Intro to physics vs. Principles of physics

[Ainz-Rodriguez]

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Hello
I was wondering if schools had a preference, some of them noted either could be taken. Do they prefer one vs the other? I would full time and it would be easier to take intro as the offer it more, but don't want to if it will look bad.

 

[EngrSC]

So I took principles of physics 10+ years ago, which is “expired” to many schools. The intro class fit into my schedule whereas the principles did not so I emailed several schools (UF, UMN, KSU, OkSU, and MiSU if I remember correctly) and they all said it was fine as long as it was 8+ credits and a 2-course sequence. I would contact the specific school you’re interested in just to be sure. When I emailed they all got back to me pretty quickly, you just need to include the course description from your school’s course catalog in the email.

 

[Ainz-Rodriguez]

thanks I will do that

 

[LyraGardenia]

At my school I'm pretty sure Principles of Physics was just one semester and intended for non-science majors, so probably wouldn't have counted for a lot of schools. So definitely check with the schools you plan on applying to!