And there is a nursing school where you are guaranteed acceptance within a short commute of your parents’ home?
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I can use my parent’s care to travel back and forth, and gas money is covered by them.
Let me finish the prereqs that are required and then apply to the program to see if I get accepted or not. Finishing up the prereqs doesn’t magically get me in 1 second.
OP, what classes are you taking in the spring?
Let me first finish the prereqs that are left. Then I can apply and see If I get admitted to the program. Not having Biology pre-reqs I won’t have a chance.
Why are you taking Python Programming if it’s not a prereq for admission to the BSN program?
I have to take that course it’s only 3 credit hours since it’s a general education requirement for my AES degree.
Once I finish the remaining prereqs, I’ll be ready to apply.
Since my advisor told me it’s mandatory, to finish those pre-reqs before they even consider you for the entry program.
OP, if your goal is to finish your prerequisites, be admitted to an BSN program, and take other classes while working as an RN, it doesn’t make sense to finish an AES. It also doesn’t make sense to take Chem 2, since the UIC campuses you are applying to only require one semester of chemistry. Can you please explain your reasoning behind these two courses?
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Who is the “they” that needs python?
Is it the admissions officers at the nursing program or someone else?
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Yes UIC “they” the program.
If a person wants to take organic chemistry 1 at uni, you have to pass general chemistry 2, chemistry has to be taken into a sequential order, there’s no jumping around those courses. Plus I want to take gen chem 2 it will count towards my electives for an AES.
Plus I’m almost done with my AES, having an "incomplete degree program is not going to look good on the record. I’m almost at the end.
I didn’t waste my Fall 21 semester, staying up 16 hours a day doing hw, quizzes and exams.
Which category is Python fulfilling? These are the courses you need for the nursing program: https://nursing.uic.edu/programs/bachelor-science-nursing/traditional-bsn/admissions-applying/admission-requirements/
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I think you should also look at the sample schedule of courses for UIC’s nursing program. Are these classes ones that interest you? Will you be able to manage the workload and stamina involved given some of your health issues?
https://nursing.uic.edu/programs/bachelor-science-nursing/traditional-bsn/sample-schedule/
These will be busy semesters, so I think your original plan of taking extra classes after graduating and settling into working as a nurse would be a wise decision.
OP — have you used UIC’s transferology site to get a course-for-course breakdown of what transfers?
I assume you have, but just double-checking.
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Yes, I have a Transferlogy and have been toying with for a while now 
Very user-friendly.
Currently I go to a CC that’s not UIC.
Once I finish CC, can apply to UIC.
My friend is hovering over me and is asking me, “how can you put up with these questions on this forum” 
I’m a patient person and like to talk alot.
I am sorry if you are annoyed by all of the questions. I and the posters on here want to help, and the questions are coming from a place of confusion, since you have brought up many different topics in this thread. Communication can sometimes be difficult through the Internet, as you can see.
Let us know if you have other specific questions we can help you with, and have a great New Year!
I’m not angry
I’m happy to answer any question
I really don’t get annoyed, you can ask the same question 100 times, never will get annoyed.
Why do you think this? If you subsequently enroll in a bachelors program, NO ONE is going to care that you didn’t finish this AES. Many, many community college students transfer to four year colleges without actually finishing one…nevermind two….associates degrees.
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Interesting never knew that they didn’t care about an unfinished degree.
Might as well finish the pre-reqs 3 bio and micro bio and sign up for the BSN program and wait and see if they accept me
OK, there’s the disconnect that everyone has been noticing and which is causing commenters to think we are going around in circles.
Most of the posters know that a student doesn’t need to actually finish a degree at a CC in order to transfer to a four-year college or nursing program – that all that is needed is the required coursework, and that the final degree (the four-year one) is the only one that “counts”.
OP just stated that they didn’t know that.
Also because of the disconnect, commenters have been concerned that OP is using up their Pell grant on CC, in pursuit of a degree they don’t actually need, instead of “saving” it for the 4-year degree that they say they do want.
So, OP, that may change how you think about things.
To add to my previous post, though:
HOWEVER, I personally think it is an excellent idea for you to take the Python course. I think it is quite possible that you will enjoy it and be good at it, and if you can get a job as a technical person of some sort, that might be a better way to earn money while getting your dental school pre-requisites than working as a nurse. I KNOW I am sending this discussion down yet another path, but many posters (including myself) have been concerned that you say that you can’t be on your feet for long periods of time, and a nurse requires that.
I recommend that you continue your path of meeting nursing school prerequisites, and applying to nursing schools. BUT, if you enjoy and are good at the Python class, ask your advisors what your options are in a technical field. It doesn’t have to be Computer Science (which is hard to get into) – it could be Information Systems or some other CS-related field. You could still take the organic chemistry and biochemistry that you are interested in, and still take your dental school pre-requisites, even if you are getting a degree in Information Sciences.
Again, sorry for starting another winding path, but something like this might help you meet your long-term goals of dental school and still provide a bachelor’s degree in a field that pays well and that might be better suited to your phsyical strengths.
OP was told several times that they did not need any AA degree throughout this discussion to transfer to a BSN program. They just need to take the BSN pre-ref’s. I even asked why they are pursuing a 2nd AA? They also thought that they had to finish the 2nd AA degree to continue receiving Pell grant money but their assumption was corrected by @thumper1.
The problem is OP makes too many assumptions without checking the facts.
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