I'm new to this forum and seeking some worldly advice.I am a college graduate with a bachelor degree in finance who is seeking to pursue a nursing degree/career.I'm currently in the process of starting to do my science prerequisite courses in the summer.I have several questions to ask pertaining to the nursing school and working while in school . My questions are...
1.Did anyone work while taking their science prerequisites for nursing?? (anatomy 1+2,chem,etc)
2.How did you lay out your schedule of your classes while working??
3.Did you take evening classes ?? Weekend classes??
4.What about the schedule of the lab classes??
5.Did anyone take labs on the weekend/evening???
I would GREATLY appreciate any feedback from anyone who had attended nursing or currently attending nursing school who are in similar predicament pertaining to school/work scheduling. I know every school is different so everyone experiences wouldn't be the same nevertheless I welcome your advice....:)
audrey can you please explain to me how do you take the classes online? and how do you take the tests? Also, when you finish the course how will it appear on your transcript, I mean will it say you took it online?
audrey can you please explain to me how do you take the classes online? and how do you take the tests? Also, when you finish the course how will it appear on your transcript, I mean will it say you took it online?
Well, I can respond, as I've taken several sciences online. The tests are typically online and timed - some courses request that you have a proctor (i.e. library, testing center, etc.) where your testing is monitored. However, luckily for me, all of my courses have been timed without a proctor. Depending on the system the school uses for their online classes, the tests will be automatically timed once you open it and cannot be paused and once you run out of time, that's it. Labs were simulated as well and the wet lab portion use items you can easily find at home, stores or via a required home lab kit/online system that you have to order (i.e. Virtual Unknown Microbiology, A.D.A.M. Interactive Anatomy, PhsysioEx 8.0, etc.).
I agree, if you have the discipline, then online is the way to go. But you have to stay focused and be disciplined as it's easy to slack with online courses. Also, you have to remember that just because they are online doesn't make them any easier. They're somewhat harder, actually. Just make sure that the schools you intend on applying to will accept them. Some will, some won't - it's all up to their discretion.
Also, it doesn't say online/distance on your transcipt. Most of the courses have the exact same course offered on campus- you're just taking the online section of that course, so it shows up on your transcript as it is described in the course catalog regradless if it's on campus or online.
ETA: However, do not let your decision to take an online class be based on how it is stated on your transcript. It would be in your best interest to be honest up front and get the advice/ok from the programs before taking said courses online. Many school do not find only sciences w/labs acceptable. And the last thing you want is for a school to find out that the class is online and not accept it, after you've completed it and applied to the program. In my situation, I'm in Los Angeles and my MEPN program is at Cal State Dominguez. Yet, I took Physiology last quarter online through Southeast Community College (in Nebraska) and I'm currently taking Microbiology online through Eastern Oregon University (in Oregon of course).....so while my transcripts do not mention anything about the courses being online - it would've looked quite suspicious me being in Los Angeles and submitting transcipts from courses recently taken through schools in Nebraska and Oregon!! LOL....so, before I registered for the courses, I submitted the course descriptions and syllabi (you have to get this from the school/professor) to Cal State Dominguez, and they approved them!
Hope this helps. I've heard some horror stories about folks taking online classes and they're dream schools wouldn't accept them just because they were online, yet same content.
thanks for your response, very helpful. I was looking at online classes because I am not sure if I can drive to school (it's a long and shameful story). The school that gives the class is a local community college, and they have that class online but I have to attend the labs at school. They also have on site classes but like I said before I don't know if can make it to school. I still have about a couple of months to decide, but my husband said that on site classes are better because you have more interaction with classmates and the prof.
I think that online lecture and on-site labs sounds wonderful. When I took science classes in college, I would've much rather had the lecture portion online!
How do you like taking Micro and A&P 1 at the same time? I only have three classes (Microbiology, A&P I and A &P II) left before I can apply to nursing, and I was thinking about doing Micro with one of the others. Would you recommend it?
I think if you plan on taking Microbiology and A & P 1 at the same time, that you should plan on studying alot outside of class. I would recommend it if you're going to be devoted to studying and if you're strong in the sciences (which I am). Both of my classes started out with similar material of study (cell biology, a little bit of chemistry, basically a review of intro biology) but then diverged into two completely different paths. I find that A & P is mostly straight memorization - knowing the bones, muscles, tissues and what they do, etc.
Can you take Microbiology together with A&P I or II? I was thinking about taking Micro with A&P II but I am not sure if you can take them together or you have to wait until you finish A&P II to take Micro. I have to take 4 pre-requesites before applying to nursing school and I also have a BBA. But I have been reading a lot of posts in this site (not finding jobs after they graduate, hating nursing, etc.) and is making me think twice before going into nursing school. Anybody have this same problem?
I think it may depend on your school, but at my school, I was allowed to take Micro and A & P at the same time. They don't really cover the same material, so I wouldn't think that one would be a prerequisite for the other. You should still check with your school to make sure.
I still may take Micro. and A&P 1 at the same time, but I looked into the school where I want to go for ADN-MSN and am going to take the gen. ed. requirements for that university at the same time that I take the prerequisites for my ADN. That way, I'm only paying community college tuition AND I will be ready to start the ADN-MSN program right away.
thanks for your response, very helpful. I was looking at online classes because I am not sure if I can drive to school (it's a long and shameful story). The school that gives the class is a local community college, and they have that class online but I have to attend the labs at school. They also have on site classes but like I said before I don't know if can make it to school. I still have about a couple of months to decide, but my husband said that on site classes are better because you have more interaction with classmates and the prof.
Well since the lab is on campus, that shouldn't be a problem. Most schools don't have a problem with lectures online. It's the labs that they have issue with and they want to make sure that if labs are simulated/online, that they're adequate and comparable to an on-site lab. I would say go for it! Good luck!
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audrey can you please explain to me how do you take the classes online? and how do you take the tests? Also, when you finish the course how will it appear on your transcript, I mean will it say you took it online?