Starting Prerequisitions in January

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Hi I'm going to be starting my prerequisitions soon and as a full time student and I was wondering what the course load for a full time student would be like, and any advise that would be helpfull to me. And what course I should take 1st, and any helpful study tips would be great. Thanks.

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Can't wait to read some responses, I am also starting pre reqs in Jan. I am taking Math, Bio, Psy, and Eng. Good Luck to you!!

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Thanks, good luck to you too.

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Specializes in Maternity.

did the school you are attending give you some sort of "idea" as to what you should take first? normally schools have a sample schedule so students have some sort of concept on what would be a good idea to take first.

also, some classes have pre-req's of their own. so, some classes (like microbiology at my school for example) can't be taken first.

for my first semester (what the school suggested) of pre-req's, i took:

- human anatomy and physiology 1

- freshman english

- intro to sociology

- into to psychology

hope this helps

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Thanks, I was thinking of following the sample schedule that I have. I was just wondering are they're a lot of papers and projects to do, and how many hrs of studying I should do. And study tips are helpful since I've wen through most of high school either not studying at all or memorizing material and not really knowing what I was memorizing. I want to learn it and know it, memorizing is the easy part, learning and understanding is the hard part. Thanks for your info

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Specializes in Cardiac Care.

Speak to an advisor at your school about which program you want and based on your placement tests, scores etc and the pre-reqs she/he will tell you which ones you need to take first.

A full course load is considered 12 credits or more. Most people would take 4 to 5 classes. But don't over do it you want the best possible grades and don't want to over tax yourself. Try not to take a lot of classes that require a lot of writing and reading all at the same time you will feel overwhelmed and not be able to do your best.

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Hello,

I'm also starting pre-reqs in Jan., but b/c I have a previous Bachelor's Degree, my course of action may be a bit different. I only have 4 (maybe 5--I need to check) pre-reqs left to take before applying to NS. I'm taking 1-2 classes each semester through the Fall of '09 and applying for Spring '10 admission (I also have a 4 year old and a 1.5 year old and a traveling husband----so I am trying to ease back into this whole thing!)

This spring, I am taking A&P I and Developmental Psychology. In the summer, I will take A&P II and Chemistry (Chem is the one I need to verify that I need to take---I may not have to) and in the fall, I will take Microbiology. At least that is my plan!

My school has a degree plan very well laid out with classes in recommended order, etc. You may want to check to see if yours does, too.

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