<p>I agree with greenwich, although schools do vary signficantly in the number and scope of degree prereqs that fall outside the nursing program. There do not seem to be as many electives as with other majors. If a school lists 15 credits for a semester, your kid might consider whether adding another class as a fun elective is do-able or not too. Be wary though. Sometimes those fun classes require more work than expected. One of my kids had an honors seminar in a subject that was really intriguing, and then found himself doing more work for the 1 credit seminar than for his 4 credit calculus class. </p>
<p>D met many of her general ed requirements before starting college, as greenwich suggested. By doing this, taking a little heavier course load and planning to add summer school classes, she has been working with her advisor to add either a second major or minor to her nursing degree (business or accounting - and she says her business classes are actually harder than her nursing classes).</p>