Three more semesters, but what classes to Register for?

Mandy0728 · Jul 9, 2013

I'd go with plan B. my school combines anatomy and physiology as well into I and II. I suggest learning anatomy before micro. The order I took them was A&P I, micro and then I'm taking A&P II this fall.

readyforachangenow · Jul 9, 2013

I second the plan B. Actually the colleges around here have a&p as a pre-req for microbiology.

Kimbsntobe · Jul 9, 2013

I say Plan B also, and check to see if you can take micro before taking A&P classes

queserasera, RN · Jul 9, 2013

Yes, a&p before micro would have made my life SO much easier!

akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P · Jul 9, 2013

I would suggest A or B. Just make sure that you have any prerequisites for those classes already completed. Also, once you have completed the A&P series, the programs that evaluate Anatomy and Physiology as separate courses will probably just take the grades you got in both courses and average them. That average then becomes your grade for both Anatomy and Physiology. This is actually not an unknown issue. I'd be surprised if schools and programs didn't already have a policy for dealing with combined A&P courses. They may simply look at the two classes, note that you've met the requirement and your grades will be evaluated for what they are... each being 1/2 of the required content.

All my college/university schooling has been in California. My A&P courses also were combined like yours. I never had any issues with other schools accepting those courses to date, even though they sometimes had separate Anatomy and Physiology courses. They just simply checked whether or not I had received the content.

Just make sure that you get your course prereqs done. I don't know what your life schedule is, but consider the possibility of taking 2 of those courses together. One of those A&P courses will be "easier" than the other, so that would be the one I'd consider pairing with Micro... however it won't be easy if you do that. There will be a lot of homework and study time involved if you do this... so think long and hard about whether you want to, or are able to, take two of those courses in the same semester.

its.jess.duh · Jul 9, 2013

My school also combines A&P and I had no problem with applying to nursing programs. It is very common for that to happen with A&P so I would be shocked if a school didn't recognize that. You just have to make sure to take both 1 and 2 to count for both anatomy and physiology.

its.jess.duh · Jul 9, 2013

My school also combines A&P and I had no problem with applying to nursing programs. It is very common for that to happen with A&P so I would be shocked if a school didn't recognize that. Just make sure you take both 1 and 2 to count for both Anatomy and Physiology.

phuretrotr · Jul 9, 2013

Depending on how strong you are in science/biology, that is the way I would choose. If you are strong, you may be able to handle microbiology in the summer. You also have to take into account on how long the summer microbiology course is. 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 10 weeks? If you are not so hot in the sciences, I would stick to a normal semester length class so you are not falling behind. Plus, if you have to only have the classes done by the end of fall 2014, you don't have the burden of having to rush with an accelerated summer course.

As for if nursing and master programs accept A&P 1 & 2 versus anatomy and physiology as separate courses, you may have to contact your nursing school(s) and future graduate school(s) of choice to figure that out. However, bare in mind that between now and when you apply for nursing school and graduate nursing school, the school's policies on this may change. Also, many other nursing and master programs I have looked into say something of this sort:

"You must have a B or higher in physiology OR have a B or higher in both A&P 1 & 2."

If you are worried about the classes not being accepted, call the school and verify it with the admissions office.