For those of you who have taken transfer courses before nursing school...

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I am planning to take nursing transfer courses (like Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology for Health Professionals, etc.) before applying to nursing to lighten my workload when I do get accepted. My question is... for those of you who have taken Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, etc. prior to getting into nursing school, how did you find integrating into your nursing program and your learning in other courses? Did taking courses prior to the nursing program affect you negatively or positively? How do you think you're doing compared to fellow classmates who are taking all the courses full-time in traditional classrooms?

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Well, I begin my nursing coursework full-time this fall, but I took all my pre-reqs online or evening classes from a different college. For most programs, I think most of these classes are prerequisites that you HAVE to take before you begin your actual nursing coursework...I know a lot of people who have taken them at other institutions than their nursing program for whatever reason, cost/convenience, etc. As long as your nursing program accepts the transfer, you should be fine. I enjoyed all my prerequisite classes and I feel like they have prepared me well.

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Well, I begin my nursing coursework full-time this fall, but I took all my pre-reqs online or evening classes from a different college. For most programs, I think most of these classes are prerequisites that you HAVE to take before you begin your actual nursing coursework...I know a lot of people who have taken them at other institutions than their nursing program for whatever reason, cost/convenience, etc. As long as your nursing program accepts the transfer, you should be fine. I enjoyed all my prerequisite classes and I feel like they have prepared me well.

I live in Alberta, Canada and if you want to apply to a nursing program, the college/university looks at your high school average. Nursing support courses such as Anatomy, Physiology, English, Psychology, etc. are part of Year 1's curriculum. I'm just afraid that if I take Anatomy (and any other courses) before nursing school, I won't have the things I learned in that course fresh in my mind when I do get into nursing school.

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By the time I start my nursing classes in the fall, it will have been one year since I've had anatomy. For me, I'm not too worried. I kept my textbooks and I will do a refresher before I start, and I also expect that once I start applying the knowledge it will be easier to remember. But, you may learn differently, so I would say do what you feel most comfortable with.

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I live in Alberta, Canada and if you want to apply to a nursing program, the college/university looks at your high school average. Nursing support courses such as Anatomy, Physiology, English, Psychology, etc. are part of Year 1's curriculum. I'm just afraid that if I take Anatomy (and any other courses) before nursing school, I won't have the things I learned in that course fresh in my mind when I do get into nursing school.

You may want to post in your regional forum, as it often (but not always) works differently here in the states. I know my school doesn't even offer the first year of classes (A&P, micro, etc).

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