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i have been pondering this thought... do you have to take biology before micro biology. i have had human anatomy and aced it with an a+. loved the course. i have registered to take a & p i this fall. microbiology will not be till after a & p ii. i go to tcc in the hampton roads area of virginia. the science website for the school states you should have either bio 01 bio 101 or bio 100 (human anatomy) before taking micro but listed under the microbiology course description it states you need bio 01(foundations) or biology 101 before taking micro. soooo.....

1) has anyone been able to take microbiology without taking a biology course first

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2) should i attempt a & p i with having biology?

cyn

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Anatomy will definitely help you when get to like immunity and what not but I do not really think you have to take a bio class before mico- I think anatomy is more useful to have before micro. My school recommends that you take a chemistry class before micro-- I barely used chem in micro.... The bio in micro is pretty basic--like transcription, translation, protein synthesis, DNA vs. RNA and etc... I think you should be able to do micro easily without the bio class.

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Since you mentioned the Chem before Micro, I have to tell you that I saw that was recommended also. When I went to an open house at the Community College, the speaker for the program said even though its recommended you can do it without taking Chem. So I am trying to plan out these science classes since I am just beginning.

Thanks for you inuput

Cyn

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You actually need a little chem...not so much biology, but having biology helps because you guys will be talking about prokaroyote vs eukaryote structures; dna replication; protein synthesis; etc..and you cover all of that in bio

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My university will not let me take micro. without having bio. and chem.

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I also am a student at TCC! I took Human Bio last year. This fall I'm taking A&P1 and hopefully A&P2 in the spring. My plan is to take the intro to college Chemistry next summer because it's been so long since I took HS chem. Then I plan on taking both chemistry classes next year. I am going to take the micro after I take all those. I don't know if that's the correct order though. It seemed to make the most sense to me that way. I'm taking A&P at the Chesapeake campus in the evenings this semester.

Good luck.

Robyn

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I agree, chem is more helpful than biology, I havent taken biology since high school, but I'd be a little lost without having taken chem

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I'm taking A&PI this upcoming fall WITHOUT the BIO. In one of my threads, majority of the respondents supported the idea of not taking BIO because not too much of the material was recovered in A&PI. I'll be pairing chemistry next year with A&PII during the spring as well. Does anyone know if more chemistry is needed in A&PI or A&PII? The latter should be more about physiology and function so a strong foundation of basic chemistry is should ensure success in that course, right?

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i am confused bout which to take, I found this on tcc's website

Biology Department, Portsmouth Campus at TCC

The Biology Department offers introductory and advanced courses for Science majors and courses, which fulfill pre-requisities for Nursing and the Health Professions. We also offer courses, which fulfill a Science elective for non-Science majors.

Courses

Official Course Descriptions:

Biology

Biology 01: Developmental Biology

Biology 100: Human Biology

Biology 101: General Biology I Lecture and Lab

Biology 102: General Biology II Lecture and Lab

Biology 141: Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture and Lab

Biology 142: Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture and Lab

Biology 150: Microbiology Lecture and Lab

Recommended Sequence of Courses

Biology 01- No previous Science or Biology background required

Biology 100- Students should have completed high school Biology within the past 5-7 years.

Biology 101-Students should place into

English 111 or are currently taking English 111 in order to register for Biology 101. Students should also complete or have tested out of all developmental Math courses prior to registering for Bio 101.

Biology 102- Successful completion of Biology 101

Biology 141- Successful completion of Biology 01, 100 or 101 prior to registering for Biology 141.

Biology 142- Successful completion of Biology 141

Biology 150-Successful completion of Biology 01, 100 or 101

Additional Biology Electives- Faculty Approval

Of course this is only Biology not Chem

I am worried about taking A & P I & II without regular Biology ( only Human biology, Bio 100) or Chem. if you look at curriculum sheets College Chem comes after all the Biology including Mirco

BeachRobyn, I heard there was an excellent teacher at the Chesapeake campus Mattos Or something like that, But it is hard to get the class because it fills quickly.

All taking A P I at TCC this fall keep in touch, I am taking it also,

Are you trying for nursing also?

Lightnoise, Do you think the Chem 1 not college chem is good before micro biology?

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

Depends on your professor's penchant for the subject and of course your motivation to do well. That said, I took A&P 1 without Gen bio and got an A, and I am finishing up A&P 2 now, so far I am holding on to an A as well. My school does not require any prereqs for micro, though it does list the basic English comp class as a coreq (???) which I assume most people would have done before jumping into micro. I am taking micro next spring and I am a little apprehensive about it due to all those crazy bacteria names, but I am going to hold strong!!

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I just want to have the strongest background possible. My professor from Human Anatomy said the more science background you have the better you should do. But you can do it with just the Human Anatomy to A/P I & II then on to Micro if you are a studier and researcher. If an area comes up that you are not familiar with you may have to do research to understand it. She said some students come in with having had all the courses and can't remember what they learned anyway.

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