How many classes did you retake

carolinapooh, BSN, RN · May 29, 2013

I have a BS degree and a BSN, which I received after completing an accelerated program. I had a massive lag between one BS and the RN school.

1. For nursing school, I repeated no classes. I retook general chemistry because I thought I wanted to go to pharmacy school and my prior credits were too old (from 1991-1992), and then I took O-chem for the same reason. The school accepted my general statistics class, which surprised me because the credits were earned in 1992; this could've been because I'd completed gen chem in the last year with an A. The community college I was taking my prereqs for (I appealed the faculty to take chem without taking college algebra - I'd taken calculus even though it was in 1991) let me take micro without retaking general biology.

2. I took no remedials or pre-preps.

3. Nursing school was 16 months, but I was working full time when I took pre-reqs (needed A&P, Micro only) but I had that pharmacy school detour as well. So that took a year and a half total. I have a BSN.

Let me interject here and say an "Accelerated" BSN, in many cases, is a bit of misnomer. "Traditional" BSNs have a 24 month period, generally, where the nursing core is taken. However, courses are from August-May and then a repeat of August-May, with summers off (unless you get the shaft in registration and you're stuck in summer sessions). I went from August to December of the following year, 16 months straight. The length of nursing core study is about the same. Even a 12 month program is only shorter by a few months. I think a lot of people get hung up on the 'accelerated'. Our program had more clinical hours (1100) than the 'traditional' four year program across town.

4. I sort of answered this question already. You have to take the prereqs in a certain order, so I sort of had to wait on that. AND I was working 40 hours a week and volunteering at the local university hospital 5 to 8 hours a week. I would say straight-up nursing prereqs took me a year - BUT I already had a BS degree, so that meant a lot of stuff didn't need to be taken.

lmreed13 · May 29, 2013

How many classes did you retake not just in nursing school but also during your prereqs? What were these classes?

-I had to retake 2 classes. One was a pre-rec english class, for a family illness I was unable to complete a large project thus had to withdraw and retake. Then the other was Nursing Research, part of my nursing courses.

Did you take any remedial classes? Or pre-prep course ?

-I did not take any remedial courses or preps

How long did it take for you to complete nursing school? and what kind of degree did you receive?

-It took me 4 years straight through, I earned a BSN

How long did it take for your to finish your pre-reqs?

-It took me 3 semesters to earn my pre-reqs. I also earned a minor in Psych, I took some classes over the summer.

Overland1, RN · May 30, 2013

None.

EC18 · Jun 3, 2013

1. I had to retake both A+P I and Organic chemistry. I thought it was the end of the world and I figured I'd never make it through the actual nursing courses. Turns out I was acutally pretty good at nursing exams. I even passed MedSurg II and Psych while dealing with a major depressive episode (ironic I know). It was one of the darkest times of my life and I somehow pulled through. It's all about perseverance, so don't worry if you have to retake classes.

2. I did not take any remedial or pre-prep classes.

3. It took me four years total to finish, including two summers. I just received my BSN last month.

4. It took me about two years to do all my pre-reqs, including one summer.

Good Luck! You can do it :)

KelRN215, BSN, RN · Jun 4, 2013

How many classes did you retake not just in nursing school but also during your prereqs? What were these classes? ZERO

Did you take any remedial classes? Or pre-prep course ? Negative

How long did it take for you to complete nursing school? and what kind of degree did you receive? Four years. BSN.

How long did it take for your to finish your pre-reqs? N/A- I did a traditional BSN program where I entered college directly out of high school. Everything was built into the curriculum.

MLB4 · Jun 8, 2013

How many classes did you retake not just in nursing school but also during your prereqs? What were these classes?

I only re-took A&P I. I was a brand-spankin' new college student, fresh outta high school, and had no idea what I was getting myself into taking 16 credit hours my first semester. I retook it the next semester and passed no problem! Just needed to get my study habits together :)

Did you take any remedial classes? Or pre-prep course ?

None

How long did it take for you to complete nursing school? and what kind of degree did you receive?

I received my bachelors degree in 4 years. Started August 2009 and graduated May 2013.

How long did it take for your to finish your pre-reqs?

My program incorporates our pre-reqs throughout the entire program. You take Nursing classes with the pre-reqs every semester.

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Jun 11, 2013

How many classes did you retake not just in nursing school but also during your prereqs? What were these classes?

None.

Did you take any remedial classes? Or pre-prep course ?

Nope.

How long did it take for you to complete nursing school? and what kind of degree did you receive?

I entered a Direct-Entry MSN program. Completed the pre-licensure portion (equivalent to an accelerated BSN) in 18 months, full-time. Doing the MSN portion part-time, which will take another 2.5 years at my pace.

How long did it take for your to finish your pre-reqs?

2 years. My previous bachelor's degree was non science, so I had to take all the science pre-reqs. And I was working full time then, and only taking 1 class in Fall and Spring and 2 classes during the Summer semester. I worked for a university at the time in which I got tuition remission for up to 6 credits a semester, which was nice considering the loans I took out once I got into nursing school!