Rio Salado College BIO 205 AND 202

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Hey all! I've been trying to find updated reviews for Rio Salado's BIO205 and BIO202. They are the last two classes I need before I can apply for the CEP. I have taken all my prerequisites so far with rio salado and it is HARD. I had to retake BIO201 and barely passed with a 76%. I thought about doing a mixed media class with a local maricopa community college, but it's not looking like the easiest for my work schedule. I work nights and my work does not want to work with a school schedule. If you took those classes through Rio please let me know how they went, what to expect and how I can pass. Thank you.

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I just finished Bio205 and finished 202 right before that and I did them both in the 16-week schedule. Bio classes through Rio are really just not that great because they are pretty much completely self-taught and the amount of information you have to digest is insane. I got a B in 201 and A in 202 and an A in 205.

The concepts themselves are pretty easy to understand but it's the random details that are on the quizzes and exams that make it tricky. I do have 2 small kids that I take care of all day everyday so that did make studying a little harder but the classes are definitely doable.

For 205 exams, make sure to do the Self-Tests at the beginning and end of each lesson, a bunch! There are essay prompts at the end of each lesson, make sure you at least do an outline for each one and memorize it because they are all fair game on the exams. An hour and a half for 4 full length essays is tricky so going in prepared is essential.

Good luck!

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Hi, am currently taking bio 205 and mat 142 through Rio. I have taken all my bio classes through Rio and they have been very HARD. I've had many personal circumstances arise but the material is so vast that it is very difficult to figure out what might be on the test. I wish they would provide a study guide that would help but it is all self taught. These also were my last two classes to enter the CEP program but it looks like I might need to retake some of my BIOs since I have Cs for all of them. It has been a difficult journey through Rio for sure and I am hoping maybe I can go to GCC or Estrella for hybrid online classes. I recently spoke to a GCC nursing advisor and he mentioned that they would have many new ways of teaching the material. Even if it is online and having an instructor to really rely on would make a world of a difference. They supposedly do live classes so you would ahve to be logged in while the instructor is teaching the material. At Rio with the bio classes they don't even offer any extensions or forgive missed assignments for medical reasons as it occurred to me. (They only do one free extension, and believe me they stick to it)

Good luck to you, and I hope you can figure something out. My advise is that you reach out to different nursing advisors in the MCCs and see what they say or can offer to you as an option. 

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On 6/26/2020 at 10:06 PM, Madders said:

I just finished Bio205 and finished 202 right before that and I did them both in the 16-week schedule. Bio classes through Rio are really just not that great because they are pretty much completely self-taught and the amount of information you have to digest is insane. I got a B in 201 and A in 202 and an A in 205.

The concepts themselves are pretty easy to understand but it's the random details that are on the quizzes and exams that make it tricky. I do have 2 small kids that I take care of all day everyday so that did make studying a little harder but the classes are definitely doable.

For 205 exams, make sure to do the Self-Tests at the beginning and end of each lesson, a bunch! There are essay prompts at the end of each lesson, make sure you at least do an outline for each one and memorize it because they are all fair game on the exams. An hour and a half for 4 full length essays is tricky so going in prepared is essential.

Good luck!

Are the exams proctored?

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25 minutes ago, Mariam Kanneh said:

Are the exams proctored?

Hello, Mariam, do you have concerns related to proctored exams? I’ve noticed you’ve asked about whether exams are proctored several times. 

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On 5/8/2022 at 1:24 PM, Rose_Queen said:

Hello, Mariam, do you have concerns related to proctored exams? I’ve noticed you’ve asked about whether exams are proctored several times. 

Yes I do have a concern 

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3 minutes ago, Mariam Kanneh said:

Yes I do have a concern 

Are you able to elaborate what your concern is?

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