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Coursestotakeinhighschoolforworkinginhealthcare

AfterIgraduatehighschool,Iwouldliketostudyinhealthsciences.Beforeapplyingto
universities,therearesomecoursesIhavetotakeinhighschool.Thefieldofpublic
healthcombinessciences(suchasbiology,chemistryandphysics)withmath.Itis
mandatorytohaveahighschooldiplomaforapplyingtoanyprograminuniversity.But
beforegraduatinghighschool,youneedtotakeseveralcoursestoapplytoany
healthcareprogram.Iwouldliketoapplyatanursingprogram,herearetherequired
highschoolprogramsyouneedtoattendnursingschool:
Math
:Itisrecommendedtohavethreeoffouryearsofmathtoattendnursingschool.
Thisincludesgeometryandtwoyearsofalgebra.Algebraisconsideredveryimportant
innursingschoolstogivethecorrectdosesofmedications.

Science
:Itisimportantyoutakescienceifyouwanttoapplyinanyhealthcare
program.Therequiredsciencecoursesfornursingschoolsisbiologyandchemistry.
Takingothersciencecoursessuchasphyiscsorearthsciencecanbegood.
Othercourses
:Allothermandatoryclasseshavetobecompleted(suchasenglish,at
leastoneforeignlanguage,etc).Theseotherclassesareimportanttohelpdevelop
socialandcommunicationskillswhichisimportantforjobslikethese.

Workandvolunteeringisalwaysgood.Ifyouhavedonevolunteeringworkatahospital
orretirementhomeitgivesyoubetterchancesofadmissiontoanursingschool.
ThecoursesIwillchoosetoapplyinanursingschoolwillbeChemistryandBiology11
&12,andmathfoundations11and12.Iwillalsotrytogetmoreimplicatedinmy
communitybydoingmorevolunteerwork.

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