Has anyone passed the TEAS w/out taking a&p first?

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Just wondering. I am trying to skip waiting another year and only have gotten to take English 111 and General psych.

I'm using the official study guide and trying hard, but interested if anyone else went into the TEAS like I am? I can update how I do at a later date.

I'm hoping my IQ is still as sharp as it once was.

Specializes in MICU.

I know this is an old topic, but I’m posting a reply in case it’s useful to anyone prepping for the TEAS.

I’m a non traditional student heading into nursing after spinning my wheels for years after not completing college on the first go-round (athletic scholarship fell through due to injury among other circumstances), long story short, when I took my TEAS, I hadn’t stepped foot in a classroom for 9 years. I passed with a 90.3, getting 85-97 in each subject area.

I hadn’t taken A&P or any of that fun jazz but I did study pretty hard for the test. I bought a $15 Kaplan TEAS prep book with study content and a diagnostic practice test, and I bought a book with practice tests published by McGraw Hill. I made sure to buy books from two different publishers so that when I (thought) that I was done studying all the material Kaplan thought was important, I could take McGraw’s test to see what else I needed to work on (based on questions I didn’t know the answer to).

I took a timed online practice test as well a couple days before test day to build some confidence (my Kaplan book included this among other online resources like a question bank) and I passed that with only a 73, which made me a little nervous.

The practice tests I took in the books and online were more difficult than the actual test. While the test IS difficult and surely keeps you on your toes throughout, it can ABSOLUTELY be passed with flying colors without having taken an A&P class. My coworker just took it a couple weeks ago and barely passed the science section and she has taken both A&P I & II. It’s about how much time you want to put into learning and understanding the material.

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Thank you for posting everyone. I've been considering a career change. All you comments are very helpful.

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