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So I had my schedule for summer and fall all planned out and I went to my nursing adviser to double check something....I wanted to double check that my high school chemistry was taken with in 5 years so I don't have to take college chemistry. And my high school chem class is 3 months from making the 5 year deadline woo hoo!!! Just as I thought my problems were solved: wrong. Apparently my Honors Chemistry isn't good enough It needs to be AP Chem. no where in the nursing admissions does it say that ....all it says is 1 year of chemistry with a lab.....I am so annoyed. And my adviser is being no help...then my adviser said something about I get points for taking the class and I'm thinking since when does community college use point systems and I feel like she doesn't know what she's talking about. Should I just do things my way or actually take the chem class? I don't want to take the chem bc I would have to take it with A&P this fall or apply to the program 2016-2017 which is outrageous to me.

Ps -the college I attend dsnt have a lot of health care programs so they don't have a lot of pre-reqs for the sciences in case anyone was wonder how I got to move up the science ladder without chemistry

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This is my guess as to what is going on...the nursing program requires 1 year of chemistry with a lab to apply: they mean 1 year of college chemistry.

In my experience, only AP high school classes can be used for college credit.

Points - not sure, how are students admitted to the nursing program at your school? One college in our are uses a point system but I don't know the details really. I do know that classes that are taken at that college get more points than classes taken at another college (transfer credit classes).

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Ok that makes ALOT of sense...I didn't know that AP transferred as a college course. I'm wrong she's right lol

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In my experience, the advisors you deal with before the nursing program do not know the specifics about the program. On the Board of Regents page, there are contact people for each of the community colleges...these are people in the actual nursing program. I would email one of them and explain the situation-say you were getting the run around-first was told yes, it would be ok...then later that was revoked. See if they can review it for you.

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Where are you looking at applying? That will direct what you need.

ADN-one semester chemistry. Chemistry is really important in nursing. Don't hesitate to retake this.

Bsn-possibly more than one semester. Refer to each program.

Agreed that advisors don't always know. The career one kept assuming I was applying to the comm college program despite me saying no.

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Well my adviser is a nursing teacher and she walked down the hall (in the the nursing department) and came right back after talking to someone in the nursing admissions...so I'm trusting that she's right. I just find it weird that it says nothing about AP chem in the requirement you would think they would be specific.

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Is this for the CT Community Colleges? Because high school chemistry is totally acceptable. According to the nursing packet,


  • "One year of high school Chemistry with a lab or Connecticut Community College CHE*111 orequivalent with a grade of C or higher, completed within five years prior+ to application deadline ofFebruary 1, 2014. "

AP is not necessarily the same as high school chemistry because if you pass the AP exam, you are granted college credit. I really think they mean regular high school chem.

If it's another school, then go with what they tell you. But if it's the CC nursing program, you might want to confirm with someone else. I actually went to an information session at NVCC, and the person running the information session told me I had to take Concepts of Chem (CHE 111), and that General Chem (CHE 121) would not count. Huh? The higher, more difficult level doesn't count? She insisted that it HAD to be CHE 111. It didn't make much sense, but since she was running the information session, I figured she must know. Turns out she was wrong and General Chem is perfectly acceptable.

Here's a link to the CT community colleges information page: Community College Nursing Program - Connecticut State Colleges & Universities. If you click on the PDF for the information packet, you will see not only the prereqs, but also contact people at each school. I don't think I'm allowed to write a person's name directly on this forum, but the person from Naugatuck Valley who is listed as able to give "general information" was the one who gave me the right answer to my chem question. Try contacting her.

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Is this for the CT Community Colleges? Because high school chemistry is totally acceptable. According to the nursing packet,


  • "One year of high school Chemistry with a lab or Connecticut Community College CHE*111 orequivalent with a grade of C or higher, completed within five years prior+ to application deadline ofFebruary 1, 2014. "

AP is not necessarily the same as high school chemistry because if you pass the AP exam, you are granted college credit. I really think they mean regular high school chem.

If it's another school, then go with what they tell you. But if it's the CC nursing program, you might want to confirm with someone else. I actually went to an information session at NVCC, and the person running the information session told me I had to take Concepts of Chem (CHE 111), and that General Chem (CHE 121) would not count. Huh? The higher, more difficult level doesn't count? She insisted that it HAD to be CHE 111. It didn't make much sense, but since she was running the information session, I figured she must know. Turns out she was wrong and General Chem is perfectly acceptable.

Here's a link to the CT community colleges information page: Community College Nursing Program - Connecticut State Colleges & Universities. If you click on the PDF for the information packet, you will see not only the prereqs, but also contact people at each school. I don't think I'm allowed to write a person's name directly on this forum, but the person from Naugatuck Valley who is listed as able to give "general information" was the one who gave me the right answer to my chem question. Try contacting her.

---Yes it is a CT community college and that same exact quote you sent me ....I sent to my advisor in a email..... And she still said No. I even typed in high school Ap chemistry to see if it came up anywhere in the colleges website it did not. No where does it say AP.

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I spoke with the nursing director this morning ...my high school chemistry is acceptable and my advisor probably worded it wrong to who ever she asked. Ap chemistry is not needed. Moral of the story...always get a second opinion!!!

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I spoke with the nursing director this morning ...my high school chemistry is acceptable and my advisor probably worded it wrong to who ever she asked. Ap chemistry is not needed. Moral of the story...always get a second opinion!!!

So glad you got that straightened out!

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