Advice on Taking Gen Chem II at Community College (Online) as a Non-Trad Working Full-Time?

[andii]

I'm a non-traditional applicant working full-time in the corporate sector and trying to complete the last of my medical school prerequisites. Due to financial and time constraints (and being the only one in my family in the country), I’m not able to attend regular in-person classes or quit my job. So, I'm looking into taking General Chemistry II, most likely in an online or community college format.

I got a D in Gen Chem II back in college (I wasn’t premed at the time), and although my undergrad institution allowed me to move on to Organic and Biochem with it, I feel I need to retake it to strengthen my application. I also have a strong upward trend and no other major academic issues.

Should I reach out to admissions committees to clarify if they'd accept an online or community college Gen Chem II course on a case-by-case basis? For schools that don’t specify if community college courses are accepted in online formats, is it worth bringing up the online nature if it isn’t clearly indicated on the transcript? Are there other considerations I should keep in mind when selecting an online or community college course for this?

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[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

I had a list of like 30 schools I applied to with mostly online prereqs and there were many more I could've applied to if my GPA wasn't mediocre. You'll be fine. Just check it's okay if there's a specific school you really want to go to.

 

[premed19876787]

I'm a non-traditional applicant working full-time in the corporate sector and trying to complete the last of my medical school prerequisites. Due to financial and time constraints (and being the only one in my family in the country), I’m not able to attend regular in-person classes or quit my job. So, I'm looking into taking General Chemistry II, most likely in an online or community college format.

I got a D in Gen Chem II back in college (I wasn’t premed at the time), and although my undergrad institution allowed me to move on to Organic and Biochem with it, I feel I need to retake it to strengthen my application. I also have a strong upward trend and no other major academic issues.

Should I reach out to admissions committees to clarify if they'd accept an online or community college Gen Chem II course on a case-by-case basis? For schools that don’t specify if community college courses are accepted in online formats, is it worth bringing up the online nature if it isn’t clearly indicated on the transcript? Are there other considerations I should keep in mind when selecting an online or community college course for this?

If they don’t bring it up, why would you ask? I don’t think most schools care, unless you’re talking about top med schools— Many of them openly say they won’t accept or ask you to specify if any course you’re taken is online.

 

[wysdoc]

Do you have access to the MSAR database?
At the top menu bar click a link "MSAR reports"
There is a .pdf list of every school's policy on Community College coursework. Check the schools you are planning to apply to.
There are some which don't accept it for pre-requisite courses, & not all of those are the top 20 schools.

There is another .pdf listing the prereqs for each school, including whether Online classes are acceptable.