Pre-Requisite Challenging Classes

Please rank the following classes #1 for the most difficult #5 for the least difficult. I plan to take a real light load during the semester with the most difficult class.

HUMAN ANATOMY LECTURE

HUMAN ANATOMY LAB

INTRO TO MICROBIOLOGY

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB

PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

THANKS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR,

BO, future RN

Hmm, here we go (from most difficult to least):

1. Pharmacology

2. Physiology Lecture

3. Physiology Lab

4. Microbiology

5. Anatomy Lecture

6. Anatomy Lab

I've always considered anatomy to be fairly easy to learn, at least compared to the physiology counterparts which I consider to be of moderate difficulty. Microbiology is sort of challenging, but not terrible or anything. Pharmacology is a fairly demanding class- there's just a very large amount of information to take in.

Hope that helps!

--Ari Ballaban

Had no trouble with A/P or Micro. They weren't 'easy' per se but no problems.

Pharmacology is just massive amounts of memorization. It was ridiculous...

So Pharm got #1, Micro #4 and Anatomy and Physiology (Lecture/Lab) tie for #5.

Pharm got #1 because not only was it a lot of info but I absolutely hate learning by rote.

Thanks for the ranking. I definitely will take it to heart. I sorta though A&P were the hardest and had been considering taking pharmacology and physiology the same semester. Looks like its time to change plans.

Bo

1-PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

2-HUMAN ANATOMY LECTURE

3-INTRO TO MICROBIOLOGY

4-HUMAN ANATOMY LAB

5-HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE

6-HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB

If you read your material in advance, and study instead of craming it all up, you will find them way less chalenging!

tip for a&p and micro

understand how stuff works as much as you can, because plenty of the chapter subjects will come up in further chapters!

the more you understand the more you breeze with better grades!

Bo, I too will be starting both Micro and Physiology in three weeks. The instructors have advised me that they are easily one and a half times harder than Anatomy, and to take them in separate semesters if at all possible. (I'm not looking forward to it, although I 'aced' Anatomy while the average score in my class of 125 was a "D"). I need to have them both completed by August though, to begin my program, so I'm having to put the 4.0 GPA at risk to complete them.

Hope you don't mind a female's response in a male student forum.

The school I was admitted to never required PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, so I can't say much about that. I was most challenged with INTRO TO MICROBIOLOGY and I had to retake it twice for a better passing grade. Hope this helps!

I was most challenged with INTRO TO MICROBIOLOGY and I had to retake it twice for a better passing grade. Hope this helps!

Yikes! That does not help reassure me !

my list, most to least:

HUMAN ANATOMY LECTURE

INTRO TO MICROBIOLOGY

HUMAN ANATOMY LAB

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE

PHARMACOLOGY

Didn't have this:

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB

Honestly it depends on you, and I really believe a lot of it depends on your teachers. You should ask around from people who have taken these classes at your school, and from the teachers you may be taking them with.

Bo, I too will be starting both Micro and Physiology in three weeks. The instructors have advised me that they are easily one and a half times harder than Anatomy, and to take them in separate semesters if at all possible. (I'm not looking forward to it, although I 'aced' Anatomy while the average score in my class of 125 was a "D"). I need to have them both completed by August though, to begin my program, so I'm having to put the 4.0 GPA at risk to complete them.

I'm in the same boat as you. I didn't think Anatomy was too bad either, just had to put in the time. In my case, the class scored a "C" to low "C" average with an atrition rate of >50%. And I'll be starting both Micro and Physiology next term (like Spring 2009). I went all out last term (Fall 2008) and took Pharmacology and Anatomy w/lab. I don't recommend it but I have a deadline to complete my pre-reqs by mid Aug 2009 too.

Hope all is well. Oh, what nursing school will you be attending this fall BLUEMALIBU?

CRNA1906

My personal opinion:

1. Pharmacology (It wasn't terrible or anything, but for me, easily the most challenging)

2. General Microbiology (I know you said intro, but I've only taken it as a majors level course)

3. Physio lecture (the lecture test questions seemed more in depth and generally required more thought)

4. Anatomy Lecture (same as above)

5/6. Physio/Anatomy Lab ( anatomy was just basic memorization, and physio lab was way more straightforward that lecture)

Personally, I think as long as you have a good instructor, none of these classes should really be a problem. I've heard a lot of people refer to physio/micro same semester as the "deadly combo", but if you only need intro, it may not be a problem. Then again, a lot of people say pharm/physio is tough, but I felt like it made things easier. Maybe I just got lucky, but it seemed like we were usually on the same body system at the same time [ex. nervous system in physio at the same time as nervous system drugs in pharm].

Oh, what nursing school will you be attending this fall BLUEMALIBU?

CRNA1906

Butte College... 75 miles north of Sacramento. And You?

...Love your moniker! My dream would be to work in anesthesia, but I'm already a hundred years old!