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Hi to all .. My daughter will be taking her pre reqs at TCC NE campus for nursing starting this fall ! ( registration starts Sunday ) Can anyone offer some advice on where to start ....which Science first ... anything that will help ...maybe a good prof or two for any of the Sciences or Math ( or any other class for that matter ) She did take med terms in high school and got an 98 ! Also did duel English so that is out of the way too ! :yeah:Thank you for any and all help !:loveya: ( Feel free to Pm me if you need to thanks again ! )

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I didn't take all of my classes at the NE campus, but I took Microbiology and Chemistry there. I HIGHLY recommend Mr. Matthai for Microbiology and Dr. Patrick for Chemistry. Both of those classes were excellent, and I was very grateful that I chose those professors. I wish your daughter luck, and I hope she has a great semester.:lol2:

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I took most of my classes at NE campus, and I took a couple online. For Chemistry I had Kucera, but I've also heard Patrick is a really good professor. For A&P I took Pulse over the summer at NE campus, but he mostly teaches over at SE campus. For Microbiology I took Matthai. I HIGHLY recommend him, and so do many of the other people I have talked to. For College Algebra I took Patel online. I didn't have any problems taking math online surprisingly. I've also taken Statistics online and had no problem with that. Any math class with Maggie Foster is wonderful. She's VERY helpful and tutors her students outside of class if you desire. Also, you can go to http://www.ratemyprofessor.com or http://www.pickaprof.com to find ratings from other students on most of the professors at TCC.

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My advice to your daughter is to take only one science at a time, and to take as many other classes online as possible. The sciences are a full-time job, as they have a lab. Especially A&P I, and II, as most of the learning is done outside the classroom. She will have both lecture and lab exams. I would not take A&P at the NE Campus. There are no really good teachers for that subject there. I would have her take Adams at SE Campus in the morning for A&P I and II, or Mark Pulse at SE Campus on Saturdays only for A&P II. At NE, the only prof. I can recommend is Kirsch, but she does not teach every semester. If her name is on the list at NE, she is a good professor to have there. All of the others are not good, and believe their mission is to weed out the people they think would not make good nurses. Schluter at NE is OK for Chemistry, very fair and if she tells him she needs an A due to nursing, he will help her all he can to make sure she gets it, but she will need to work hard. Matthaii or Lawson at NE are good for Microbiology. Matthaii is a little easier, but Lawson is more new school and I liked him alot. Tell your daughter that it is 100% important that she makes A Grades in Chem 1406, A&P I and II, and at least a B in Microbiology, but an A is better. I know lots of folks in the program and others who applied for the past few semesters, and no one I know with less than As in the top 3 sciences got in. She only needs C or above to apply that is true, but she needs As to actually get in, as there are too many applicants competing each semester. Also, don't actually apply until all the prereqs are completed. They don't count any class you are in at the time you apply. Also, due to so many people applying, only the top 100 with everything done already are chosen. I know a guy who did not get in with a 4.0, just because he had not completed his P.E. Class yet. He got in the 2nd time he applied with no problem. Also, starting next semester, to apply, you must have completed College Algebra with a C or better to apply. I recommend Patel for it. They say you only need about a 3.10 GPA to get in, but I don't know anyone under a 3.7 who has gotten in. A good GPA, especially in the sciences is a must. 3 As and 1 B in the Sciences is a 3.75 for those four classes. Always, the top 100 have at least that and get in. She will spend a ton of time in the Science Learning Center for both A&P Classes. You cannot pass the lab exams without it. Also, tell her to form or get into study groups. It makes learning much easier than doing it on her own. Good luck to her!

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I agree w/ a lot of what bob7rob7 said... but I keep seeing posts saying "Oh, you have to have a 4.0 or close to it to get accepted..." and "you MUST have A's in all of your science classes..." This apparently isn't so with everyone, b/c I was accepted into TCC's nursing school for Fall '08 and I had three B's in three of my science classes and one A in the other. I have heard it's a bit harder if you have C's in any of your science classes, so I would definitely recommend that you retake a science class if you happen to get a C... and my GPA is below a 3.7, and I still got in... However, I'm not saying you should just settle with a B, etc.. To highly bump your chances up to getting in, you will definitely want those A's in your science courses.

