Just a question about associate in nursing

[Talley_1976]

So I want to apply for the associate degree in nursing at my community college in the spring. The only pre-reqs they need is A&PI + Lab

A&P II + Lab

The program curriculum includes what normally would be pre reqs, but in this case it is not required before you enter the program. They include

English comp 1 and 2,

College algebra,

General Psychology,

Public speaking and

Humanities.

Micro biology

The school I am attending wants you to attend the course on a full time status. so at least 12 hours. I could, by the time I would start Nursing school, completed all this subjects already. As of today, I have finished English, College Algebra and Psychology.

Do you suggest that I also finish the other general subjects before I enter the nursing program, even though it is not required?

Like I mentioned, you have to attend at least 12 hours per semester, regardless if you have finished all the general subjects or not. By doing this I would be right at 12 -13 hours per semester and concentrate on the more important nursing classes and clinical's.

How did or how are you guys doing it?

I know it may sound like a stupid question but I want to make 100% sure I am approaching this the right way!

Thanks for all help!

[klbinaug]

It is encouraged to finish all of your general classes before you start the nursing program so that you can focus solely on your nursing classes.

[mangopeach]

I would finish all those other classes before starting nursing classes. You'll hear it time and time again but won't really understand it fully until you start. The work load for nursing is massive!!! It requires so much time. I am glad I got all the other classes out of the way first. I can't imagine doing nursing along with other classes.

At least get the more involved classes out of the way. Some people in my nursing class are doing other classes like Speech or a Humanities class but certainly not something that might be more involved and take up a lot of time like Micro or Stats.

The amount of work required for nursing classes can be overwhelming, very doable but do yourself a favor and knock those other classes out before starting. You'll be reading a gazillion pages for exams that come at you fast and frequent, while still having lab and doing skills checkoffs and clinicals and papers for clinicals and whatever else they throw at you. Better off just having to focus on nursing.

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

Personally, I would do ALL the non-nursing classes prior to taking the nursing ones. With my LPN schooling we had both and it was rough when you had a major test coming up and had to be in clinicals and all the paperwork and homework that goes with that. I just had this conversation with a friend. She felt since they don't require that the non-nursing be done prior to the actual nursing classes that she would do a bunch of non-nursing with the nursing classes/clinicals..I told her..you're setting yourself up for a fall. You don't know what you don't know.

My advice, get out all of them prior.

[Talley_1976]

So that is what I am going to do, however, I am still required to go full time, so I would have to do some non nursing classes anyways.

[stefanyjoy]

I think you need to speak with an advisor. There is no way a college would discourage getting all non-nursing classes out of the way prior to the core nursing courses, even if it meant you weren't technically getting 12 credits a semester when you started nursing courses. It wouldn't make sense to encourage people to be distracted...