Failed prerequisite, what options do I have

Extra Pickles · May 12, 2016

1. Could I move schools and transfer only the passed and good grades and re-start the classes I failed? Is that a thing?
2. I talked to head of nursing and my small community college in the middle of no where only offered one retake and she told me it would basically be impossible to get in even if I retook it and got a 4.0
3. Has anyone ever been in a predicament sort of like this? All I've ever wanted was to be a nurse and i know I can do it.

I'm cutting out all the backstory because in the end no one who makes these decisions is really going to care why you failed or why you didn't do well. The story won't matter, the grades will.

1. When you apply to any school they ask you for the names of all the schools you attended and they want transcripts from all the schools. It isn't a thing to omit what you don't like. Lay it out honestly so you don't get bitten in the butt later.

2. some nursing programs will only allow one retake, some two, you don't know until you investigate the nursing school you want and find out their requirements. depends on how much of a waiting list they have as to how picky they want to be.

3. yes people have been in this predicament before you but the end result depends on the individual nursing school and the individual student. Some schools will allow only one retake and their standard for admission is going to be a minimum of 3.8. Others will allow two retakes and their standard for admission might be lower but it's all dependent upon the competition at the time you are applying. The best students will get in first.

I think you should look at nursingprograms in your area or wherever you might want to move to for school and see what they will expect for admission.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · May 12, 2016

Moved to the Pre-Nursing Student forum for more responses.

mayapple16 · May 12, 2016

I've looked into other schools, my A&P doesn't transfer to most other schools because it's only the first part out of two. Do my retakes here count at other schools?

Thanks for you input! I know people don't want to hear the background but I didn't want people just commenting that I couldn't handle the studying or workflow.

Thanks again!

Kuriin, BSN, RN · May 12, 2016

The first A&P is still considered as a prerequisite and would be taken into account; not just the entire series. It's tough to say since you've failed the same class twice, and that being the most important prerequisite of nursing. It will be difficult, but, I am sure you can do it.

Zyprexa_Ho · May 12, 2016

So are you an LPN now? If I were out on my own I would do an LPN program so you can make more money and therefore have to work less while doing an RN program.

Extra Pickles · May 12, 2016

kayashley you also said you failed an LPN class. were you in an LPN program and taking courses to apply to an RN program? Did you fail an LPN program already? If you still have the option of getting into an LPN program and you succeed, you can then apply to an RN program once you have an LPN license. It's a possible way around having awful prerequisite grade for an RN program if you come to them already as a licensed LPN.

mayapple16 · May 12, 2016

Nope! I just finished that sophomore year; I'm 20. Trying to figure out what to do!! How does the LPN program work? Is it longer?

eerlijke · May 12, 2016

LPN programs are shorter. I live in Canada and LPN programs are generally two years, usually 4/5 semesters.

mayapple16 · May 12, 2016

So are you doing RN now that you've done LPN?

mayapple16 · May 12, 2016

Is LPN easier to get into?

Extra Pickles · May 12, 2016

kay you really should use the quote button feature so we know whose post you are responding too because otherwise it's just a random question and don't know who you are asking.

LPNs have a different scope of practice and although they are licensed nurses they aren't used in all healthcare settings. a lot will depend on where you live as to whether you would find a job as an LPN that you want. sometimes it's a perfect fit based on what kind of nursing you want to do and sometimes it's a bad fit because you'd need an RN license to do what you want to do. you'll have to figure that out on your own in the area you live and by comparing the scope of practice in the state you are in.

I don't think you should be thinking of an LPN program as easier to get into because it's not so much easy as it is just a shorter program that requires less prerequeisite courses. if you can successfully finish an lpn program and get licensed then you would probably have an easier time getting into an RN program if that's what you eventually want to do. As it stands now it's not likely you'd have much success in getting into an RN program without retaking a lot of stuff and maybe not even then, which is what I was talking about before.