looking for advice on anatomy/physiology class

[norcalsurfer1977]

hey all,

i'm working on my prerequisites for the nursing program at my school, and have a question regarding anatomy. at my school they do an anatomy and physiology course that's combined, which is 2 semesters. i could also go to a different school to separate them out, taking each subject one semester at a time.

is there an advantage to them combining both subjects? will it be more difficult?

any advice would be great!

[sleepyRN2]

do take them separately, for i think you get more out of these classes if you take them individually.

[BradleyRN]

It depends on what the nursing school you plan to attend requires. If they require the combined A&P, then that is what you should take. The bottom line is that you must make an "A" in the class, period. Nursing school is so competitive, with only a few slots available to hundreds of applicants. Ace all your science prereqs so you can get in on your first try. Anything less than a 4.0 could carry a risk of waiting another year (but dont panic if you make a B or two).

[StrwbryblndRN]

I took them together. I was not bad. I found it meshed everything together for me.

The school I took it as has ratings for the class and teacher. Gave reports on how informative the course was and how well the instructor delivered.

Check out how the classes are run at each facility. Could make a big difference in choosing what is best.

[nursestudent12]

I took them seperatly but I think I would have liked to take combined courses. When learning the bones and muscles in AP1 , it would have been nice to learn their physiology at the same time.

[SDChargersGirl#31]

I took them together, and I'll tell you why I prefer it this way. The anatomy was easier for me, so that gave me more time to focus on the physiology, which is more conceptual. Can you imagine having a semester cramming all the anatomy in a short amount of time and vice versa with the physiology. What if anatomy is giving you a tougher time than the physiology? If one of the two are easier for you, then (by having the subjects combined) you can spread the difficult subject over two semesters - than having one easy semester for one subject and a really tough semester for your other subject. Make sense? I prefered having both the anatomy and physiology presented together. Good luck.