Sorry wrong information, I panicked.
This is correct
So you still need to take Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, Microbiology, and and organic/biochemistry? Have you already taken General Chemistry and Lab?
Have you completed all of the liberal arts requirements?
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Have you completed all of these general education requirements? Do you have the 57 credit hours required, or will you after spring semester?
The other thing that I and multiple other posters have pointed out to you is that nursing programs are very competitive— you should be applying to more than one. Other than UIC, are there other schools you have considered? They may have slightly different prerequisites than UIC does.
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It is still saying either Organic chemistry or Biochemistry with lab, not both.
What it says is Organic / Bio Chemistry (lab required). The “/” means “or”, not “both”.
Bur you can still take both – that is just the minimum.
Since things seem so confusing, I think you should call UIC’s admissions office and ask them to help you figure out what you need. Take your entire transcript and ask them to help. They provide their phone number in the paragraph that I copied below, which is from their website.
The UIC’s Office of Admissions offers individual pre-admission counseling appointments to transfer students who may have questions regarding the application and transferability of courses. Please call (312) 996-4350 to schedule an individual appointment .
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Pre-admission counseling sounds like a FANTASTIC idea. OP- you are making some things unnecessarily hard (by using up your Pell before you’ve even started your Bachelor’s at a four year U) and are glossing over some of the legitimately hard issues you don’t want to deal with (how you are going to eat while working to pay your tuition; Pell gone, presumably can’t get money from your family if you’ve been Pell eligible). Get an appointment ASAP!!!
I think getting a job in a nursing home- even as an activities assistant, which does not require certification, just proof of a vaccine in many states-- is going to help you. These jobs don’t pay much, but you will observe actual nurses, PT’s, OT’s in action in a quasi medical setting. If the whole experience grosses you out-then there’s your answer. Nurses deal with a LOT of body fluids, even if they ultimately end up working for an insurance company in claims management, or for a pharma company developing clinical trial recruiting materials. In order to get one of THOSE jobs, you gotta put in the time doing actual, hands-on nursing!
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Correct. Most of the time I type, while I lay in bed, cause I can’t sit for long periods of time in a chair to stand cause I feel back and foot pain, don’t know how I’ll stand hours on my feet when doing nursing.
Yes, that was the whole point of AGS to finish those gens and reqs 
Final AGS Degree Credits 72
Fall 2019
Math 018 – Co-Curricular for Math 118 - 2 CH
Math 118 – General Education Math - 4 CH
CIS 120 – 3 CH
Total 9 CH
Spring 2020
CRM JUS 114 – 3 CH
INTDSP 101 – 3 CH
English 97 – 3 CH
English 101 – 3 CH
CIS 122 – 3 CH
HEALTH 250 – 3 CH
Total 18 CH
Summer 2020
Math 140 College Algebra – 4 CH
Math 125 Introductory Statistics – 4 CH
English 102 – 3 CH
Total 11 CH
Fall 2020
Sociology 201 – 3 CH
Psychology 201 – 3 CH
Speech 101-1 – 3 CH
Chem 121 – Basic Chemistry 1 – 4 CH
Math 141 – Plane Trigonometry - 3 CH
English 150 – College Newspaper - 1 CH
Total 17 CH
Spring 2021
Art 103 – 3 CH
Music 121 – 3 CH
Math 143 Pre-Calculus - 6 CH
Math 207 Calculus & Analytical Geometry I - 5 CH
Total 17 CH
For example, I’ve seen what a coroner has done, and that did not gross me out.
In another scenario, I remember a nurse had to clean up a pile of puke. Still did not gross me out.
My mind and stomach are like steel, nothing grosses me out or bothers me.
Lots of nurses have to deal with patients who experience abuse or trauma, which can affect the nurses as well due to the patient being in that condition, don’t know what you call it. Something emotional forgot the name,
I’m sorry to hear that you have back and foot pain.
My understanding is that most types of nursing will require you to stand for long periods of time.
Can someone with more experience give their thoughts?
It may be that being a nurse in a doctor’s office won’t require you to stand for long periods of time. But it is still possible that getting the nursing degree itself may be too hard on your body.
