Im looking into nursing as my major what classes in high school would you recommend taking?Answered
(specifically pediatric nursing and becoming a Ph.D., I'm also currently a sophomore in high school.
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For me it’s the literal same thing. I’m just a junior. But what I would do is take a child development course if they have it, and my school offers a CNA course, allied health course, and sports medicine course, so if your school offers something like that I would take one of them. If they don’t you could always make up for it by taking human anatomy as well as other sciences that contribute to it. If you wanted to, (not necessarily needed) but you could take a statistics class (I’m taking one now) because some of what is taught is what is most likely needed in the nursing field. But just make sure you enjoy your Highschool years and don’t stress too much, because none of these classes are really required. :)
I recommend following the advice given by this CollegeVine blog post. To summarize it, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, Anatomy, and AP English Language and Composition would be the ideal classes to have on your transcript. If your school does not offer APs, taking the most rigorous equivalents to these classes you can. Hope this helps!
Definitely take AP Bio, and maybe anatomy/physiology if your school offers it. If not, look at your local community college and take some medical related courses there!
child development, health (usually required), intro to health, human physiology, and anatomy. these are what I would recommend based on my school, but your school might offer different classes. Also if your school offers it HOSA club.
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I definitely take some sort of Biology class and Anatomy/Physiology class. If your school offers it then a Health Sciences class or a Child Development class. Depending on what kind of nursing, Psychology would also be a great class to take. Math classes too. If you can, get in a Communications class. Another great subject would be Foreign Languages, you may need them. Hope this helps :)