Re-Taking Courses

That is the chance you take. I usually recommend that a person not retake a class unless they got a C or, of course, below. Sometimes that A remains elusive.

Does your school even allow retakes if the class was originally passed? Community colleges across the board in my state no longer allow a person to retake a course in which the original grade was a C, unless they have to repeat it for recency, i.e. microbiology course A, B, or C grade is more than five (or whatever the criteria) years old. Also you need to see what the rules are for repeat courses. Some schools will only look at the original grade no matter what you do, etc. And it also does not matter so much for the courses that are not prereqs to the nursing program, such as micro, anat, phys, etc. Usually math does not matter so much, but psych might be included in that group that they look at more closely.

Another way to raise your GPA is to take other classes (and of course get those A's). Go ahead and take the remaining required courses for the BSN program that you would probably enter. Get A's. For example, ASN program might only require one semester of chem, but BSN program wants two sem of chem (like my school). Go ahead and take the second semester now. Or, look for "easier" courses that you are more likely to pull an A in. Group those courses for a minor at your proposed BSN school. Just make sure that you don't exceed the allowable number of credits at the present level. Scour the fine print of the course catalog of your school to see what the rules are. Good luck.