Does nursing require this stuff???

[Darkpk55]

I only know how to do Algebra 1. I don't know how to do Geometry, Algebra 2, Calculus.

I never took a statistics class, so before I take one, should I first take classes on something else?

I never took physics and no nothing about it. Should I take that class also?

I'm trying to figure out what I need to learn before I apply to a nursing program.

[DoGoodThenGo]

The one thing I have noticed in many programs that I researched was that statistics was required.

New York, amoung many others requires certain classes for all those seeking a B of S degree. Statistics, finite and or some other college level math, chemistry, and perhaps a few other similar or such courses are more likely than not to be found. One is seeking a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in a particular area, not simply training/education in a particular employment such as nursing.

Regardless of if a class may or may not have any relevance to one's area of study (such as nursing), state boards of education/Regents often require certain classes of all four year degree students regardless. On top of this many colleges and universities have "core requirements" that all students must complete, again regardless of their major.

The ANA and others have been pushing to make at least one year college level chemistry a requirement for all nursing programs including ADN. Granted many two and three year schools already offer some sort of chemistry via their science requirements, but it varies. Everything from "chemistry for nurses" (or as someone once called it "chemistry for weenies"), to watered down general and organic versions. Have known nursing students who couldn't get into a required nursing chem class at their school, and took the heavy duty stuff offered for pre-med students. Not for the faint hearted, but all passed and got the credits accepted. Along the same lines, know of one or two girls who couldn't get into A&P at their school, so took the "med school" version complete with human cadavers elsewhere (think there is some place in Colorado that offers such a class, not sure). Again they got the credits accepted/transferred.