KCU pre-req question

[timetraveling]

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KCU says they want 13 hrs. of Chem on their pre-reqs... that's 3 courses with 1 lab each, and then 1 extra credit hour.

So, that means: 2 inorganic, 1 organic, (labs inclusive) and then 1 more credit hour from somewhere?

Can someone help me piece this together? Thanks.

 

[0dee]

8 gen chem + 8 ochem will satisfy the requirements. Most schools require ochem 2 + its lab as a requirement.

 

[austintr]

KCU says they want 13 hrs. of Chem on their pre-reqs... that's 3 courses with 1 lab each, and then 1 extra credit hour.

So, that means: 2 inorganic, 1 organic, (labs inclusive) and then 1 more credit hour from somewhere?

Can someone help me piece this together? Thanks.

You may also want to give them a call if you have any questions about a specific situation. IIRC, they do give the option of using biochem to replace some organic credits (if, say, you took general organic instead of organic 1&2). They're very responsive and super helpful with these kinds of questions and can give you quick answers over the phone in most cases. Good luck!

 

[timetraveling]

Sup guys. Thanks for responding.

8 gen chem + 8 ochem will satisfy the requirements. Most schools require ochem 2 + its lab as a requirement.

I've seen this as a rule of thumb for other med schools, and was confused when they didn't require 2 orgos. As someone who is deathly afraid of physics and orgo in my future, I just wanted to make sure whether or not I needed orgo 2 (obviously I would for other schools, but KCU).

You may also want to give them a call if you have any questions about a specific situation. IIRC, they do give the option of using biochem to replace some organic credits (if, say, you took general organic instead of organic 1&2). They're very responsive and super helpful with these kinds of questions and can give you quick answers over the phone in most cases. Good luck!

"IIRC"? That's very useful, but as I said above I'd more likely than not be taking orgo 1+2 either way :/
Could I, say, replace a B in one of the orgos with the biochem grade?

 

[austintr]

"IIRC"? That's very useful, but as I said above I'd more likely than not be taking orgo 1+2 either way :/
Could I, say, replace a B in one of the orgos with the biochem grade?

IIRC = "If I Recall Correctly"

I must have misunderstood your situation. If you're still a year or more out from applying, then yeah, absolutely you should take orgo 1&2, as that is what many schools require. As far as the grade replacement goes, I very highly doubt it. It's really more of a "biochem covers enough organic generally to count as an organic class" (assuming the biochem class covers lipid metabolism, intermediates, etc.) than a "you can replace an organic grade with a biochem class" since they're two completely different classes with sometimes overlapping content.

 

[timetraveling]

IIRC = "If I Recall Correctly"

I must have misunderstood your situation. If you're still a year or more out from applying, then yeah, absolutely you should take orgo 1&2, as that is what many schools require. As far as the grade replacement goes, I very highly doubt it. It's really more of a "biochem covers enough organic generally to count as an organic class" (assuming the biochem class covers lipid metabolism, intermediates, etc.) than a "you can replace an organic grade with a biochem class" since they're two completely different classes with sometimes overlapping content.

I'm a rising junior but I just started taking prereqs this semester (and still have all but 1 to go). So yeah, it's a bit of a ways out.

 

[jl80]

I will be attending KCU this August and took 8 hours of gen chem, 4 hours of ochem, and 4 hours of biochem to satisfy the requirement.

 

[timetraveling]

I will be attending KCU this August and took 8 hours of gen chem, 4 hours of ochem, and 4 hours of biochem to satisfy the requirement.

Where all did you apply if you don't mind me asking? You can pm if you like