Online Pre Requisites

Newbie_RN17 · Jun 7, 2015

Prereqs are definitely doable online, but you have to be the kind of person with the drive to do them. If you set aside time each week to complete your assignments anything is doable!

A note though, I'd change your screenname. Since you are a pre-nursing student, putting RN in your screenname is misleading and could be considered fraud since RN is a protected title, just FYI.

Prenurse94 · Jun 7, 2015

Thank you very much! Im a very motivated person so I definitely have the drive to do it. And how do I change my screen name I'm new to this site.

Newbie_RN17 · Jun 7, 2015

If you go to account, then settings, it'll have an option for "view all account options." Click that and it'll have "change login info" and it'll have change username under that. Best of luck to you, it sounds like you've got the right attitude!

Prenurse94 · Jun 7, 2015

Thank you for the instructions :) I can't wait to begin my journey

lovesbunnies · Jun 7, 2015

Do you have the option of taking evening classes? Some of your prerequisites will include labs, which can't really be completed online.

neurodude, MSN, NP · Jun 8, 2015

I recommend taking your humanities and fine arts courses (English, Literature, History, etc.) online. I would be cautious with laboratory sciences that are online, as some schools my not accept them.

liane90 · Jun 8, 2015

contact your specific school for the science courses, as the above poster did have a very good point. Most of the classes you mentioned will have papers to do with them, so do not overload yourself. Time management will be key. I did my pre-reqs online and I am speaking from experience, do not overload yourself with classes that you need to write essays in. One or two at a time, personal suggestion to you.

mirandaaa · Jun 8, 2015

I took tons of my pre-requisites online. Loved it.

Be careful though, some higher degrees and schools don't accept online pre-requisite work for nursing. For example, I'm working on my ASN and in order to get my BSN, some of those BSN programs won't accept a few of my pre-requisites because they were online so I will need to do them again or choose a different BSN program.

Good luck!

feeneishia · Jun 8, 2015

I am working full time and did some prereqs online, but I do think being in class is better. Especially for the science classes. I got my MBA online and loved it. I definitely think anything is doable if you work hard enough. But I would check with any school you're planning to attend in the future, because you definitely want that grade to be worth something even if it was an online class.

thecareerchanger, BSN · Jun 9, 2015

I work full time and have a family and take prerequisites online. It is the best option for me and doable as long as I do one class at a time. I would however check the schools of interest to see if they accept online courses (especially sciences) since some programs may not (my programs of interest accept online courses).

turtlesRcool · Jun 9, 2015

Why do you ask? Are you asking from a time-management perspective, a transferability of credits perspective, or an overall learning perspective?

First, are you looking at a fully on-line school or are you looking to take on-line courses from a brick-and-mortar school? If it's the former, be careful because many schools may not accept credits from Phoenix or the like. Science courses that usually require labs are especially tricky to transfer. If you're looking at online classes from a brick and mortar school, there's usually nothing on the transcript that would designate a course as an on-line class, so it would transfer just as if you attended in a B&M classroom. For my prereqs, I took a combination of online, in-person, and hybrid (lectures on line, labs in person), but all from local community colleges, so there's no way for anyone to know some of them were not in-person classes.

Second, if you're looking for time-mangament advice, only you know your schedule and academic capabilities. It's totally possible to take courses while working full-time IF you are able to carve out the time you will need to complete your work. How much time do you have? Are there competing priorities (children, significant other, hobbies, etc.)? You may want to start out with just one or two courses to see how it goes for you. I would not jump into a full-time student schedule if you are new to taking online courses.

Third, a big part of how well you'll do has to do with YOU. Are you the kind of person who learns well solo or do you need to bounce ideas off other people in class or study groups? Are you comfortable learning from a book on your own or does it help to hear someone explain things to you? Do you have the self-discipline to set aside time for your work? This is a different question from whether or not you have the time; having the time means nothing if you won't turn off the tv or say no thanks to a friend's invitation to go out on Friday night.