Davis physiology class requirement

[hoodle]

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Hi guys,

I'm surprised by Davis' requirement for a semester of Systematic Physiology - I haven't seen that one before! Do you think they'd accept an online course in human physiology? (I can't find any online ones that are general physiology...) Also, I have a class on my transcript that's called Vertebrate Zoology - do you think that might work? What if you add in nutrition?! Hmm. I'm frustrated by this requirement, as it will not be easy for me to fulfill. Thoughts?

 

[Angelo84]

The best thing to do is contact Davis and find out what they accept. If you can e-mail them the course descriptions of the courses you have taken and ask if they will fulfill the physiology class at davis. If you already applied there for this year Good luck!

 

[mtrl1]

You can go to assist.org and check. A class in human physiology should suffice just fine, as I'm currently taking the systemic physiology class they have Davis students take (and that's human). It's 5 quarter units (meets every day). Davis does not have a nutrition requirement, and a class in nutrition would probably not meet the phys requirement.


mtrl1
UC Davis Class of 2007, chemistry

 

[hoodle]

OK, so the class from UC-Berkeley extension is

Introduction to Human Physiology
XB32 (3 semester units in Molecular and Cell Biology)

On ASSIST, the requirement is
NE PH B 101 (Physiology) |INTEGBI 148 or MCELLBI 136

The INTEGBI 148 class is a comparative animal physiology class... but it's not online. I should probably call the office, right?

Here's the link to the course: http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/cat/course362.html

 

[ShelterGirl]

The XB courses from UC Berkeley Extension usually correspond to a "regular" course number at UC Berkeley- so you might be able to translate that course # on ASSIST. I think I did that and it checked out - I took the same online physiology course and applied to Davis this year. Guess we'll find out soon whether or not they accept it

 

[kate_g]

I'm surprised by Davis' requirement for a semester of Systematic Physiology - I haven't seen that one before! Do you think they'd accept an online course in human physiology?

I took a physio course as a post-bacc and it was entirely human. I believe the title on my transcript might even be "Human Physiology." Davis hasn't sent out interview invites yet that I know of, but at least I got the "your application is complete" notice without any complaints that I'd taken "human" instead of "systemic" physiology. I mean, we went through all the organ systems and all, just not comparatively between species.

Davis might be the only one for which it's actually a requirement, I'm not sure, but I know that physiology (or A&P, which was what my undergrad school had) was listed as a recommended upper-level course by many of the schools I looked at.

I'm guessing the question of accepting online vs. classroom credit might be more relevant than "systemic" vs. "human" physiology.

 

[sundoggie]

I got the "Your application is complete" email too...only to find out a few months later that they didnt even look at my application because I didnt have the writing portion on my GRE. So, definitely do NOT count on that email to suffice that you have everything in order. In their defense, I knew the writing portion was required for their program, but they still told me it was complete and waited a long time to dump my app.

 

[egghead115]

Sundoggie,

I'm sorry to hear about the application confusion. When and how did they tell you your application was not complete? How did you take the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE, but not the analytical writing portion?

Thanks!

 

[hoodle]

I'm guessing the question of accepting online vs. classroom credit might be more relevant than "systemic" vs. "human" physiology.

I'm worried about this too. There is a class called Animal Physiology here, which would be the logical class to take, except its really a sophomore level class (tons of annoying lab writeups, etc) and I'll be taking a pretty full course-load then, including genetics and an advanced seminar in cell-cycle regulation. So, I'd really rather take it online and not have to do the annoying labs and writeups... but I don't want them to think I'm copping out (even if I am, but not because I'm scared of the class!)

It's tough. Do you think the admissions office would give me a straight answer if I asked about online/in person classes?

 

[mtrl1]

I'm worried about this too. There is a class called Animal Physiology here, which would be the logical class to take, except its really a sophomore level class (tons of annoying lab writeups, etc) and I'll be taking a pretty full course-load then, including genetics and an advanced seminar in cell-cycle regulation. So, I'd really rather take it online and not have to do the annoying labs and writeups... but I don't want them to think I'm copping out (even if I am, but not because I'm scared of the class!)

It's tough. Do you think the admissions office would give me a straight answer if I asked about online/in person classes?

You don't need to take the lab. Here at Davis the lab is an entirely separate course. Would it be helpful for your first year vet school A&P? Absolutely. But the physiology requirement for admission does not include lab. Also, you say it's sophomore? Davis requires an upper-division phys class. And yes, the admissions office would give you a straight answer. Try to talk to Yasmin Williams...she's just about the nicest person ever.

 

[hoodle]

Also, you say it's sophomore? Davis requires an upper-division phys class.

Sorry, this is a bit of confusing terminology at my small liberal arts college versus most other large places. There are three tiers of classes: introductory freshman classes, "intermediate" sophomore classes, and advanced seminars of which you can usually only take 2, and for which you need the sophomore class first. Everyone takes sophomore classes, even seniors. They're just not seminars. There is no other class here which is entitled physiology, anyhow!