Where to take pre-requisites? CA, SF and East Bay area? HELP

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Dear board members,

I am new here, and I have been thinking about RN profession for a sometime already. Today I have decided to start:). I did lots of reading online and here I have a question.

I live in the East Bay, San Francisco Bay area, therefore I am looking at the schools around me.

Where is the best place to start taking pre-requisites, starting like from now, this fall? I know most of the schools offer them, but I heard that some schools teach them faster or something.

Please, I really need your advise, I know you all are busy people, but please help.

Thanks a lot in advance!

PS: any recommendations on schools?

What type of training do you already have? What was your previous background? Some of the pre-reqs can actually be done on-line.

Your issue with right now, is that fall classes have begun already at most schools. The only way that you will be able to begin is with some on-line programs.

Answer the above questions, then we can offer some more help to you.:)

What type of training do you already have? What was your previous background? Some of the pre-reqs can actually be done on-line.

Your issue with right now, is that fall classes have begun already at most schools. The only way that you will be able to begin is with some on-line programs.

Answer the above questions, then we can offer some more help to you.:)

Well, actually my background is in teaching (from Europe). But I have an experience working with patients.

And to be honest I dont mind taking online classes, as long as the nursing schools accept them.

any ideas?

thanks a lot:)

Are there special online programs that are accredited for nursing classes/schools?

link?

thanks:)

Talk with a few of the nursing programs in your area, and find out where there pre-reqs are. They will differ with schools. Many will accept on-line pre-reqs.

You just need to ask...............:)

If you already a BS degree, then you can also look at accelerated programs.

Talk with a few of the nursing programs in your area, and find out where there pre-reqs are. They will differ with schools. Many will accept on-line pre-reqs.

You just need to ask...............:)

If you already a BS degree, then you can also look at accelerated programs.

Thanks a lot!

Will do that then tomorrow,

I will try to talk to the school near by.

BTW, does it make a big difference if you study for AA degree or BS degree? Is there a big difference in job description or.and pay?

At this point in time for you, it comes down to where you can get in.

Job descriptions are the same no matter where you went to school. You sit for the same RN license. That is what matters, that you can get the RN after your name.

More room for advancement with a BS, but if you already have one in another subject, then it really doesn't matter for you.

At this point in time for you, it comes down to where you can get in.

Job descriptions are the same no matter where you went to school. You sit for the same RN license. That is what matters, that you can get the RN after your name.

More room for advancement with a BS, but if you already have one in another subject, then it really doesn't matter for you.

Gotcha!

thanks a lot:)

It seems to me that you've had a previous BS. Accelerated programs (BSN in 1 year), although very challenging, are great alternatives. When I decided to change my career to nursing, I contacted the schools that have accelerated program: Mt. St. Mary's in LA, Creighton U in NE, Drexel U in PA, and John's Hopkins. Most of them require Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology, and Microbiology. Other schools require other classes, such as religious studies, ethics, and statistics, many of those you probably have taken from your previous degree. I took classes at a community college in Sacramento. The First part of anatomy and physiology was only for 8 weeks (it was during the summer). That was the good news...that you can take merely every prerequisites at a community college: it's cheaper and low student-staff ratio. I definitely benefited from a community college education even after graduating from a university. I hope this helps.

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