How long to do pre-requisite for nursing in college?

Nursing is one of the most intensive and taxing programs of study an individual can hope to complete successfully. You have to have a passion for the field, a love for what you do and the benefit it brings others as well as yourself. If this is not in your heart, you will never succeed! Second, some students want to finish the program as quickly as possible and get out into the workforce. Thus, they take on too much, too soon, become overwhelmed and either drop out, or fail out. At one college I worked for, the course layout for the second semester required nursing I, coupled with Anatomy and Physiology II. For most people, it's just too much to handle.

I strongly recommend that you complete all your critical science courses first, before going into your professional phase nursing courses. These courses would include:

• Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• Microbiology
• Chemistry

When you take nursing, you want to be able to concentrate on nursing and just nursing. In this way you will have a much better chance at succeeding. Lastly, make use of the Academic Learning Center at the college. If you even feel for a second that you do not understand something, that is the time to get help. At the Academic Learning Center, you can get tutoring by peers, and faculty. In this way you will always be on top of things.