Is the class Human Sexuality, a bio class?

[Anasku]

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Does anyone know if the class Human Sexuality is considered a biology class?

Here is the course description:
The biological and developmental aspects of human sexuality; the psychological and emotional aspects of sexual behavior; sexual identity; the historical, cultural, social, linguistic, legal and moral forces affecting sexual issues; the importance of communication, disclosure and intimacy in interpersonal relationships; and research trends in the area of human sexuality.

Thank you!

 

[analu]

I took something similar...it was a biology course cross-listed as a women studies course. I put it down as BIOL on Amcas. Got a B in it though...still can't figure women out! :wink:

 

[Tweetie_bird]

Nope. It goes under "behavioral and social sciences" category. Was yours through a Psych dept? I believe most Human Sexuality classes are through Psych. . . .

 

[KyGrlDr2B]

At my college, this was a psychology class. What is this course listed under??

 

[KyGrlDr2B]

That has to be some sort of record! The 3 above posts were all at the same time! LOL

 

[Tweetie_bird]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by analu:
•I took something similar...it was a biology course cross-listed as a women studies course. I put it down as BIOL on Amcas. Got a B in it though...still can't figure women out! :wink: •••••LOL....speaking as a woman..keep tryin! <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" /> I'd like to think we're worth the trouble. 🙂

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[none]

Yes, the department that teaches the course is what gives it's AMCAS status away, not the title of the course.

 

[jmejia1]

I would only classify that class under Biology if it was offered under the biology department.

A human sexuality course in sociology, psychology would almost always concentrate very little on biology, and by the discription, it sounds like it's not offered by the biology department.

Courses like physiological psychology that have obvious biology-related titles yet offered outside the biology department can easily be classified as Biology for AMCAS.

AMCAS does not get a course description from your school outside the course title. Classifying your course ambiguously may delay processing of your AMCAS application!

So in short, if it's cross-refrenced under biol, then put it, if not, I would not!

 

[Anasku]

Hi!

Thanks for the replies so far. It is listed under "Health." The reason that I am confused is because this class also has biological discussions of reproduction and the anatomy of different genders. My pre-med advisor told me anything that has bio in it, just list it a a science class.

Ky, did AMCAS correct it when you listed it as a science class? This is important because I need to take classes to boost up my sci GPA and need to make sure that it would be considered a bcpm.

Thank you so much for your help!

 

[Lavndrrose]

C'mon... Human Sexuality as a bio class? That's the first I've heard. Sorry for being harsh, but most people take this class to learn more about sex (if you know what I mean). :wink: I've known guys that took this class twice because it was fun for them. 🙄

 

[Tweetie_bird]

I also wanted to add some more info.....
Even though you may think that there was sufficient bio included in on the course, it may not qualify as BCPM. I don't mean to sound harsh, but we just have to deal with it.

I am a Bio major with a focus on Physio. Psych, and trust me, I have taken TONS of such classes. None of them get included in on BCPM b/c they are taught through the Psych dept even though they have obvious names such as "Drugs and Behavior" and all we learned was stuff about what medication affects what part of the brain physiologically.

Anyway, I decided to include all of mine as BCPM b/c I don't want AMCAS to spend weeks trying to change my BCPM etc classes, b/c that only takes away precious time during verification process. And I am sure you don't need me to tell you how important that is, when it comes to rolling admissions. The MORE conservative we are and the less we try and push that envelope, the less time it might take in verification and faster your application will be processed and sent to schools. besides, take a look at how much one or two classes help your actual BCPM or NON-CUM GPAs. You will see that it's not much... Just my two cents...others may disagree.

My best wishes to you. 🙂
Tweetie

 

[lola]

a bio class? that's really pushing it. i wouldn't put anything down as bio unless it was at least 90% bio.

 

[jmejia1]

Now that you mention it was under the Health department, I WOULD NOT include it as biol. That's just my opinion. I took a class called: "Health Science" and it was under the Health department and I never once even considered including it as a Biology course. By default, health class have biology in them, but AMCAS and Med schools know that it's not a major emphasis.

like I mentioned, I did include classes like physio psych and psych stat classes under BCPM.

 

[Joe Joe on da Radio]

what do you guys think of a class in epidemiology?
bio or no? thanks much.

 

[SMW]

I listed Human Sexualaity as Bio because it was listed as a Human Biology course at my school. AMCAS had no problem with it.

 

[lola]

Epidemiology is not Bio. I put most of my Epi classes down as Health Sciences. A couple of the more math intensive Epi courses I put as Math/Statistics.

 

[Scooby Doo]

I put my classes under whatever the hell I felt they were.

If you think human sexuality goes under bio..then ****ing put it under bio. No one is really gonna care that much. There is some leeway.

If you did good in it, put it in whichever category your GPA is lower in. That way it will raise it. I played around with mine and they ended up fitting into a good space. Of course, all the courses could flip flop either way. It wasn't like I tried to put Slavic History in Biology or something.