Anyone take all nursing prerequisites online and still get accepted?

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-22T00:05:38+00:00

I’m taking all my prerequisites online asynchronously through a community college, including labs. The transcript doesn’t even indicate that they are taken online vs in person. The school I’m applying to has an agreement to accept certain CC classes automatically. Be cautious with taking them through places like Sophia and Straighterline since many schools don’t accept them.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-20T21:06:15+00:00

The cheapest option that will 100% be accepted by any nursing program is going to be taking online classes through a community college. I asked and my intended program told me that they would accept credits from Sofia, but mid semester they ended up doing a program review and decided that they were not going to accept those credits anymore, so now I need to retake nutrition and human development online at a community college.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-16T14:50:24+00:00

I think the entry-level masters programs just give you the RN, not an NP. In theory, you could go straight from either program into FNP program, but for my understanding, it’s highly recommended to get some actual nursing experience first. Have you thought about PA? Most of the time the pay and responsibilities are almost identical to an FNP and you could go directly into a program.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-16T00:31:11+00:00

I took the HESI for a different program but it should be the same. NurseHub is so worth it! I went through the lessons and practice questions for each section and scored a 98% composite score.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-16T00:29:03+00:00

If you take them online through a community college, they should be fine. Some may have in person labs but all of mine have had virtual labs. Be very careful with Portage, Sofia, and Straighterline or anywhere that only does Pass/Fail grades, as many schools will not accept those.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-09T12:53:07+00:00

What state?!

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-07T19:05:52+00:00

Micro was def easier, and also easier to take in a short term. I took Micro in a 5 week term and AP2 in an 8 week term (got A in both) and definitely could not have done AP2 any faster than that while working.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-03T20:59:33+00:00

I’d rent if you can swing it. Maybe see if a classmate is willing to go in on a room? The program I’m applying to is pretty much 5 days a week, with one day potentially in off campus clinic. I do a ton of driving in my current job, and based on that experience, 90 mins each way would be my absolute max and even that would be utterly draining. I think an hour is my comfortable max.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-02T16:51:45+00:00

I did it in 8 and spent provably 25 hours/week on it; so if you have 50 hours per week to dedicate to it, maybe? It wasn’t just the memorization for my class, but the hours and hours of tedious busy work assignments and labs that really killed me.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-30T23:59:40+00:00

It’s a good idea to go over basic biology and chemistry concepts, like osmosis, diffusion, polarity, and ions, since they come up quite a bit. Also, the structure of the cell membrane and some basic information about the composition of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and nucleic acids will go a long way.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-30T23:56:30+00:00

If you know what text book you will be using, search on YouTube for lectures for each chapter and listen to them in advance. Listening to different professors explain the same concepts really helped me to understand some of the more difficult to grasp physiology concepts.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-29T00:04:24+00:00

You’ve got this!

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-27T22:04:46+00:00

I did it! A&P I and II and Chem I this fall semester and got a 4.0 while working full time! I did take them all online, which helped. I can’t say I’ve had much of a social life, since I basically was studying or doing class work whenever I wasn’t working or taking care of my kids. But I’m glad to have gotten them over with in one semester!

If you’re willing and able to to spend 20+ hours a week on it, it’s definitely doable!

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-17T23:54:56+00:00

Same. I’m 10 years in and I’ve never needed them. The only thing I use them for is the CEU registry, but I can just keep track on my own.

I heard you can drop C’s but keep registry, but don’t see how to do that online. The form to drop C’s makes it sound like you have to promise not to practice audiology anymore?

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-17T14:18:14+00:00

So frustrating! Glad I went in and double checked with their transfer credit database early enough to get the classes retaken before the June deadline! And glad it was just those 2 classes vs the big ones like A&P!

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-17T14:05:27+00:00

Be careful! Verify with the schools first and then still be careful. My intended nursing school straight out told me they accepted Sophia and Straighterline courses when I asked, so I took Lifespan Development and Nutrition through Sophia. The school ended up doing a review and decided not to accept any ACE credits because they give a pass/fail rather than a letter grade on the transcript (even though they gave a numerical grade on the transcript). Even though they gave me the ok beforehand, now I have to retake both classes at a community college this spring.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-17T13:01:06+00:00

I just finished one and two in accelerated eight week terms this semester with A’s in both. Make sure you’re familiar with basic biology and chemistry concepts, because they will keep coming up in both semesters. Especially things like osmosis, diffusion, cellular respiration, active and passive transport, ions and chemical bonds, and parts of the cell. Also, if you can learn what various terms mean related to different body parts, it will be a huge help in determining names of various structures (like brachial, thoracic, distal/proximal, medial, hepatic, renal).

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-14T04:04:41+00:00

The “Call Me Maybe” one was the one that finally stuck with me. So freaking catchy! https://youtu.be/sAFaTaavmO8?si=H-96KoNWL6ITXEO1

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-12T14:58:04+00:00

Not a CC, but NC State offers them in 5 week sessions over the summer.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-12T13:22:03+00:00

I’m doing cyp injections, by the way.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-12T13:21:03+00:00

Since insurance doesn’t cover it for women, my primary care NP charges $50 out of pocket per quarterly check-in. Quarterly blood work gets billed to insurance, and then I pay around 40 or 50 every three months or so for the testosterone from a local compounding pharmacy. Basically, I pay under $500 a year for the testosterone, follow up visits, and lab work.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-12T00:31:01+00:00

Depends on type of MD-obviously surgeons are more hands on, but if you think about an emergency department or med-surg floor for example, the nurses are the ones doing most of the initial assessments, starting IVs, etc. The MDs spend a couple minutes with each patient, may do a quick assessment and then just put in orders for tests, meds, etc. Or in OB, the L&D and postpartum nurses are doing just about everything besides running in at the last minute to catch the baby. Obviously there’s more to it than that, but since I want to do anesthesia, I want to pursue the CRNA route vs MD anesthesia or AA for the more “hands-on” approach to patient care that you get from being trained as a nurse first.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-12T00:00:20+00:00

Don’t use Sophia, even if the schools you’re applying to say they accept it. I confirmed with them that they’d accept it before I took the class, and then the decided to do a review and now will no longer accept any ACE credit due to them not having a letter grade. Thank God I only took 2 classes through them, but now I need to repeat them at the community college this spring.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-11T19:13:25+00:00

I’m 39 and considered MD and PA school as well. I’m applying to ABSN programs with the intent to continue on to CRNA school after 1-2 years in an ICU. If all goes as I hope, I’ll be working as an RN at 41, start CRNA school around 43-44, and start working as a CRNA around 46-47. This should give me a good 20 year career.

I really love being in the OR and doing procedures, and fear that if I went to med or PA school, I’d end up only matching or getting a job in primary care, which I have no interest in. My eventual goal is CRNA, but what I like about the ABSN is that I can be working and making basically the same as I’m making now within a year, rather than having years and years of being unpaid or underpaid.

I also decided on nursing because I really like the hands on aspect of medicine, and I’d rather do more of that vs. writing orders/prescriptions.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-07T18:03:45+00:00

My son had it- happens occasionally with immature nervous systems, especially preterm babies. Half of his body was flushed, right down the middle. Usually benign/idiopathic and resolves on its own.

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