How Many Times Do You Have To Take A&P1 ?

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I am in A&P 1 for the first time this semester. 90% of the class is taking it for at least the second time. One lady is in there for the 4th time! No disrespect intended, but how many times do you have to take this class in order to pass? Yikes! Is something wrong with this picture?:confused:

Many schools are adopting stricter rules about repeating courses and how many repeats will be allowed, especially for highly impacted programs like nursing. In today's environment, many people can't get into required courses so it is unfair for a 4th time repeater to take up a space. If there is a nrsg prog in the entire nation that will take people who take required courses for the 4th time I would be as surprised as if someone told me I had just won the lotto. The poor classroom beh described by many of the posters should not be tolerated by instructors. They are in charge of maintaining an adequate learning environment for the serious students.

In one of my required courses the instructor caught several students blatantly cheating on an exam. The only penalty he exacted (not a penalty at all) was to give them the opportunity to retake the exam. They should have been treated according to the school rules on cheating. I always resented that they were given that unfair advantage.

You should always try your best, as if it's possible you're gonna get an A the first time around, b/c you never know when the school or the nrsg dept may change their rules or how they apply their rules in midstream. Things like this have a chance to bite you in the butt when you least expect it. Believe me I know it. My school changed the rules on me and did not grandfather for people in my situation and I have paid the price ever since so I know! Just a word to the wise!

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I am in A&P 1 for the first time this semester. 90% of the class is taking it for at least the second time. One lady is in there for the 4th time! No disrespect intended, but how many times do you have to take this class in order to pass? Yikes! Is something wrong with this picture?:confused:

my school that wouldn't do you any good unless you got a D or an F you can't retake the class, and if you did get a D or an F you can only get a C the second time that won't get you in to any programs here. That said we have a few who were retaking it too. I took it once its do able to pass the first time.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I am taking A&P I and A&P II concurrently at a local community college, and many of my classmates are retaking the course because they earned a 'B' or 'C' grade the first time around. All of these retakers are aiming for the 'A' grade at the end of the semester, and they will repeat the course until they achieve that result.

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Anatomy and Pysiology is such a fun course, but there is alot of info there. It is not easy, but if it is as bad as half your class doing it over, assuming most of them are normally trying to get their degree or diploma, then it may just be a bad instuctor.

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Specializes in Ante-Intra-Postpartum, Post Gyne.

At my school you can only repeat a pre-nursing class once or else they will not even consider you. I guess they figure if a person can not get the basics they will not make it in nursing school.

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I am in A&P 1 for the first time this semester. 90% of the class is taking it for at least the second time. One lady is in there for the 4th time! No disrespect intended, but how many times do you have to take this class in order to pass? Yikes! Is something wrong with this picture?:confused:

They double the tuition here if you take a class more than twice! Repeat classes are undesirable at our school since the nursing program will deduct points for repeats. Try to get it right the first time, you can do it!!!!

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Just do your best and give it your all. I have never once, retaken at class and I am working towards my second Bachelors degree. Don't get me wrong, there are times when I thought I would never get through some of my classes. However, that would make me study harder. Don't be afraid to get help, like a tutor, or ask the instructor for study advice. Don't let the fact that others have retaken the class more than once bother you. I actually tried to convince some in my A & P classmates to not retake the class b/c it was a waste of their time and money. Plus, like others have said, you won't get a second chance once your in nursing school.

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Occasionally there is a valid reason to retake a class - i.e. you enrolled in college immediately after high school, perhaps with a non-nursing major, and took a few classes that are now nursing prereqs. You make poor grades and don't graduate, but return to the same school for a nursing degree when you're older and ready to be a student. If this is you, you ought to have the opportunity to retake a class or two. I can't think of any reason why anyone would need to take a class more than twice, especially in consecutive semesters. I'm surprised that all colleges don't have a stricter policy on this. I'm sure they don't mind taking your tuition dollars over and over again, but to give someone priority in entering a program as competitive as nursing when they had to take a class four times to get a good grade, over someone who got a high B the first time, doesn't make any sense to me at all. Not everyone can afford to endlessly retake classes, for one...

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Specializes in Psych.

I took it twice, but that's because I took it 13 years apart. I made an A both times and if I hadn't done so well when I was 20, I never would have considered the field of nursing. I have a lot of 2nd timers in my micro class right now. For the most part, they seem serious, but if it were me, I would be second-guessing my career choice if I couldn't master the pre-reqs.

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Sorry what I said before was assuming that most students were serious in what they wanted to do in life. After rereading the letter, it doesn't seem like many of them are. Like I said A and P is a enjoyable course but requires alot of work. If you decide to skip classes or sleep in...etc... it is no wonder people are failing.

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I took A&P1 and got a C. It is hard. I'm currently taking A&P2. I find myself studying a lot harder than I did before. What's scary is reading some of these other threads and students say that A&P was a breeze compared to actual nursing courses. OH Lordy. What have I gotten myself into.:sniff:

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Oh dear....Do NOT lose heart. It is a very hard course that requires alot of hard work. I didn't mean to imply anything but....I had a B- when I took it, if it makes you feel better. But that didn't stop me from being a good LPN. What we do on paper isn't half of it, And you know what? Once you get out there and start working, you'll find it easier to remember. Stuff even seems to come naturally to you without the thinking process we use in school. Stuff will come to you as natural as breathing. Your just doing the tough part now...Hang in there...

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