Is this a good plan?

[OKgirl]

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I've been trying to organize a 4 year plan since so many classes require you take another one before it and a lot are only offered at certain times. I'm not completely stuck on following it exactly, but it is a nice guideline. I'm just concerned about putting certain classes together or having some really easy semesters and then extremely difficult ones.

I plan on getting a B.S. in Biology if I don't get accepted to pharmacy school. The classes that are bold are my pharmacy pre-reqs. The ones with the * by them are for my #1 school that accepts year round, so I am more worried about getting them done than the others. The ones that are italic are the ones that are only offered that semester. If you all could look over it and give me any recommendations it would be great! Thanks!

Fall 2008
*Freshman Orientation (1)
*Applied Calculus (3)
*Chemistry 2 Lecture & Lab (5)
*Biological Concepts Lecture & Lab (4)
*World History (3)
=16 credits

Spring 2009
*Organic Chemistry 1 Lecture & Lab (4)
*Intro. To Public Speaking (3)
*Computers and Information Access (3)
*Art Survey (3)
Biochemistry (4) (it's an intro biochem/organic)
=16 credits

Summer 2009
Human Physiology (3)
*General Physics (4)
*Intro to Macroeconomics (3)
=11 credits

Fall 2009
*Organic Chemistry 2 Lecture & Lab (4)
*Microbiology (5)
Principles of Biology (4)
*American Gov’t & Politics (3)
=16 credits

Spring 2010-Hopefully be in ideal year-round admission pharmacy school, but if not…
Intro. Zoology (4)
Histology (4)
Genetics (4)
Human Anatomy (4)
=16 credits

Fall 2010-Hopefully be in pharmacy school, but if not…
Intro Botany (4)
Biological Terminology (2)
Aquatic Biology (4)
Biological Orientation (2)
Statistical Methods (3)
=15 credits

Spring 2011
Molecular Biology (4)
Wellness Concepts & Exercise Application (3)
Astronomy (4)
Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences (1)
=12 credits

 

[mrblah]

looks good to me

 

[^=^]

Looks good. Summer 09 is going to be lots of work!

 

[OKgirl]

I'm just really worried about the Spring 2010.

Also, is it better to take human anatomy or physiology first?

 

[lwang81]

which school is your number 1 school? is your plan to focus more on that one school or to be able to hit all the prereqs for most schools? do you care about getting your bs first or just being able to get into your number 1 schools first before getting a bs?

 

[mrblah]

I'm just really worried about the Spring 2010.

Also, is it better to take human anatomy or physiology first?

anatomy

 

[RxWildcat]

Looks good to me, I wouldn't get that schedule too set in stone just in case you can't get into a course or if the course isn't offered that semester. I second mrblah on taking anatomy first.

 

[OKgirl]

which school is your number 1 school? is your plan to focus more on that one school or to be able to hit all the prereqs for most schools? do you care about getting your bs first or just being able to get into your number 1 schools first before getting a bs?

I'm trying for SWOSU first. If I don't get in for the spring, I'll do the OU classes I don't have finished. If I don't get into either of those in 2010, then I'll get my BS by the next application period. I plan on applying to a few other schools, but the Oklahoma ones are my top choices, so I'm worried about them the most.

 

[tootoo30]

I noticed you didn't have pre-calculus listed, did you receive advance credit? If so then your schedule looks great, if not you may want to consider adding it to your Fall 2009 schedule instead of calculus.

HTH

 

[phuang06]

I noticed you didn't have pre-calculus listed, did you receive advance credit? If so then your schedule looks great, if not you may want to consider adding it to your Fall 2009 schedule instead of calculus.

HTH

There isn't any reason to take precalc unless your mathematics skills need brushing up on and you need to take a refresher course before taking calculus.

 

[OKgirl]

I noticed you didn't have pre-calculus listed, did you receive advance credit? If so then your schedule looks great, if not you may want to consider adding it to your Fall 2009 schedule instead of calculus.

HTH

My ACT score is high enough that I don't have to take it. There are also some other classes I've taken that I didn't list.