Online Physics

[PhiloslothicalStudent]

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Hi!
I am currently in the application process for veterinary school. I am graduating with my bachelors this summer, and was never able to fit physics into my schedule. I have the opportunity to work a full time surgical assistant position at a specialty animal hospital during my gap year, but this provides scheduling constraints to taking an in person physics course.
I have taken online distance courses through the University of Florida and I really like their online system. Has anyone taken PHY2053/PHY2053L?
If not, are there any online physics courses anyone recommends?

 

[c0smopolitan]

I took Physics 2 and redid Physics 1 for a better grade online through Clinton Community College in Iowa and really enjoyed it. I took other courses (Orgo 2, Biochem, redid Orgo 1 and Bio 2) online through Doane university and really enjoyed the structure as well, though it was definitely more expensive. I believe UNE (University of New England) also offers Physics online. I would make sure to contact the schools you plan on applying to to make sure that they'll accept wherever you take a distance learning course through, I was automatically unable to apply to certain schools since I took an online course with lab.

 

[PhiloslothicalStudent]

I took Physics 2 and redid Physics 1 for a better grade online through Clinton Community College in Iowa and really enjoyed it. I took other courses (Orgo 2, Biochem, redid Orgo 1 and Bio 2) online through Doane university and really enjoyed the structure as well, though it was definitely more expensive. I believe UNE (University of New England) also offers Physics online. I would make sure to contact the schools you plan on applying to to make sure that they'll accept wherever you take a distance learning course through, I was automatically unable to apply to certain schools since I took an online course with lab.

I have looked at the large pre-requisite chart through AAVMC and it says the only school that does not accept online credit is University of Georgia. Were you running into issues with other veterinary schools as well?

 

[SkiOtter]

I have looked at the large pre-requisite chart through AAVMC and it says the only school that does not accept online credit is University of Georgia. Were you running into issues with other veterinary schools as well?

Contact the schools directly. Email them. Get it in writing they will accept THIS specific course. The AAVMC is a good jumping off point for prereqs but is not the be all end all. They are not the ones looking at your application. The individual schools are.

 

[c0smopolitan]

I have looked at the large pre-requisite chart through AAVMC and it says the only school that does not accept online credit is University of Georgia. Were you running into issues with other veterinary schools as well?

This is taken directly from Purdues website-- "While we accept online lecture courses for our prerequisite courses, we do not accept online labs. All labs must be completed onsite at an institution."

This is from Westerns website for their pre-reqs-- " If lab taken, online/virtual lab is not accepted. Must be on-campus & in person."

I have an email from Susan Long at University of Illinois that says no online courses are accepted to fulfill pre-reqs.

So, it's definitely a limiting factor. I made sure to email the schools that I'm applying to directly (As SkiOtter suggested) and provided them with the course information, school information, and syllabus to make sure that it would be accepted.

 

[PhiloslothicalStudent]

This is taken directly from Purdues website-- "While we accept online lecture courses for our prerequisite courses, we do not accept online labs. All labs must be completed onsite at an institution."

This is from Westerns website for their pre-reqs-- " If lab taken, online/virtual lab is not accepted. Must be on-campus & in person."

I have an email from Susan Long at University of Illinois that says no online courses are accepted to fulfill pre-reqs.

So, it's definitely a limiting factor. I made sure to email the schools that I'm applying to directly (As SkiOtter suggested) and provided them with the course information, school information, and syllabus to make sure that it would be accepted.

Thank you so much for the help. Illinois is very high on my list, I've decided to pass on the job and look for other opportunities! Gotta keep the end game/big picture in mind! 🙂

 

[meelc]

Oklahoma also says on their website "Virtual labs are not permitted". I have a couple of online fulfilled requirements, and I was able to determine what schools would accept them simply from doing some extensive research through their websites. It sounds tedious, but I learned a lot of information about the schools whether or not I decided to apply, so it ended up being very beneficial.

 

[chemphysicsinstructor]

Hi!
I am currently in the application process for veterinary school. I am graduating with my bachelors this summer, and was never able to fit physics into my schedule. I have the opportunity to work a full time surgical assistant position at a specialty animal hospital during my gap year, but this provides scheduling constraints to taking an in person physics course.
I have taken online distance courses through the University of Florida and I really like their online system. