Need your advise on first semester

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Hi everyone

I'm starting pre-nursing next semester at Valencia community college in Orlando. My goal is Valencia-UCF concurrent program.

For the first semester I'm taking:

college algebra

general biology

english composition1

student life skills

any advice on this schedule?

should I take general psychology instead of algebra?

my advisor suggested me not to take A&P 1 and 2 and micro together

That would be...difficult. :) Although I've heard of people taking both A&Ps together, I really wonder how that would work!

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That would be...difficult. :) Although I've heard of people taking both A&Ps together, I really wonder how that would work!

oh I guess I wasn't clear :) my adviser suggested me NOT to take those courses together

You are right of course taking them together is so hard

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Hi again

I talked to another adviser today and she told me English comp is not a prerequisite for General bio

so maybe I can skip comp and take:

General psychology

General bio

students life skills

College algebra

does this schedule seem good?

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Hi again

I talked to another adviser today and she told me English comp is not a prerequisite for General bio

so maybe I can skip comp and take:

General psychology

General bio

students life skills

College algebra

does this schedule seem good?

What degree are you going for? I'm aiming for a BSN and English Comp I and II are required for my degree, so it's worth taking.

Psychology was a really fun class though - I enjoyed it a lot.

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No, I knew what you meant! I was just agreeing that it would be nuts! :)

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What degree are you going for? I'm aiming for a BSN and English Comp I and II are required for my degree, so it's worth taking.

Psychology was a really fun class though - I enjoyed it a lot.

yes you are right I meant take maths and bios first and take other courses later

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Just curios

what was your first and second semester schedule?

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Just curios

what was your first and second semester schedule?

My first semester in school was a very long time ago (about 18 years now), and I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up yet.

Previous classes that applied to my degree.

English Comp I

US History I

English Comp II

This was last fall, after I had made up my mind. I did decide to take some remedial math, because I really needed a refresher

Semester 1

Elementary Algebra

Intermediate Algebra

US History II

Lifespan Growth and Dev

Semester 2

Sociology

College Algebra

Chem I

Texas History

I'm currently in Semester 3

A&P I

Speech

Statistics

Nutrition

Semester 4

A&P II

Micro

Organic Chem

Government

Semester 5

World Religions

Architecture

Government II

Med Terminology

I'm going for two degrees though - an Associates of Science, and then a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, so there's a few extra classes in there, so an additional semester.

I laid out all the courses I needed for both degrees and then the prerequisites for each, and created my schedule.

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My first semester in school was a very long time ago (about 18 years now), and I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up yet.

Previous classes that applied to my degree.

English Comp I

US History I

English Comp II

This was last fall, after I had made up my mind. I did decide to take some remedial math, because I really needed a refresher

Semester 1

Elementary Algebra

Intermediate Algebra

US History II

Lifespan Growth and Dev

Semester 2

Sociology

College Algebra

Chem I

Texas History

I'm currently in Semester 3

A&P I

Speech

Statistics

Nutrition

Semester 4

A&P II

Micro

Organic Chem

Government

Semester 5

World Religions

Architecture

Government II

Med Terminology

I'm going for two degrees though - an Associates of Science, and then a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, so there's a few extra classes in there, so an additional semester.

I laid out all the courses I needed for both degrees and then the prerequisites for each, and created my schedule.

Thank you so much

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Looks like a reasonable schedule. Did your advisor give you a plan of study for the entire program? I ask because English could very well be a prerequisite to the classes you want next semester. It is a common prerequisite, and if you are required to do a communication class before your nursing courses I wouldn't postpone the class for too long. Make sure everything you are taking is a degree requirement for your program.

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Looks like a reasonable schedule. Did your advisor give you a plan of study for the entire program? I ask because English could very well be a prerequisite to the classes you want next semester. It is a common prerequisite, and if you are required to do a communication class before your nursing courses I wouldn't postpone the class for too long. Make sure everything you are taking is a degree requirement for your program.

he just gave ma a plan for spring and summer!

spring:

comp 1

college algebra

student life skills

General bio

summer:

A&P 1

statistics

humanities

I'm not a native English speaker and it takes a lot of time and effort to get an A in English composition course

so I think it's better if I take it later when I don't have any maths or bios left

I've heard English composition is very hard!

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