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Crush · Jan 12, 2018

Basic algebra and basic math skills are all you need. You can always brush up via YouTube to refresh your math skills. In my opinion, chemistry and biology were not too difficult.

brownbook · Jan 12, 2018

I was in your shoes. Started nursing prerequisites at 28 absolutely positive I'd flunk any math, chemistry, hard science courses. Exactly like you I was mature, motivated, ready to concentrate. I got all A's. I had barely eeked through high school and a few years of college.

I know you will be fine. Contact your local community college.

It may take 2 - 4 years but it goes by quickly and it's worth it. Most of my classmates we're my age or older.

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Jan 12, 2018

If you can successfully complete a business degree, you should be fine. I transferred to a tech school for nursing after working on a music degree for 2 yrs, so in honesty I don't remember what the prereqs looked like. I had taken calculus and bio, as general eds -- they may have transferred, or the tech school may have had few prereqs... I don't know.

Required math doesn't get more complex than single-variable algebra. I did not have to take chemistry (unless it was waived bc I'd taken two yrs of chem in high school...but I don't remember hearing classmates talk about chem.)

As for how long it will take, it depends on how many classes transfer from your 1st degree. You may save some time off of your general eds. The nursing program itself won't be any shorter though, as it's a set list of classes specific to nursing and taken in a particular order.

opalbee · Jan 13, 2018

The first thing you should do is check out nursing schools in your area that you would be interested in and look at their pre-requisites as they can vary greatly. The first school I attended for nursing had 12 pre-requisite classes and most of them were math or science.

My current school only requires five pre-requisite classes, and none of them are math, thank goodness. They also require that you take the TEAS exam, which is an academic-readiness test that measures your skills in reading comprehension, English language and grammar usage, mathematics, and science. The math in there isn't too difficult, and you could probably learn it by picking up a TEAS study guide and by looking up tutorials.

I have a horrible track-record, academically. Only recently did I learn how to adjust my attitude and control my ADD so that I could learn and do well in school. I never thought that I could do well, yet here I am. :clown: You can do it, too. You just have to take the initiative to make studying (smartly) your new hobby.

idkmybffjill · Jan 13, 2018

You should check the prereqs required for programs around you. What you'll need to have entirely depends on the program. Some don't have a math class required and some will. You'll at least have some prereqs you'll have to take though--probably at least microbiology and anatomy and physiology I and II. You may also have to take some type of exam that would show you are proficient in basic math, etc.

LegoLand · Jan 29, 2018

Thank you Opalbee, what is the name of your school?

I contacted the school I am interested in (mostly, because of affordability) and we will most likely set up a video call to get some details... However, they replied to my initial e-mail with something like their nursing program is very competitive. I do not know if i have all the resources to do this. They did tell me that it may take me 3-4 years to get the degree I want because of the pre-reqs. I am not sure if I could financially afford this...