Prereqs for Samuel Merritt College

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Hi Everyone,

Just wondering if anyone else here is working on their prereqs for SMC, and if so where. I am currently taking classes at Merritt Community College to prepare to apply to the ABSN as well as the ELMSN program -- and I'm almost done!

Thanks for the info on the classes.

Oh, and all the Chemistry classes I've taken are from college 16 years ago as a freshman. I have a B-, C+ and an A-. All my other sciences are As so I really hate that I have those low grades in there.

I'm actually retaking Chemistry at Merritt CC right now because I actually really like Chemistry and I thought since it has been so long it would be good, but the class is so easy it is very unmotivating, so I'm not sure what to do. I wish I knew how all those grades would be factored into my gpa. Oh well.

And yes, I'm a bit frustrated as I've been trying to schedule an admission counseling appt. at SMC but no one will get back to me. Maybe it is just a busy time of year.

Oh, one more question, does anyone know if "Philosophy 10 - Logic" can count for the "Social Science" requirement? Isn't that a fairly broad category?

Thanks again for any advice.

Well since you are taking chem now, that's the grade they are going to factor in. And they only take your last 60 units at SMC, so I don't think those earlier chem grades are even going to be factored in - so don't worry about that anymore! :)

As for your logic class, no, they probably won't take that as a social science requirement. If we're talking about SMC's ELMNS program, Karina told me that they would take logic for one of th English classes, as they are just looking for you to have one critical reasoning class.

Hope this helps! :)

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And they only take your last 60 units at SMC, so I don't think those earlier chem grades are even going to be factored in - so don't worry about that anymore!

Kensington,

Do they factor in your last 60 units taken of your degree, or the last 60 units taken including any post-grad pre-reqs?

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Kensington,

Do they factor in your last 60 units taken of your degree, or the last 60 units taken including any post-grad pre-reqs?

Hi Asherah,

They factor in your last 60 units total, including anything taken post bac. It's really good then if you take a bunch of prereqs after your bachelors, because basically they start with your most recent class, work their way up to 60 units, and then stop! :)

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Oh, and Kensington - the exception to the last 60 unit rule is that they count any classes specifically for your prereqs, right? Like my english classes, statistics etc. were all taken in my first 30 units. So when factoring my gpa, they count those, right?

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Hi Asherah,

They factor in your last 60 units total, including anything taken post bac. It's really good then if you take a bunch of prereqs after your bachelors, because basically they start with your most recent class, work their way up to 60 units, and then stop! :)

Wow, thats awesome...the only school I've found so far to do that! I would be able to apply with a 4.0 then, something I've never dreamed I could do! (Although I completely understand that its only one component of the application).

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Not to derail, but I heard on a few threads around here that they don't conduct interviews if you are applying for the ABSN program at the SF campus. However, the SMC site describing the pre-reqs and admissions requirements doesn't state this specifically (only stating that an interview will be required)

(http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/nursing/abs_nursing/requirements)

Does anyone know if there is or is not a required interview for the SF campus?

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YThe other class I am wondering about is Statistics. The class I have is "Uncertainty Analysis for Engineers". Did you have something similar? Do you know if they will take that? I have been assuming they will, but really have no idea.

I never took statistics or uncertainty analysis as an undergrad so I took an intro to statistics class last semester to finish off my prerequisites. The pace was soooo slow but it was very, very easy.

You might have a tough time getting your uncertainty analysis credited, especially if it had an ENGR prefix rather than a MATH prefix. Make sure you have the catalog description to show them.

If you do have to take a stats class, the good news is that you can find it online in an 8-week format (the bad news is the cost, of course).

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