I have a B.A. in English and have taken some pre-requisite nursing courses back in 2007-8 with unsatisfactory grades. I'm now attempting to get a B.S.N. as a second degree and am planning to take all the pre-requisites over again starting this Fall 2013. Is this a good idea? Do most nursing programs average out classes that were taken twice? Or would they only credit the ones taken most recently? Considering it's been 5 years since I've taken those pre-requisite courses during my first degree, is it a good idea to take them over again (1) to boost my grades and (2) to review/relearn them now? Badly in need of advice. Please help