Is it recommended to take chemistry and microbiology at the same time, and if so is it wise to do it in th?
Asked by Tari17
I will be taking chemistry this summer in an eight-week session and I am thinking about taking microbiology and I would like to know if this is a good idea? Especially from nursing majors that have taken these classes. Is it okay to take them at the same time? Is it okay to take them both at the same time in an eight-week summer session? Thanks in advance.

Best Answer:
I took chemistry and microbiology at the same time but it was in a fall semester, and it consists of 12 weeks instead of 8 weeks. Microbiology is a lot harder than chemistry. If you are not good in science classes, it is not wise to take them both at the same time or especially during the summer. It really depends on you and how your nursing program chooses its candidates. Is it based on gpa, overall student's profile or just based on the net exam score percentile? Will you have time in the summer to study everyday especially microbiology? Do you work? You have to put all those factors in especially if you have kids or a family to watch or feed. Either way in both labs, you will be required to work especially in microbiology. It is no way compared to the labs of anatomy and physiology 1 and 2. If you are dedicated enough to study everyday for both classes, go for it but if you have no choice but to do it in the summer. Honestly, I would just go for the 12 week course in the summer and just have one month vacation in the summer.

I have taken A & P 1 and 2, biology, chemistry and am now taking micro. For me, chemistry was the hardest but in a completely different way from A & P. For me, micro and biology were the easiest. It's really hard to say if you should take them both at the same time. It really depends on how much time you will have to put into the classes and in general, how well a student you are. If science, math-word problems come easy for you then taking both would probably be do-able. But, if your someone who has a harder time with science or in general, won't have lots of time to dedicate to learning the material then taking them together may not be best. As mentioned by the other poster, the requirements for the nursing program should also be factored, whether they admit based on GPA, waiting list, etc. I would say that a good majority of students I have spoke with would prefer not to take both but again, it all depends on you. You can always go to the instructor's website-if they have one-and look over the material just to get a feel for how hard the information is. Hope this helps a little.
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