Which courses should i take for my pre-nurse classes

AspiringNurseMW · Jan 2, 2015

Speak to your advisor. Every school has their own requirements of what classes to take prior to entry to the nursing program. Usually it consists of. English, Math, anatomy and Physiology, sometimes chemistry and biology before that, public speaking, etc

Purple_roses · Jan 2, 2015

Every school is different so check with your specific school. For mine, anatomy, nutrition, and psychology are the only nursing pre reqs. But before I could take those, I had to take English, Speech, Algebra, biology, chemistry, and introduction to communication. Most schools also include microbiology as a nursing pre req. Students usually spend 1-2 years working on these classes before they can apply to a nursing program.

loriangel14, RN · Jan 3, 2015

You would take the courses that are required for the nursing program you want to apply to.

LittleMeDreamsBig · Jan 3, 2015

I don't know what you mean by make your learning easier but as others have pointed out the only solid advice for this question needs to come from your adviser. Don't ever be afraid to meet with them, I meet with mine every semester and usually it starts with me saying, "Okay... tell me again like I am stupid. What do I still need to take?" I want it all spelled out for me. Even though I know what I am needing to take it is good to constantly be in touch to stay on track! Also, familiarize yourself with your prospective schools website fast. Take the time to explore it, many have sample programs, program requirements, program prereq's, application guidelines and some even update their current acceptance statistics so you can get a feel for the program's GPA trend. Start there and go see an adviser with any questions. They'll lay it all out, good luck!!

dorkypanda · Jan 3, 2015

You will be taking multiple courses that will satisfy GE requirements when you transfer(if you're attending a CC) and courses that can also be used as prereqs. I recommend that you take your college courses all seriously and try to do very well your first time you take them. Don't try to squeeze in the heavy science courses in one semester,spread them out if you can. you'll need to check your desired programs and see what they require and go from there. in the sciences you'll spend lots of time reading and studying. Reading ahead and staying on class schedule is important.

cdouilleny · Jan 3, 2015

Thanks for all who answered, i was wondering if you took biology in high school do you still have to take it in college

cdouilleny · Jan 3, 2015

You will be taking multiple courses that will satisfy GE requirements when you transfer(if you're attending a CC) and courses that can also be used as prereqs. I recommend that you take your college courses all seriously and try to do very well your first time you take them. Don't try to squeeze in the heavy science courses in one semester,spread them out if you can. you'll need to check your desired programs and see what they require and go from there. in the sciences you'll spend lots of time reading and studying. Reading ahead and staying on class schedule is important.

thanks for the advice and i was wondering which science class will be easier to take of do i have to take all of the science course

cdouilleny · Jan 3, 2015

Speak to your advisor. Every school has their own requirements of what classes to take prior to entry to the nursing program. Usually it consists of. English, Math, anatomy and Physiology, sometimes chemistry and biology before that, public speaking, etc

What about sociology? Is that a preqs class

Purple_roses · Jan 3, 2015

Thanks for all who answered, i was wondering if you took biology in high school do you still have to take it in college

If you took it in high school you may not have to take it. For me, it had been too long since I had taken high school biology or chemistry, so I had to take them. I could have tried testing out, but I decided I could use a basic brush up. Ask your advisor what classes you may be eligible to test out of.

Phantasys · Jan 3, 2015

I would recommend for any non-prereq classes you take, you take the easiest one available. I made the mistake my freshman year of taking a class that sounded interesting and it helped tank my GPA. Now with only a 3.15 my chances of getting in to the college of nursing are rather slim.

dorkypanda · Jan 4, 2015

Try to balance out your easy GEs and more challenging science courses. You'll need to take a biology course that is required for physio, anatomy and microbiology. Some kind of intro to chemistry will be taken at some point. Don't overdo yourself.

The most non challenging science course will be in my opinion intro to chem if you need to take it. The biology course will be similar to what is taught in hs but it is more in depth and requires more reading and studying. If you can study everyday and are motivated to succeed you will do well. Sometimes you will have sacrifice hanging out with friends when it comes to the more challenging courses like anatomy, physiology, and microbiology since more studying will help you. If you have summer session open try to take a class if you can.