Mvalentine2419 Posted February 22, 2013 I am a freshman student at Rutgers majoring in psych hoping to one day become a PA. I am currently taking general biology II this semester and am taking chem I and II over the summer at my local community college. A&P at Rutgers is offered only to the nursing school and exercise science majors, neither of which I am. I've been told by advisors that it is extremely hard, if not impossible to get into these courses when you are a non-major. I don't really want to have to take it at a community college, as well, since I already have chem there and possibly orgo in the future. I am hoping that someone on here has been in a similar situation and has some advice to share about how they were able to complete everything. Matt
Friction Posted February 22, 2013 Why would you not just take it at a community college? Very few schools care whether your A&P classes, and other pre-requisites, are taken at a CC or a university. I would go the cheap route and just take it where you can get it.
Hemegroup Posted February 22, 2013 Go and talk to the A&P Professor, if they give you the okay then you'll have a much more weighty appeal for the Bio department to let you in to the class. I was a Psych major when I applied for my Anatomy course in Undergrad ... it was taught through the Anthro department with the majority of the 100 seats held for Anthro students and only 20 or so seats reserved for Bio majors. Needless to say, they weren't used to holding seats for Psych majors. I had to email and visit that Professor about 10 times before he agreed to let me in. The Bio dept okayed it from there, since I had completed all the Bio prereqs for the course.
Mvalentine2419 Posted February 22, 2013 Author Is there a limit to how many prerequisites can be taken at a CC? I feel like one or two are okay, but not more than that. I'm planning on going to speak to the professor on Monday and plead my case.
JoelleK Posted February 22, 2013 It is likely school dependent. Some schools require 4 year university for their pre-reqs others have no such policy. I was out of college for 10 years and went back and took 6 pre-reqs at the CC. Call the schools you are interested in and check their policies if the others don't work out. Good luck!
aliss929 Posted February 25, 2013 The only school I know of that specifically states that A&P must be taken at a 4-year College or University is Yale. And it only applies to Physiology (not Anatomy).
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