Question in regards to Excelsior's General Education Requirements

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Hello All,

I am returning to school after 10+ years and I just applied to Excelsior College. After reviewing all the General and Nursing classes I have a question. How is Microbiology and A&P required without General Biology and Chemistry? Both biology and chemistry will come into play as a fundamental background in Micro / A&P. I plan to transfer after my associates for my BSN at a traditional school; so I would like to get the "full benefit" of my education. Any ideas / feelings about this would be appreciated. Thanks!

Joe

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Feel free to take them, if you'd like the benefit of the information. ;) Different programs have different requirements ... you'll find some that require those, others that don't. I get the feeling that a lot of ADN programs assume a student has had high-school-level Bio and Chem.

As far as BSN programs go, you might want to take the "full" versions of Micro and A&P (with labs, that is) if you haven't already -- those tend to transfer more easily than the EC exams because they have no labs.

Good luck, and welcome to Allnurses!

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Thanks! I will probably take the bio and chem first, especially since I will need those anyway to get into a CRNA program (my end goal of all this). It will be a good refresher since I do not remember that much from HS. The Micro and A&P labs I can take separate at a traditional school. I just find it odd that some requirements don't tie in together. For example, a BSN program that over four years requires pathophysiology but not immunology ... the two kind of go hand in hand!

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My local university "required" biology 101 as a prerequisite to micro and a&p. But there was no consequence when I enrolled and completed the classes without it. The way I see it, you might as well save yourself the time and money and just skip it if ya can. But if you feel like you want or need the knowledge and you feel that it's worth the resources then it couldn't hurt.

Did you find a CRNA program that accepts EC grads?

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I can definitely see what you are saying, I just have to decide myself to take them or not. I believe as long as you meet all the requirements for the CRNA program of choice they should accept EC students. I am doing my associates via EC and then transferring for a RN-BSN program. I know for a fact that Mercer University in Macon, GA will accept everything if I meet their requirements. Good luck!

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