Gen Chem series question

[J_shep75]

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I am going to a CC in Cali and am transferring to a 4 year in the fall I am a exercise physio major who just recently decided to go premed route.

Would it be a bad decision to take gen chem 1 in the summer session before I transfer then gen Chem 2 and ochem at the university? Or should I wait and take both gen chem at the university?

 

[armastice]

Depends. You may run into some problems if your CC is semester and your 4year university is on the quarter system.

 

[J_shep75]

Depends. You may run into some problems if your CC is semester and your 4year university is on the quarter system.

It won't, I'm going to a csu to save money, the Csu is on a semester system.

 

[Crookster]

No I don't think it would be an issue at all, just make sure the gen chem prof at your CC is a good teacher so you can learn what you need to for chem 2 and the mcat as well. Just do a ratemyprofessor search for the chem teachers at your CC to get an idea how they are and go from there.

 

[yanks26dmb]

I took all my gen chems (lab included) online with UNE..and 5 other pre reqs at a California CC. I had multiple interviews and will be attending Touro in the fall. That said, there were several schools I felt I should have been a shoe-in for an II and it never happened....did my classes have something to do with it? Who knows...but generally, I dont think you have to worry about the CC/online route.

 

[Cawolf]

You should be fine, unless they have drastically different schedules of material. You may find that you repeat a lot of material, in which case you would need some extra self-studying for the MCAT. The best way is to compare the syllabi from both courses.

 

[J_shep75]

Thank you all, another slightly off topic question is I have taken two allied health chemistry courses since I am still stuck between med and PT. Will these two classes count into my ultimate sGPA when I apply in the upcoming years?

 

[Cawolf]

It depends on how they are classified.

If they are "Chem xxx" then yes. If they are "Nursing/Whatever xxx" then no.

 

[J_shep75]

It depends on how they are classified.

If they are "Chem xxx" then yes. If they are "Nursing/Whatever xxx" then no.

It's chem 006 which is intro to general chemistry
And Chem 007 which is intro to organic and biochemistry

 

[Cawolf]

Then yes, they will count in your sGPA for AACOMAS (and AMCAS).

See https://aacomas.aacom.org/survey/views/client/aacomas/collegesinstructions4.html

 

[J_shep75]

Then yes, they will count in your sGPA for AACOMAS (and AMCAS).

See https://aacomas.aacom.org/survey/views/client/aacomas/collegesinstructions4.html

One more question, I saw kinesiology listed on other sci courses, so that means an intro to kinesiology class I took my freshman year counts toward sGPA?

 

[Cawolf]

Yes, for AACOMAS it will, but for AMCAS it won't.