Jeff G

Jeff G

Chemistry/Physics Teacher at a community college.

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  1. Trying to apply to multiple Nursing prog. in LA, I have a chemistry pre req question?

    Jeff G replied to Jessc1023's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The articulation and transferability agreements in CA are a bit complicated. I would recommend looking at the IGETC document (I believe that it is the correct acryonym). It lists which courses are...

  2. ABSN Pre-reqs

    Jeff G replied to hr2020's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hate to see students struggle/worry/fear science and math classes. If you need an online Chemistry course, please let me know. Since I teach Chemistry at a small community college, I have...

  3. Chemistry Prereq for Rory Myers Accelerated Program

    Jeff G replied to ecmwise5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sometimes the program advisor will want to see the syllabi for the

  4. Organic Chemistry, HELP!

    Jeff G replied to sarahjane633's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Youtube videos are a great resource and I encourage my students to watch them. For on-ground students, I encourage them to come to my office hours. If your school has TAs, then please utilize them....

  5. Intro to Chemistry or Microbiology?

    Jeff G replied to Kotylynne's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good point! I ask students why certain medications cannot be stored in the solution form but must be stored in the solid form. It is one of my open-ended questions to get people thinking about...

  6. Chemistry Class

    Jeff G replied to RNLife2025's topic in California Nursing

    I teach at North Central Missouri College. I offer all courses (intro chem, gen chem, organic chem, physics, physical science) each term and I have flexible start dates. The transcripts from our...

  7. College Chemistry during summer...am I crazy?

    Jeff G replied to 7237dallas's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The general theme of this discussion sounds familiar. Here is my perspective: I teach online Chemistry and I understand that students have time constraints, family responsibilities, etc. I do my...

  8. Chemistry and Anatomy over summer break??

    Jeff G replied to kelseyhelton's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I usually recommend students take no more than 2 science classes per term. The same goes for Summer. I would be cautious about A&P as it can be rather intense. That being said, I try to...

  9. chemistry minor while BSN program?

    Jeff G replied to nursetobequestionmark's topic in General Students

    I currently have a student who is seeking her nursing degree but also taking more advanced Chemistry classes. Her ultimate goal is medical school, which requires Chemistry and biology

  10. Chemistry classes

    Jeff G replied to MQ Edna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There are a couple of schools that offer online organic Chemistry that were not listed above: North Central Missouri College, Doane University, UNE, CalCampus, and MN State. I teach online organic...

  11. Portage learning Chemistry course

    Jeff G replied to crissy07's topic in General Students

    The school you are interested in applying to should have some document (usually available online) that lists which courses are accepted or equivalent. You may need to get this in writing from the...

  12. Which chemistry class to take?

    Jeff G replied to stormii's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here is the advice I give to students in your situation: 1.) Be aware that due to time constraints, not all of the topics may be covered. For example, at one school on the west coast, the topics of...

  13. Online General Chemistry

    Jeff G replied to Bella10's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It is interesting to hear your perspective. I teach online general Chemistry 1 and 2. For each topic in my courses, I suggest students watch a few short videos (from Youtube). At the beginning of...

  14. To retake chemistry for CRNA school?

    Jeff G replied to Moriah Lyons's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If I do suggest that a student retakes a course, I tell them the following: If you do retake the course, be confident that you can get a good grade (A or B) in it. It hurts when you retake a course...

  15. Chemistry Class

    Jeff G replied to RNLife2025's topic in California Nursing

    Thank you! I do offer all of my courses online and I have students across the country. I will say that online courses are popular and probably will get even more popular due to the

  16. Portage Chemistry 121

    Jeff G replied to Piggvomit's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I recommend students watch Youtube videos--it is a great resource. I provide a list of links to good videos for all my online

  17. Chemistry Class

    Jeff G replied to RNLife2025's topic in California Nursing

    I have had my fair share of incompetent teachers during my student years. The situation you describe seems to be the signature of an "adjunct instructor" and is common in higher education....

  18. Should I take biology or chemistry?

    Jeff G replied to Brenda Baret's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I recommend taking both biology and Chemistry courses. At the end of the day, so to speak, you will need knowledge from both of these fields. (I give this same advice to my

  19. Retaking chemistry 101

    Jeff G replied to Future-rn252's topic in General Students

    For students in Missouri and neighboring states: If the course is listed as a MOTR course, then it MUST be accepted by MO 4 year public institutions. MOTR stands for "Missouri Transfer Guaranteed",...

  20. Chemistry Class

    Jeff G replied to RNLife2025's topic in California Nursing

    As a Chemistry instructor at a community college, I agree that ratemyprofessor.com can be a reasonable indicator, but I would not trust it 100%. For example, I have taught thousands of students, but...

  21. UNE Online Chemistry

    Jeff G replied to Rionoir's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Labs are indeed a good way to learn/review the concepts. All of my courses have a lab associated with them and the lab component tends to boost the student's overall

  22. A&P and Chemistry

    Jeff G replied to Savannah's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is doable, but plan on dedicating a good amount of time to studying. I usually recommend no more than 2 science classes per term since I do not want students to get