Double major bio and nursing, is it worth it?

Ques:
Im half way through college to my bachelors and I was thinking of not only getting a nursing degree but also majoring in biology, are there any advantages to this?My end goal is to become a nurse anesthesist. any comprehensive websites on nursing career options and salarys or even personal experiance would be very helpful as my counselors dont seem to know much...thanx

Ans:
I don't think it would really matter, because to be accepted to medical school, you still have to complete your pre-requisites. Having a biology major would make you take classes such as General Biology I and II, Microbiology, Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cellular Biochemistry. But perhaps you are talking about an associates in Bio? Since you are halfway through to your bachelors, you may have most of those completed. But being a biology major means you still have to take your Chemistry I and II, Organic Chem I and II, Physiology. Then you would still have to take Physics I and II. And your math courses Statistics, Calculus I and II.

I don't know which classes you have taken so far because I'm not familiar with a nursing track degree. Perhaps, you don't need all those classes when you double major when you're halfway through your bachelors degree? Or it might postpone your degree in biology.

Either way, I was just going off of my 4 year curriculum for a biology major. Still not sure if you would have to do a couple extra semesters to finish the degree. Maybe a 2 year degree in Bio, if that's possible?

FSU REQUIRED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COURSES

1. A total of thirty-eight (38) semester hours of biological science courses must be completed for the major. At least twenty (20) of the required thirty-eight semester hours must be taken at FSU. The 38 semester hours include the requirements described below.
   
   1. Nine (9) semester hours of required introductory biology courses including:
      
      BSC 2010 Biological Science I (3 hrs)
      BSC 2010L Biological Science I Lab (1 hr)
      BSC 2011 Biological Science II (3 hrs)
      BSC 2011L Biological Science II Lab (2 hrs)
      
   2. Ten (10) semester hours of required upper division biology courses including:
      
      PCB 3063 Genetics (3 hrs)
      BSC 3402L Experimental Biology Lab (2 hrs)
      BOT 3015 Plant Biology (2 hrs)
      PCB 4674 Evolution (3 hrs)
      
   3. Nineteen (19) semester hours of upper division elective biology courses including:
      
      1. A total of two Area Courses, representing two different Areas:
         
         Area I: Cell and Molecular Biology
         MCB 4403/L Prokaryotic Biology (3 hrs) & Lab (2 hrs)
         PCB 3134 Cell Structure and Function (3 hrs)
         PCB 4024 Molecular Biology (3 hrs)
         PCB 4253 Animal Development (3 hrs)
         
         Area II: Physiology
         BOT 4503 Plant Physiology (3 hrs)
         PCB 3743 Vertebrate Physiology (3 hrs)
         PCB 4723 Comparative Animal Physiology (3 hrs)
         
         Area III: Ecology and Environmental Science
         BSC 3052 Conservation Biology (3 hrs)
         PCB 3043 General Ecology (3 hrs)
         ZOO 4513 Animal Behavior (4 hrs)
         
      2. Additional upper division elective biology courses at the 3000/4000 level to complete the required thirty-eight (38) semester hours of biological science courses.
         
2. Completion of at least five (5) laboratory and/or field courses in biological science. In addition to the three required laboratory courses, two additional courses designated by an "L" or a "C" must be taken.
   
3. No more than six (6) semester hours of honors work in biological science (BSC 4970), six (6) semester hours of Directed Individual Study (BSC 4900) or Research Methods (BSC 4933), two (2) semester hours of Senior Tutorial (BSC 4931), and one (1) semester hour of Undergraduate Supervised Teaching (BSC 4945) can be applied to the thirty-eight (38) semester hours of biological science coursework.

FSU REQUIRED COLLATERAL COURSES

1. Mathematics/Statistics: Eight (9) to eleven (11) semester hours including:
   
   MAC 2311: Calculus with Analytical Geometry I (4 hrs) and
   MAP 2480: Biocalculus lab (1hr)
   
   And ONE of the following three options:
   
   
   1. MAC 2312: Calculus with Analytical Geometry II (4 hrs)
   
   
   2. STA 2171: Statistics for Biology (4 hrs)
   
   
   3. STA 2122: Introduction to Applied Statistics (4 hrs) plus one of the following 2nd statistics courses:

      STA 4102 Computational Methods in Statistics I (3 hrs)
      STA 4202 Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments (3 hrs)
      STA 4203 Applied Regression Methods (3 hrs)
      STA 4222 Sample Surveys (3 hrs)
      STA 4322 Mathematical Statistics (3 hrs)
      STA 4442 Introductory Probability I (3 hrs)
      STA 4502 Applied Nonparametric Statistics (3 hrs)
      STA 4664 Statistics for Quality and Productivity (3 hrs)
      STA 4702 Applied Multivariate Analysis (3 hrs)
      STA 4853 Time Series and Forecasting Methods (3 hrs).
      
      

2. Chemistry: Fifteen (15) semester hours including:
   
   CHM 1045C or 1050/1050L General Chemistry I (3 hrs) & Lab (1 hr)
   CHM 1046C or 1051/1051L General Chemistry II (3 hrs) & Lab (2 hrs)
   CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I (3 hrs)
   CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II (3 hrs)
   
   
3. Physics: Eight (8) to ten (10) semester hours including:

   PHY 2048C General Physics I (5 hrs) or PHY 2053C College Physics I (4 hrs)
   and
   PHY 2049C General Physics II (5 hrs) or PHY 2054C College Physics II (4 hrs)

FSU REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Students who decide to change their majors from biological science to another major and students from other majors often inquire about the requirements for receiving a minor in biological science. A minor in biological science requires a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours of approved biological science courses to include the following or their equivalents:

BSC 2010 Biological Science I (3 hrs)
BSC 2010L Biological Science I Lab (1 hr)
BSC 2011 Biological Science II (3 hrs)
BSC 2011L Biological Science II Lab (2 hrs)

Additional biology elective course (approved for the major) to complete the twelve hours.

The sample schedule below would prepare you for the MCAT by the end of your sophomore year and includes additional courses that will strengthen your preparation for medical school.

Freshman year:

• General chemistry: CHM 141 and 142 (CHM 205 is helpful for the PS section of the MCAT)
• General biology: BIO 101 and 102
• Calculus: MTH 151 and 152 (plus MTH 121/122 if needed to prepare for calculus)
• English: ENG 115 and 116 (or 125)

Sophomore year:

• Organic chemistry: CHM 220, 221 and 222
• Cell biology and genetics: BIO 200 and 260
• Physics: PHY 131, 132 and 213

Junior year:

• Biochemistry: CHM 365
• Cell biology and genetics: BIO 200 and 260
• Physiology and vertebrate biology: BIO 302 and 310

Additional recommended courses:

• Microbiology: BIO 340
• Microscopic anatomy: BIO 410
• Developmental biology: BIO 430
• Biochemistry/molecular biology: CHM 465
• Statistics: PSY250
• Physics: PHY 210 (Electronics)
• English: ENG 245 (Literature and the Moral Life of Medicine)
• Religion/Ethics: REL 310 (Death and Dying), PHL 210 (Professional Ethics)