2013 Community College Courses-AP Credit and DS Admission

A few schools have made some changes in how they view CC/AP credits. There are 8 schools that do not accept CC courses for prerequisites and 3 that do not accept courses for electives. Twenty five schools do not accept AP credit for prerequisites and 12 do not accept credit for electives. About 1/3 of the ds either recommend no CC courses or qualify the need to take additional upper division courses as a countermeasure. About 2/3 of the schools have some limitations on acceptance of AP credits. It is best to take basic science courses that are designed for science/engineering/pre health students (except nursing, dh) at a four-year college or, when there is no other choice, take courses that are transferable to a four-year college. Not much needs to be said about AP courses.

this is awesome. thanks.

so quick question? if you took 80% of pre-reqs at CC but took a upper division genetics class at a 4 year and got an A with more upper division bio courses planned this summer, will that be enough or would they prefer like 5-6 upper division courses PRIOR TO APPLICATION?

blankman321 said:

this is awesome. thanks.
so quick question? if you took 80% of pre-reqs at CC but took a upper division genetics class at a 4 year and got an A with more upper division bio courses planned this summer, will that be enough or would they prefer like 5-6 upper division courses PRIOR TO APPLICATION?

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If you read the notes carefully, the general trend is to expect an equal number of upper division courses in the same discipline.

I'm resurrecting this thread in the hopes that someone with the 2015 ADEA Guide can compare the requirements re: AP and CC credits and let us know if there have been any changes... It would be very much appreciated! 🙂