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Txgrlnad, you are the first person I know who got in with 3 Bs in Sciences. Congrats to you. Bs are a great grade in those very hard science classes and you should be proud. I have known people who had 3 As and 1 B, and one person who had 4 As who did not get in in past semesters, but that person was not through with P.E. yet. I do know they are starting to look at those who are finished with everything first, starting with Fall '08, and every application period is different, based on how many applicants and how the scores stack up. There were under 400 applicants for Fall '08 compared to 700 - 1000 in most semesters. The more people who apply, the higher the grades need to be. However, in the next couple of application periods, I believe there will be less applicants who qualify to apply, due to the new College Algebra Rule (if they don't change their minds about it). Alot of folks taking nursing pre-reqs don't have or have avoided that class, since it was not required before.

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Hi there, I am a TCC nurse graduate and I took pharmacology and medical terminology on the NE campus, the only campus those classes are offered. I enjoyed both classes, and I would definately recommend both of those before I enter the program. I had Cindy Mask for Med. Terminology and Dee Ann Carver for pharmacology. Both were excellent professors.

I took every other pre req class on the SE campus. I would highly recommend Ms. Bagby for Microbiology and Dr. Dollar for Chemistry. I took Mr. Adams for A&P I and II, but I would not take any sciences over the summer semesters.

I hope this helps!

Good luck!

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Jadu, I am getting ready to start Pedi/OB in the fall. I did not take pharmacology prior to entering the nursing program because it wasn't required. However, I wish that I would have taken it. I am worried about being prepared for the NCLEX, so I am thinking about taking the pharmacology class in the fall in addition to my nursing classes. I would like your opinion about this. I am very nervous because I heard that Pedi/OB is the most difficult semester of nursing school, and I know that it will require a lot of time. Do you think it would be a bad idea to take Pharmacology along with it? Can you tell me more about your Pharmacology class? I am really looking to get a better understanding of the drug classifications, interactions, etc., even if it means taking the class along with my nursing classes. I really wish that TCC would make this a prereq for the nursing program. I think it would be so helpful. Anyway, I would appreciate any advice. Thanks.

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TCC South did offer a non-credit Pharmacology class Summer I. A friend of mine took it. I don't know if they have it Summer II or not. Pedi Math is the hardest thing about it. Last semester, 14 folks failed and were chucked out, according to what I heard from someone who passed it. They have to restart the next time it is offered. Good luck!

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I am currently in my third semester at TCC and I got in with 3 Bs and an A in my science classes. I had an overall GPA of 3.5. Do not believe the hype. Yes, it greatly increases your chances to have better grades, but it is not the end of the world if you get a B.

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Hi there, I am a TCC nurse graduate and I took pharmacology and medical terminology on the NE campus, the only campus those classes are offered. I enjoyed both classes, and I would definately recommend both of those before I enter the program. I had Cindy Mask for Med. Terminology and Dee Ann Carver for pharmacology. Both were excellent professors.

I took every other pre req class on the SE campus. I would highly recommend Ms. Bagby for Microbiology and Dr. Dollar for Chemistry. I took Mr. Adams for A&P I and II, but I would not take any sciences over the summer semesters.

I hope this helps!

Good luck!

Hey thanks for the heads up on pharmacology....she has taken med terms in high school for college credit but she did not do pharm.....We will add it our list

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Hi everyone I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for your help and advice.:urck:As I said this will be her first sesemter at TCC so she has time to do this right ! One Science at a time and it sounds like most agree A&P should not be done at NE campus. Math prof that was mentioned for NE will not have a class this fall or at least I could not find one :madface: Again :tku:

Does anyone know anything about Pace for math ?????

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