odd required classes...

[nerv12345]

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okay so some of the schools i want to apply to require certain classes like "world history"...i've taken US history but not world history..does this mean that i HAVE to take this class?? i took world history in high school

anybody else facing this dilemma?

 

[Farmercyst]

okay so some of the schools i want to apply to require certain classes like "world history"...i've taken US history but not world history..does this mean that i HAVE to take this class?? i took world history in high school

anybody else facing this dilemma?

Does it indicate if the prereq is waived if you hold a 4 yr-degree.
I know a lot of schools require miscellaneous humanities and other non-science/writing/math prereqs. Usually those extraneous ones are waived for 4-yr degree holders (most likely because they're required for the BS/BA anyway)

 

[mike36]

That's strange. I haven't taken world history since high school either. I'm not sure why that would be a pre-req.😕

 

[eelo]

That's strange. I haven't taken world history since high school either. I'm not sure why that would be a pre-req.😕

It's probably any generic history course that would fall under a 'world history' classification, as opposed to 3 credits in 'The American Revolution' or 'George Armstrong Custer- Was He Really a Pompous Jerk?' or something like that. Schools offer multi-classification humanities-type courses like 'Art History of 17th Century Albanian Convents' or 'Alexander the Great- Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed' or other courses that can be either history, philosophy, or some other fill-in for required credit.

 

[binghamkid]

It's probably any generic history course that would fall under a 'world history' classification, as opposed to 3 credits in 'The American Revolution' or 'George Armstrong Custer- Was He Really a Pompous Jerk?' or something like that. Schools offer multi-classification humanities-type courses like 'Art History of 17th Century Albanian Convents' or 'Alexander the Great- Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed' or other courses that can be either history, philosophy, or some other fill-in for required credit.

You sure have interesting courses at your institution =P I wouldn't have minded taking some of those.

 

[eelo]

You sure have interesting courses at your institution =P I wouldn't have minded taking some of those.

Hey, Custer had it coming. ;-)

Seriously- there are some fascinating, yet truly odd and obscure, classes out there, just waiting for someone who needs to fill up an elective or Gen Ed generic. My daughter gets an option to take a 3-credit class in Wedding Planning next year, in which the 'final' is attending a huge bridal convention thing in Washington DC.

 

[Farmercyst]

Hey, Custer had it coming. ;-)

Seriously- there are some fascinating, yet truly odd and obscure, classes out there, just waiting for someone who needs to fill up an elective or Gen Ed generic. My daughter gets an option to take a 3-credit class in Wedding Planning next year, in which the 'final' is attending a huge bridal convention thing in Washington DC.

So maybe I could have a 2nd career of underwater basketweaving afterall. I just need to find the right school that offers the class.

 

[eelo]

So maybe I could have a 2nd career of underwater basketweaving afterall. I just need to find the right school that offers the class.

Well, they DO have an underwater hockey team at George Mason U, so there's a good place to start. 😀

 

[nerv12345]

speaking of odd majors, i heard that somebody at UC Berkeley majored in wizardry..and he actually got the degree

 

[imperial frog]

okay so some of the schools i want to apply to require certain classes like "world history"...i've taken US history but not world history..does this mean that i HAVE to take this class??

Why aren't you asking the schools this question? They would be able to tell you for certain as opposed to just about anyone here.

 

[piyi]

speaking of odd majors, i heard that somebody at UC Berkeley majored in wizardry..and he actually got the degree

Fascinating. I wonder if he's good at what he does. I shall one day have to seek the fellow out. His knowledge may prove to be very useful...

 

[Ghettocowboy23]

Welp, schools in Texas require Texas government/history and the class only offer at schools in Texas.
Some schools require Genetics, but since they include genetics in the PCAT for Summer 2007 Test, so it is a good idea to take Genetics.