Economic statistic courses and sGPA- I need a definitive answer

[nm825]

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I have heard varying responses on this and I want to know for sure.

I was an econ major and I took the following courses and received As in all which would significantly improve my sGPA:

STAT 1111- Business and Economics Statistics 1
STAT 1112- Business and Economics Statistics 2
STAT 2183- Intermediate Statistical Laboratory: Statistical Computing Packages

As you can see, all these classes are not designated in the math or econ department but in the "STAT" department. Because of this, is it safe to assume that all these go into my sGPA?

Furthermore, I took econometrics (which actually more math than any of those other stat classes and was easily on par in terms of difficulty with all my science classes other than orgo) and I received an A. Up until typing out this question, I always assumed it was listed solely in the Econ department, but after looking at my school's statistics department bulletin, this class is listed as STAT 2123, and then is says "same as ECON 2123". Can I assume this class also goes into my sGPA?

Also, can someone explain how I enter these courses onto an application? Is it a matter of simply inputting the department and course number my university assigns to it?

In the very least, can I assume STAT 2183 counts towards sGPA?

 

[TheBossDoctor]

On the AMCAS application, you list the course number and title and then choose a category (science vs non-science). After you submit, someone will verify your application. During that time, they'll look at the name of the course you listed and make sure you classified it correctly. If it's clearly mis-categorized, they'll change it. If it's a gray area, they'll usually accept it.

My friend classified his regular econ classes (like the intro stuff) as science classes on the AMCAS and somehow got away with it. There's hardly any math in those classes other than algebra and a little bit of basic calculus. If the person verifying your AMCAS is chill/lazy, you can get away with pretty much all but the most obvious stuff.

 

[woltej1]

If the course is under the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Math it is automatically in your sGPA. However, other courses from other departments can count as long as approximately 50% of the content falls under the previous 4 departments. You can mark a course down that you feel had a majority of content as something under BCPM and AAMC will double check when you send in your application. That is what you pay them for, they double check your courses one by one and will change a class if they feel it doesn't meet the requirements for sGPA. You can call the AAMC and talk with them about your courses. As far as entering them, it is pretty straight forward once you get into your AMCAS application.

 

[nm825]

If the course is under the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Math it is automatically in your sGPA. However, other courses from other departments can count as long as approximately 50% of the content falls under the previous 4 departments. You can mark a course down that you feel had a majority of content as something under BCPM and AAMC will double check when you send in your application. That is what you pay them for, they double check your courses one by one and will change a class if they feel it doesn't meet the requirements for sGPA. You can call the AAMC and talk with them about your courses. As far as entering them, it is pretty straight forward once you get into your AMCAS application.

So, how do they verify >50%? Do they just read the course description on my university's website?