Is statisics in highschool mandatory for nursimg school?

[futurenurse1248]

I heard that a prerequisite for a bsn in nursing, is that in highschool you need to take statistics. Is this true that you hVe to take in hs?

[nguyency77, CNA]

My school, UNM, requires that Statistics be taken during college. Sorry if I sound sarcastic or anything, but you're getting a college degree. Why would your school really care what you took in hs, hahah?

[futurenurse1248]

This is exactly what i needed to hear!! Thank you, and another question. What math did you take in highschool

[imapsychrn]

Doesn't matter what you take in high school. Just that you take it in college.

[caliotter3]

Not many schools take high school course completion to satisfy their requirements. Those that do, usually are proprietary LPN programs. Sometimes an LPN program will accept high school chemistry or algebra. Then, the student might have to repeat the course in the future if it is needed for a higher educational goal.

[JBudd, MSN]

take as much advanced math as you can in high school, where there is much less pressure about it. You have to take college level math as part of any nursing course, but having been through it once certainly helps. As I mentioned in another thread, having taken a lot of math beyond algebra helped in the science prereqs, and made passing stats a breeze.