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Thanks so much everyone! You all are loads of help :) I believe the reason that this school offers both is because most people transfer their credits off to other schools in this area - atleast that is what I'm guessing. I think I'm going to take them separately. From what I hear and what I know about my study habits (which I have a hard time with.. procrastination! I will have to work on that) it will be easier for me to take A&P together so I can learn form with function. I'll be starting A&P 1 with Intro to Chem in January, hope it goes well! :redbeathe

What are the Pros and Cons of taking A&P 1 and A&P 2, or Anatomy and Physiology separately? How did you take it? What do you recommend? I have the option of both, but I'm not sure which would be the better option... Thanks

In what order do you recommend taking these Pre-Requisites/General Ed Requirements? Microbiology Human Anatomy / Anatomy & Physiology 1 Human Physiology / Anatomy & Physiology 2 Principles of Nutrition Fundamentals of Chemistry I have 3 semesters to take them. Spring 2010, Summer 2010, and Fall 2010. The registration to the nursing program is August 15th for their Spring 2011 program so I am trying to get as many as I can completed even though they only require 1 of the sciences to be considered for entry. But anyway, what order would you recommend taking those courses in, and what would you suggest pairing courses with. Ex. Microbiology with Chemistry, A&P 1 with Nutrition, A&P 1&2 alone.. you catch me. Oh yeah, and can you recommend any books or podcast or anything that I can start reading to prep me on whats instore. I started reading CliffNotes but a book would be a lot easier. Thanks everyone! :nuke:

The Medical Explorers program is a volunteer-type program that allows people interested in Nursing as a career. From what I understand, you do a more hands-on role compared to other volunteer programs. Hope that made sense. You can find it on St. Johns or Cox's hospital website. I've decided that I'm going to go with Cox College of Nursing, but they told me that they do their general ed/pre-reqs through Drury - which is waaay too expensive for me. So I think I'm going to get the majority of them done through OTC. I have a few done already at my old college I went to in New Hampshire when I was a business major (English, Psychology, Sociology, Math, IT, Philosophy..etc). Do they actually do all of their General Eds at Drury, or do they do them on their hospital campus? But for those of you that have already started/completed your pre-reqs/general ed is there a special order you would recommend them? I have to take: Anatomy (do you recommend doing Anatomy and Physiology seperately, or do you recommend doing them together as in A&P1 / A&P2) Physiology Microbiology Chemistry Nutrition I only need one of the science courses to apply to the Cox program, but I'm thinking about going ahead and doing all because the admission for the January 2011 program starts in August 2010. I might as well be getting them done instead of waiting. I'll be starting my classes at OTC in January 2010 :) Thanks everyone! :) :)

Okay right now I'm applying to take a few pre-reqs at OTC for the ASN in Nursing. After I finish the pre-reqs what college would you recommend completing my degree at: stay at Ozark Tech College, Missouri State University, Cox College of Nursing, or St. Johns College of Nursing? Also, what classes do you recommend taking first? I'm kinda nervous.. Have any of you done the Medical Explorers program at St.Johns or Cox? If so, what is it like? What do you do? I'm new to nursing school, so your help is greatly appreciated!