Hi Vicky,

I'm certainly looking forward to meeting you and hearing your perspective on things. The math prerequisite I've just circulated was a consensus of those present, but with personal views ranging from no prereq to Math 52 as a prerequisite.

I'm quite predictable about wanting more math, generally for everybody, generally for everything. I repeated my student's comments about how helpful Math 52 is for those who have taken it or are doing so concurrently.

I find it interesting how often they say, "Oh, we've just done this in Math 52", even without any specific intent of coordinating the two. I am reminded by my peers at times that our goal here is preparation for Anatomy and physiology.

I've been further reminded that other considerations, like student success in Dosage Computation is someone else's concern, not ours. Further, it was pointed out to me that not all nursing programs even require any! chemistry in the student's backgrounds.

So, I have a lot to learn and some preconceptions to adjust to the new realities of BioBonds as AP prereq instead of Chem 104 for all. Thank you again for responding, and especially for such a rapid response.

Best wishes always, Cliff.