Science prerequisites

Make sure that online is OK for science courses that normally include a hands-on lab component. This is not the norm for CCRN programs.

I second the suggestion to make sure that online science courses will transfer. Many schools require a hands-on lab component for pre-nusing science coursework.

General chemistry is likely to satisfy the requirement for inorganic chemistry but it is a good idea to check the course descriptions of inorganic chemistry at WSU and general chem at UNE to make sure the same material is covered. Also check if either school has a transfer guide posted online, if not check with the advising offices, this is a quick way to check that the coursework is considered equivalent between the two schools.

UNE has an excellent reputation as a brick-and-mortar school specializing in sciences and health, and is likely to have carried that rigor into its online offerings because I think they use the same faculty and syllabi. If you need the equivalent of two semesters of chem, take general and organic, assuming your target program agrees. I still remember the pleasurable feeling of recognizing things in clinical practice as a grad that I learned in that semester of organic -after 2 semesters of general. .

I have heard this as well so I am pretty confident that it's a good idea to just plow ahead with them.

The programs I'm applying to do not stipulate a lab component. Only that I have enough credits from the selected sections. I have tried asking more pointed questions of one of the program advisors but she hasn't gotten back to me about that. I am on midnights right now so it's tough to get up early to contact the right people. I figure I will just contact the graduate admissions advisors and try to get an answer over the phone. I did submit the syllabi to Wayne state for them to certify the equivalency but it said it could take a few weeks and I am on a tight time table. I'll probably just take Physiology since that will satisfy my biology credit as well as give me time to work out the chemistry issue. You made some great points though. Thank you!

When I asked them they said it didn't matter if it had a lab or not as long as I had enough credits in each subject category. That made me so happy that I didn't need to take the lab but the difference between 3 and 4 credits made it mandatory for me to take the lab anyways so of well. At least my kids will have fun being my lab assistants. Thanks for the input.