Course Classification

[psp251]

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Hi, I'd like some help figuring out whether a certain course should be classified as BCPM or not. I emailed AMCAS but they just gave me a generic reply of "Applicants are responsible for determining the classification of each course based on the primary course
content." I thought that the following class might fall under biostatistics:

Introduction to Epidemiology and Human Disease-
This course introduces epidemiological methods with the goal of teaching students to read critically and interpret published epidemiologic studies in humans. The course also exposes students to the epidemiology of diseases and conditions of current public health importance in the United States and internationally.

Thanks for any input!

 

[sinombre]

What department is the course taught under?

 

[Tots]

https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181694/data/amcas_course_classification_guide.pdf

Probably Health Sciences(HEAL) which includes public health.

For what it is worth I classified all 10 or so of my epidemiology clasess as HEAL even though some were offered through the Epi department and others through the Bio Sci Department(They were research units though, so maybe not completely applicable).

 

[psp251]

Public Health

 

[sinombre]

If I were you I would classify them as science classes. They'll change the classification when they verify your app if they disagree.

 

[dcc1012]

Sorry to hijack your thread OP, but I have a question for one as well. I took a class in the Computer Science department called "Scientific Programming." Calculus 1 was a prereq and during the class we discussed using Matlab to work with arrays, matrices, linear systems, linear programming, regression, and other things. Anyone think this could pass as a math course? I got an A so I'm hoping so haha.

 

[Ansar]

Sorry to hijack your thread OP, but I have a question for one as well. I took a class in the Computer Science department called "Scientific Programming." Calculus 1 was a prereq and during the class we discussed using Matlab to work with arrays, matrices, linear systems, linear programming, regression, and other things. Anyone think this could pass as a math course? I got an A so I'm hoping so haha.

I don't think so.
It's about programming, and using tools to solve math problems.
Sounds like straight up CS to me.

 

[dcc1012]

I don't think so.
It's about programming, and using tools to solve math problems.
Sounds like straight up CS to me.

That's what I figured. Just grasping at straws to pick up my sGPA.