How would you break these up?

icuRNmaggie, BSN, RN · Jan 10, 2015

The nurse I described probably graduated in the mid 1980's and I assure you there is a way, as she came from a minority inner city school public school and less than stellar community college in a state where Chemistry still is not required for the Associates degree in Nursing. Not everyone in this country has the privilege of quality education.

To the OP: sorry for going off topic in your thread. Good luck with your studies.

MedicalPartisan · Jan 11, 2015

Not everyone in this country has the privilege of quality education.

Tell me about it.

smf0903 · Jan 11, 2015

In absolutely no way and am I saying that you're making it up but she had to have been joking and forgot to say just kidding - or something. I've never had chemistry, am not required to have chemistry for nursing, and have a bachelor of science without having to take chemistry, and I could have told you this a month into intro. She must have misunderstood you. This value is so prominent throughout the program I am confident speaking on something I know nothing about when I say there is just no way.

How in the world do you have a Bachelor of Science and were not required to take chem? Our ADN requires one chem and another chem is required for those going on for BSN.

I have to to agree with GrnTea, if chem isn't a requirement for nursing programs, geeze Louise!

And as for OP, what you take together depends on what's required for prereqs in those classes and how well you handle your studies. I took A&P, chem and algebra together my first semester. I thought A&P 1 and chem went great together, a good chunk of the material overlapped.

MedicalPartisan · Jan 11, 2015

How in the world do you have a Bachelor of Science and were not required to take chem? Our ADN requires one chem and another chem is required for those going on for BSN.

It's in healthcare management and administration. The BSN at our school requires it, but not that ASN.

icuRNmaggie, BSN, RN · Jan 11, 2015

I would like to add that in no way am I bashing AS or AA in Nursing graduates. Many if not most of these programs produce really great RNs.

imbatz, BSN, RN · Jan 11, 2015

You should have taken Algebra before CHem, but if this is all you got, take Algebra and Chem now, but realize that Chem is mostly algebra. Chem is usually a prerequisite for both Micro and A&P, and A&P is usually 2 semesters. Next semester, take A&P I, Micro or Stats. Then take AP II, with which ever one you didn't take.

Heaven-Leigh · Jan 11, 2015

I would take algebra, micro & A&P together. Algebra is pretty basic & pretty much just a step above high school level math courses. I actually found college algebra to be a lot easier than the lower level math classes for some reason. I'm not sure how that is even possible but it definitely was in my case. A&P and micro are simply memorization to pass. I found them both very easy. Then I would pair statistics & chemistry together. Not sure why, but IMO chemistry was like taking a foreign language to me. I found it much more difficult than any other prereq/co-req. The point is, everyone will have a different view of what to take in what order. Everyone's view of difficulty will be different as well.

MurseJJ · Jan 11, 2015

Perhaps it would be helpful to know if your school has Anatomy and Physiology I and II, or an Anatomy course and a Physiology course. It seems as if many are responding as if it is A&P I and II, however that may not be the case. At one of the schools I did my prerequisite courses at, we had both A&P I and II in the "health sciences" department (along with medical microbiology), and in the biology department there was Anatomy and Physiology (each separate, one semester long courses).

Either way, I would take Microbiology after the anatomy and physiology sequence (and often those two will be prereqs for microbiology anyway), and would take chemistry (perhaps it would be helpful to be specific in this instance as well-is it general chemistry I, a combined general/organic/biochemistry survey course, or what) along with A&P I if that's what your school offers.

kolabee · Jan 11, 2015

It's for BSN. Chemistry is just a required prerequisite course. A&P are separate. Thank you for your help.

SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP · Jan 11, 2015

It's for BSN. Chemistry is just a required prerequisite course. A&P are separate. Thank you for your help.

But is Chem a required course before you can take Anatomy, Physiology or Micro? At my school, you had to have Chem before Micro. Anatomy was required before Physiology. So, the course sequence kind of sorted itself out.

I would suggest the following sequence, if you're strong in science:

Spring 2015

College Algebra

Chemistry

Summer 2015

Stats

Anatomy

Fall 2015

Physiology

Microbiology

SeattleJess · Jan 12, 2015

AND require us to take chemistry as a prerequisite.