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Also...would anyone here know why most fall classes begin in August but some do not begin until October 19, yet still end around the same time at the end of December? They all state that they are worth 3 credit hours but I want to be certain it doesn't mess up my financial aid. It may be nice to ease back into the studies with half my classes beginning in August and the remainders starting up mid October..and all ending in December. Thanks for any wisdom here.

Hmmm... thanks for the feedback. I wonder if I should just start slowly and take Med. Terminology this semester and maybe ANP in the spring. This would leave more money to upgrade my desktop to a laptop, (so that I can take my studies with me and not be tethered to my desktop if I have a paper due or research to be done, etc.) So many choices of classes..it is like a fricken smorgasboard! I don't want to lay it on too heavily but it just seems like a lot of the "cooler" classes have ANP, Med. Term., etc. as prereqs.... so the sooner I ace them and put those notches in my proverbial belt..the better! However, I know it is very important knowledge to have for my future, so I want to make sure I RETAIN all of the lovely tidbits.. so maybe slower is better..med term first,..absorb.. then ANP.. absorb.. etc. I wouldn't mind having a "georgina" and a microscope for homeschool and also...who knows when it would come in handy.. I am a dork like that

Hi, I am seeking to get in some pre reqs and my online search brought me here to allnurses. I am a returning student and would like to take my first semester back totally online. Has anyone taken ANP online? I am trying to make sense of these courses online.. it says totally online.. but how do we do the labs? Would anyone be willing to share what online ANP was like? The other courses I am considering are Med. Law and Ethics, Med Terminology, and Intro to Health Careers-- all online. Feedback would be greatly valued at this point in time. A bit of background.. I am a mom of 5 children. My husband is home and runs an online business, but is available to help as I need it. although it is limited due to his health restrictions with rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. We homeschool our school age children, and I am also a Doula and CBE in my "spare time":heartbeat I am hoping these courses would help in my pre reqs/study hours for midwifery school as much as entry into a nursing program in the future, IYKWIM. I know this will be hard work and with mommy brain, I am wondering.. is this do-able? Campus courses are not realistic this fall b/c my husband will be having his second hip replacement surgery and I NEED to be here at home. I was really hoping to take a Women's Studies course on campus locally...I hope they offer it in the spring! Soooo anyone totally online who has taken the courses I have listed, successfully?? Could you share what online but Lecture/Lab means for me in terms of ...will I need to visit the campus?? Is there any way to do whatever labs are needed at the local campus rather than traveling ... and will I need to purchase a microscope? I found some ANP kids online at http://www.labpaq.com/students-order Is this where Ivy Tech ANP items are ordered? I am so curious.. I want to know it all, LOL... Okay...more questions later I suppose:yawn: