Pre-Health Science?

I holds a honors degree in Business, I'm thinking about doing a second degree in Nursing (2 years fast track nursing degree), but I don't think I have the required pre-requisite courses credits, I probably need to obtain a Pre-Health Science certificate (something like this http://www.senecac.on.ca/fulltime/PHS.html) in order to be admitted into those fast track nursing degrees, I'm completely new to nursing, am I on the right track here? any advice? thank you guys. Last edit by CaStAwAy on Feb 19, '11
Is a HON degree an honorary degree or an honors degree? If you have a degree already then you can definitely try for an accelerated BSN program. Look into the schools you're interested in and see what the prerequisites are. You'll probably have to take chemistry, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and psychology. Some schools also require classes like developmental psych, statistics, organic chemistry, sociology, and public speaking. Personally, I wouldn't go with a "pre health" program like the one you linked to, because different schools have different requirements, and you need to tailor your class load accordingly. I personally had to take all my prerequisites at community college, as my first degree (liberal arts) didn't have much to carry over to nursing, and I did just fine and got into an A-BSN program.

Quote from kalami08Is a HON degree an honorary degree or an honors degree? If you have a degree already then you can definitely try for an accelerated BSN program. Look into the schools you're interested in and see what the prerequisites are. You'll probably have to take chemistry, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and psychology. Some schools also require classes like developmental psych, statistics, organic chemistry, sociology, and public speaking. Personally, I wouldn't go with a "pre health" program like the one you linked to, because different schools have different requirements, and you need to tailor your class load accordingly. I personally had to take all my prerequisites at community college, as my first degree (liberal arts) didn't have much to carry over to nursing, and I did just fine and got into an A-BSN program.

Oops, now I see the program you're looking at is Canadian. Sorry! Don't know much about the nursing school application process up there. Good luck!

If it is a requirement then you should take it. If not just do the prerequisites and you should be fine.