a one-term, no lab course (3 units)... as opposed to the full o chem course, which was a year long with lab (10 units). Big difference there!

MikeyJ, RN · Apr 16, 2008

gosh, i had to take organic and inorganic just to get into a b.s.n. program....
we are talking about a certified registered nurse anesthestist, right?

nearly all bsn programs require chemistry classes - both inorganic and organic; however, those required for bsn programs are usually introductory or "chemistry for health sciences" type of classes.

many crna schools require 2 full semesters of organic chemistry (usually 200 level classes that are taken by biology/chemistry majors).

grifftith · Apr 16, 2008

Yes, the RN program here only requires college chem. but im not sure what the general requirement is for a crna is.

nurselizk · Apr 17, 2008

Nearly all BSN programs require chemistry classes - both inorganic and organic; however, those required for BSN programs are usually introductory or "chemistry for health sciences" type of classes.
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Keep in mind--there's organic chem and there's ORGANIC CHEM. Freshman gen chem is considered inorganic, so you don't need to take a 300-level inorganic for BSN or CRNA. I needed an organic chem or biochem for my BSN, but the courses that qualified were a joke compared to the organic I had to take for chem majors for my first degree. Where my daughter goes to college, the only organic offered is rigorous enough for the pre-med students, and it's a killer.

BlueRidgeHomeRN · Apr 17, 2008

nearly all bsn programs require chemistry classes - both inorganic and organic; however, those required for bsn programs are usually introductory or "chemistry for health sciences" type of classes.
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keep in mind--there's organic chem and there's organic chem. freshman gen chem is considered inorganic, so you don't need to take a 300-level inorganic for bsn or crna. i needed an organic chem or biochem for my bsn, but the courses that qualified were a joke compared to the organic i had to take for chem majors for my first degree. where my daughter goes to college, the only organic offered is rigorous enough for the pre-med students, and it's a killer.
yup--mine was a six credit @, with labs, for oc and ioc--not for nurses only, and a 200 level course. it was a witch, but really helped down the line in understanding pathophysiology.
i still doodle benzene rings when i'm bored!!

jjjoy, LPN · Apr 17, 2008

yup--mine was a six credit @, with labs, for oc and ioc--not for nurses only, and a 200 level course. it was a witch, but really helped down the line in understanding pathophysiology

just know that most nursing programs don't require that level of chemisty (though they will accept it in lieu of the intro level courses if you go to a school that doesn't offer the intro level course or happened to have already taken the higher level courses.) i'm not saying whether or not they should require higher level coursework, just that most don't and most nurses to date will not have studied at the level.

Williamsl88 · Mar 25, 2009

"but really helped down the line in understanding pathophysiology.

i still doodle benzene rings when i'm bored!! "

ahaha, i draw ch2 bonds when im bored. anyways, im planning to take pathophysiology! hopefully it can help my biology a lot better in patho! im excited!

subee, MSN, CRNA · May 25, 2009

yup--mine was a six credit @, with labs, for oc and ioc--not for nurses only, and a 200 level course. it was a witch, but really helped down the line in understanding pathophysiology.
i still doodle benzene rings when i'm bored!!
my crna program required one semester of the real organic chem ((the one you take after two semesters of inorganic chem - with lab) and one semester of physics. what is required of undergraduate bsn has nothing to do with crna school.