Has anyone taken Biochem at WGU?

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Hi, I'm applying for the RN-BSN program at WGU. I sent in all my transcripts waiting for them to be reviewed but I think I have to take Biochem because I've never taken it. I was just wondering if anyone took it through WGU and what they thought about it? I'm very nervous about taking a science with lab online. If anyone can give me information about it I would appreciate it. How does the lab work, etc? Is it very hard? I was wondering if it would be better to take it through WGU or try and take it at a community college instead? My local community college has "Intro to general, organic, and biochem." It's 4 credits, would that be accepted and/or am I better off taking it at WGU? Thanks.

-Natalie

Oh ok. Cool.

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Am I the only one who used play doh for all of my task? Worked really well for shaping cells and such and i purchased from the dollar store.

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Am I the only one who used play doh for all of my task? Worked really well for shaping cells and such and i purchased from the dollar store.
Play-dough never crossed my mind, although now that you mentioned it, it's a good idea. I used yarn to make the hemoglobin model, veggies to make my amino acid model, and candy with toothpicks to craft my lipid models.
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I used colored pipe cleaners for my hemoglobin, foam balls and dowels for my fat molecules (I think that was what it was, I remember something about demonstrating what poly-unsaturated means) and for my amino acids, I think I just drew a picture.

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The Dollar Store....now you're speaking my language :yes:

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The Dollar Store....now you're speaking my language :yes:
Yep. When crafting my saturated and monounsaturated fatty acid models, I used cut-up candy gummy peach rings and toothpicks. I purchased all of the items at a local Family Dollar store.
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Playdoh

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is there an exam to finish the class or do you just complete the tasks and when completed you're done?

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Biochem is done when you have succesfully completed all 5 tasks. No objective assessment.

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Thank you

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