Pre Reqs and BSN program courses

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I am going to register for my first class this week. I was wondering if anyone would recommend taking two pre reqs at the same time. I was thinking History II and devel PSYC. I work full time and my children are grown. Is this a good or bad idea? Also, what do you do if you are going on vacation in the middle of a semester and have limited to no computer access? Looking for any and all suggestions!

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I took the second semester history course at the Dallas Community colleges online for this past Maymester. It was a cinch and I finished it in 2 1/2 weeks - I work full time too. I had to write two short essay responses on the class discussion board and then take 3 multiple choice tests, each over three chapters. I'd read the 3 chapters in one day, taking notes, review the ppts, and then take the test the same day. Got an A. Instructor also offered extra credit for doing a historical movie report. I am starting up again in August and have decided to take all my prereqs through the community college. Saves a lot of money and they are a bit easier. Yes through UTA you can get the prereqs done faster, but at what extra cost and effort? Also the community college does offer some courses during the normal semester that are shorter. I'm taking a 6 week Tech Writing class this fall through them.

Something I learned that wasn't spelled out clearly, if you don't have a biology credit you can bypass it by taking the community college health sciences A&P I. If you come into UTA to take all your science prereqs you will need to have the biology 1441 credit or equivalent first before taking A&P I. You might already have that, but figuring it out saved me a class so passing it on. And learning that I don't need to take the more difficult "for science major" courses. That made a huge difference. I was signing up for general chem, yikes...now its Introductory Chemistry. Still a lot of work but more reasonable in the content.

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If Texas government starts in August and my cruise doesn't start until 6 weeks into class, would that maybe be something I could complete all my work. I'm looking for any classes that I can work ahead in.

Hi Minch,

I took Tex Gov at the end of 2012, and at that time, we were allowed to work ahead in everything including the quizzes. I was able to finish the whole class in 4 weeks, by taking 2 quizzes per week. So, yes, maybe you could be finished by the time you leave for vacation on your cruise. PM me later if you want and I can give you more info.

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Hi Minch,

I took Tex Gov at the end of 2012, and at that time, we were allowed to work ahead in everything including the quizzes. I was able to finish the whole class in 4 weeks, by taking 2 quizzes per week. So, yes, maybe you could be finished by the time you leave for vacation on your cruise. PM me later if you want and I can give you more info.

I will verify that texas govt allows you to work ahead. Plus, it's an easy class. You can finish it 2 weeks early if you put a little effort into it.

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Limited to no computer access? Definetly don't do it! You may have all the time in the world, but you still need computer access for History - projects, papers, etc. Finish your pre reqs first then start on the nursing core. Now is not the time to combine nursing classes. I suggest getting pre reqs out of the way so you can focus solely on the nursing classes which are a different beast in themselves. You aren't wasting you time by just taking 1 or 2 or 3 pre req classes, but I wouldn't combine them with a nursing core class.

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