What do you think? If you are going to need to stand up for long periods of time during the training, are you going to be able to do that?
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Also, another question.
You seem very interested in biochemistry and organic chemistry.
Are you thinking of nursing because you are interested in chemistry, or because you really want to do what a nurse does?
Either answer is fine. There are no value judgments in this question.
For myself, I LOVE biochemistry and organic chemistry, and would NOT want to be a nurse or a doctor. I can handle the blood and vomit and other things like you can – I just don’t want to be in the medical profession.
Get used to this in nursing and the health fields.
You will spend thousands of hours in documentation because it will be required in your charting.
People who work in medical facilities get reimbursed by hundreds of different insurance companies which require meticulous notes and documentation. Patients and your medical facilities will insist upon accurate record-keeping. Every pill, injection and saline bag requires documentation to be reimbursed. The computer/paper trail is long.
The charting that each patient requires is done, almost hourly if not more.
You’ve said that your “English is not strong anymore” and that “not being a native speaker feels like a curse sometimes”. You’ve previously indicated that you “despised English 101 & 102” courses. You appear to need more practice in English.
If you do get into a nursing program, the department may require that you take additional English courses because you have to be able to communicate crucial medical information and convey treatment plans in a succinct and effective manner.
You have to get verbal and written consent that the patient or family member understands your directions relayed to you, from the doctor, who attaches a plan of care prior to dismissal and release from the facility: hospital, clinic or SNF.
I’m a 2nd language speaker and my best classes were my English classes. Knowledge of Latin and Greek roots are helpful and important in medical texts. Using the excuses of not being language-dominant will instill non-confidence from your professors, instructors and, ultimately, patients and their families.
That’s what I assumed for the slash it can be an “or” or “both” I’m praying it will be both
I am sorry to hear that. Can you talk to your doctor and see what they recommend?
Are you able to take two of the prerequisites (e.g. A&P1 and Biochem) in the spring and two in the summer or fall (A&P 2 and Microbiology?) In the meantime, I would suggest getting a part time job in a nursing home or hospital.
Again, are there other programs you are looking at besides UIC?
It is not both. On the website it says 3-5 credit hours.
This is the course that you would take as a pre-nursing student at UIC. You need to see what course is equivalent at your school, but I see nothing saying you need Orgo 1 and 2, as well as Biochem- most likely you should be looking for a combined class.
The thing is, I think OP doesn’t want to do the minumum.
Based on previous posts, I think that they want to take both biochemistry and organic chemistry, and saw that a nursing degree is a degree that would let them take both (as they understand it).
That’s why I asked a bit earlier – is their interest in chemistry or in nursing.
If the interest is in chemistry, but they chose nursing because it would “let” them take chemistry, then that is a different issue than someone who wants to get through their pre-requisites as quickly as possible. In fact, it’s kind of the opposite.
I could very well be wrong in this, of course.
OP, can you answer?
Are you truly interested in nursing, or are you interested in biochemistry and organic chemistry and think that nursing is a good “end goal” that requires those courses?
Again, either answer is fine. One answer is not better than the other – but each answer may take you on a different path.
OP - Have you signed up for any of the virtual BSN information sessions coming up in January and February?
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You are probably right. I have been answering the OP thinking that the end goal was to get a BSN. The problem they are facing is they are burning through the Pell grants, so my stance was to get into a BSN program quickly while that source of funding is available. It seems like some of these courses could be paid for out of pocket at the CC later on, but the OP hasn’t responded to that idea, thinking instead about paying for a 4 year out of pocket, which doesn’t make sense financially.
But you are right, if OP is not actually interested in nursing, most of my advice is moot. 
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One reason why I think that is because on other threads they seemed to be looking for a degree that would match their interests, rather than having an end goal in mind.
It’s a difficult situation to be in. I think some career counseling might be very helpful.
@napnemeanix – does your CC have a career center or any place where you can talk about your interests and physical limitations and ask for unbiased career counseling?
I can try my best and see where it goes.
I do love the healthcare field and all the subcategories but nursing mixed with biochem + organic chemic is a good option
I can bounce back and forth on organic and biochem while doing nursing.