Putting in course credit?

[derrick rose]

I understand that the AMCAS application goes by semester hours. However, my school uses credits, where 1.5 credits = 1 full semester course and the labs have 0.0 credits. Also, some of the courses I took didn't even indicate a lab section, but instead the lab sections were predetermined by the lecture you choose. More simply put, the courses definitely had a lab component that was not indicated on the transcript.



1) Do I put down the credits from my institution for each course or convert to semester hours? (1.5 credits vs. 3 hours/4 hours)



2) Should I add "and lab" to the courses that have not indicated a lab component on the transcript?

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[whitemagic]

1. You don't need to convert to semester hours. All you do is put the credits down and select whether it was taken on semester or quarter system.

2. From what I read on the AAMC guide, you put "and lab" if it was a combined lab/lecture, even if it doesnt indicate a lab on the transcript. For example, my biology class on my transcript just says "General Biology" even though I had a lab every Friday afternoon. Thus, on my AMCAS, I wrote "General Biology and Lab." It says on the AAMC guide to do this if your class had a lab section but it doesnt indicate that in the course title.

 

[Flashfan]

I am in a similar situation. Each full semester course is 1 credit, and half-semester is .5. I think the transcript says that each 1 credit converts to 4 credits as an equivalent. Labs do not count as extra. It looks like I have 30 credits essentially.