I am planning out my schedule for the upcoming semesters. I wanted to take Chemistry before Anatomy and Physiology I & II, however I either need to take A&P I first then chemistry and then A&P II or I have to take chemistry first before either A&Ps and then be pushed back an entire semester and summer - so essentially a half year.
I really don't know how much chemistry is involved in A&P I. Is there much? I really want to help myself succeed and retain info and if chemistry prior would help, that is what I want to do. However if A&P I is mainly memorizing parts of the body, then I feel that I can take that prior to Chemistry. However, I would have to break up A&P I and A&P II by half a year.
Does that make any sense whatsoever? If so, and you have experience with these sciences, I would really appreciate some feedback!
My school requires Chem as a prereq to A&P I and I still don't understand why, other than to draw out the time it takes to complete prereqs. I don't feel having Chem first gave me any sort of advantage, as most of the Chem chapter in A&P is extremely basic, or organic, which is not covered in the Chem prereq.
I would have given anything to be able to take them together-I could have started nursing school this fall instead of next if that had been the case. So if you're able to take them together, definitely jump on it!
meeep, BSN, RN
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My school requires Chem as a prereq to A&P I and I still don't understand why, other than to draw out the time it takes to complete prereqs. I don't feel having Chem first gave me any sort of advantage, as most of the Chem chapter in A&P is extremely basic, or organic, which is not covered in the Chem prereq.
I would have given anything to be able to take them together-I could have started nursing school this fall instead of next if that had been the case. So if you're able to take them together, definitely jump on it!