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Standard Time Limit for Science Classes?

I keep hearing people talk about the fact that they have to start their nursing programs within 2 years (or 5 years or whatever) of taking their sciences (A&P, Micro, etc). Is this a standard thing or is it per school? I haven't seen it mentioned at any school around me except one. Thanks!

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Its pretty standard around here. Most schools want sciences (Bio, A&P, Chemistry) taken no later than 5 yrs of applying. There are a few (although hard to come by) that allow 7 yrs for certain sciences (like chemistry).

Best thing to do is check the admission policy and admission procedures of the school of nursing you are interested in. If you don't see it, just to be doubly sure contact the School of Nursing directly and inquire with them.

Each school will have its own unique policies, and these usually will be stated in writing. The common expiration intervals I've seen are 5, 7 and 10 years.

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This is pretty much standard. Each school has their own time limit. Usually three, five, or seven years. You have to find out from each school what the limit is and plan your application for admission accordingly. There have been posts from people who have been caught up in this requirement because they haven't been accepted at a program prior to time limits running out.

My school actually has NO time limit. I thought this was great, since my classes are over 15 years old, and I wasn't looking forward to retaking Micro very much.

Turns out I am retaking other prereqs to boost my gpa anyway, because the school is so competitive. I may just end up retaking micro after all.

Five years sound like a long time, but when you going part-time, it really goes by quickly.

Yeah each school is different. My school's timeline is 10 years, it's been 11 for me so that's why I'm taking A&P 1 over again.

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