How many Prereqs will I need for my BSN?

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I am looking for advice on how many prereq classes it will take for my BSN. I do understand that every school is different but I am just looking to get a general idea so I can start taking these classes and be a step closer to becoming a an RN-BSN.

Thanks!:yelclap:

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Some are

Chemistry

Anatomy and physiology 1 and 2

Microbiology

One more science usually biology

Statistics

2 English classes

2 phycology

Sociology

2 semesters of a language

There are then classes like

Gym, the arts, humanities

I hope that helps a little

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The ore-reqs seem like a lot, but don't let it discourage you. I just started my first job as a RN and I am floating on air. Love it!

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Born to RN

Where you a LPN first?

Did you do ADN? or BSN?

What state are you in?

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Thank you so much. The list you gave me is pretty much a standard for most schools and if you opt to go the private school route, they told me that they have a few classes their school requires you to take. What I am trying to do is take all of the prereqs needed prior to starting my BSN so all I have to pay for is the actual nursing program. Thanks again for the advice.:nurse:

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I'd say before you start taking classes you think you might need, check out the schools you are interested in and find out for sure what their pre-reqs are. It would be such a waste of time, energy and $ to take a class only to find out its not the right course or finding out you didn't need it at all but needed another one.

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Just to add, I don't know what your time schedule is, but some classes expire after a certain amount of years, like anatomy and physiology for example.

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

Every school is different in terms of what prereqs you need. However, anatomy/physiology 1 & 2 and microbiology are guaranteed required at any nursing school, so you might as well start with those. I would recommend not taking these at the same time though. Take A&P and micro in separate semesters. I mean, it can be done together, but if you want to have a life (:D) take them in separate semesters.

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Mine were:

Anatomy/Lab

Physiology/Lab (Separate from Anatomy)

Comp 1 & 2

Microbiology/Lab

College Algebra

Statistics

Ethics

Humanities Elective

Psychology

Sociology

Human Development

Nutrition

Public Speaking

Electives equaling up to 63 credit hours total...

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Specializes in Addiction, Psych, Geri, Hospice, MedSurg.

BE VERY CAREFUL with private schools. While you'll get your nursing degree, most of the credits will not transfer if you decide to go on. I did that for my LPN. Spent way too much money and had to do every single pre-req over again.

With that said, I think for most school, BSNs require about 70-90 pre-req hours.

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You answered your own question. Every school is different. States are different. Programs are different.

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I would like to re-iterate what others have said. Check with the programs you are interested in and go from there. Here in IL, I am amazed at the prerequisite differences. Northern Illinois U's BSN program only requires one basic chemistry w/ a lab (was really easy), and ONE semester of P&A worth 5 credit hours (if taken at NIU; if taken at community college, the two P&A classes worth eight credit hours transfer in as five), not the standard 2 classes most programs require. Also, sociology is not a prerequisite.

Contrast that with University of Illinois - Chicago, the other large state school with a BSN program in my area. Two or even three (can't remember offhand) chem classes (the hard ones!, not the basic one like NIU), sociology, and 2 semesters of A&P. Both state schools, both BSN programs, an hour away from each other, both competitive, both in Illinois, etc.,...yet huge difference in prerequisites! I would like to go to U of I - Chicago b/c of its closer links to large hospitals with more specialty areas, but completing those prerequisites in chemistry would set me back at least a year, since they run in sequence. And getting As in them would be a lot tougher than the easy chem I took for NIU's requirement.

You really do have to kind of work backwards from the program you think you are interested in and believe you can get into when planning which prerequisites to take. And don't be discouraged if later you find out you took a class you thought you needed and it does not end up fulfilling any requirements. It happens to a lot of students along the way.

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