Schools Not Requiring Chemistry

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Wondering if anybody is enrolled in or knows of schools that don't require chemistry as a pre-req. I have taken a chemistry for healthcare(Life Science Chem), but I realize that most schools are looking for Organic or Bio. Thanks for the help.

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You will be putting your self at a deficit if you do not have the more advanced chemistry before you even start anesthesia school. They are not going to be giving you time to learn the basics, you are going to be expected to already know that.

That is why most require the more advanced chemistry before they will accept anyone into their program.

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Specializes in ER/ICU, CCRN, SRNA (class of 2010).

Get serious here my friend. You can not cut that type of corner and expect to get into school. Take a good look at your competition and you will see they all have at least organic chem and probably biochem as well. As the previous post states these our basic classes.

-Smiley

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Specializes in Trauma/Burn ICU, Neuro ICU.

Uh, are you planning on passing meds? You NEED chem. Get a tutor.

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Uh, are you planning on passing meds? You NEED chem. Get a tutor.
That is not the problem. I have taken higher division chems throughout high school and I have taken a college chem course and passed with flying colors. A's as a matter of fact. :trout:
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Specializes in ICU, currently in Anesthesia School.

I go to a school that does not REQUIRE o-chem/chem for admission, but let's look at my current course load for chem knowledge and depth-

Pathology- some chem here

Chemistry for anesthesia- yep, science level/o-chem here

Biochem-Oh yeah, chem all over the place here

Physiology- umm, Yep chem

Immunology- Some chem here too

Pharmacology- chem rules supreme here (can anyone say pKa? :))

Principles of anesthesia- lets see..... um chem here

Physics- not much, but chem examples for real world apps.

Gross Anatomy- chem knowlege definitely helping for written exams.

So yes, some schools dont REQUIRE it, but good luck keeping up with the info if you only have been exposed to the basic one semester health science chem. Do yourself a favor and really learn the chem before applying to any CRNA program. There is too much info to be learned in adddition to chem that your stress load will be reduced just by not having to learn basic chem principles.

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I spoke with an admission director at a school in the Midwest about what I could do to improve my application their program. One of the things she told me to do is retake chemistry and any other core sciences that are more than 5 years old. She said, "Chemistry is one of those classes that you may not use all the time and concepts may have evaporated over time."

I thought all nursing programs require at least Chem I before nursing school. Anyway, that's all I took and it's nearly 10 years old. I am enrolled for this fall and will do Chem II in the spring and start Organic in the summer (I won't apply until time for apps for Fall of 2009, so next year).

I didn't ask her this question but let me pose this to the group....

I have no option but to take these classes at a community college. There are no 4 year universities that offer the class at a time I can take it due to work schedule. I work S, M, T and most all the classes are M/W or T/Th. This one is just on Fridays. It is a 5 hour Chem I class for science majors. I realize it's not ideal but do you think it will be a major problem if all my other bases are covered?

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No offense here guys but no one has answered my question. I would simply like to know the schools that don't require Chem as a pre-req. Thanks

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No offense here guys but no one has answered my question. I would simply like to know the schools that don't require Chem as a pre-req. Thanks

Go to www.aana.com and do your own research.

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Specializes in Pain Management.

If you do not understand Biochem, you fail to have the foundation that pharmacology is based on. Period.

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TCU does not require any additional chemistry beyond what was taken as an undergrad nursing student. Their chemistry for nurse anesthesia students is tailored for anesthesia application.

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I go to a school that does not REQUIRE o-chem/chem for admission, but let's look at my current course load for chem knowledge and depth-

Pathology- some chem here

Chemistry for anesthesia- yep, science level/o-chem here

Biochem-Oh yeah, chem all over the place here

Physiology- umm, Yep chem

Immunology- Some chem here too

Pharmacology- chem rules supreme here (can anyone say pKa? :))

Principles of anesthesia- lets see..... um chem here

Physics- not much, but chem examples for real world apps.

Gross Anatomy- chem knowlege definitely helping for written exams.

I have to ask, is this a CRNA program or med school? Looking at your courses I am trying to figure out what CRNA program requires gross anatomy? Physics? Immunology? Wow, that's one tough curriculum.:trout:

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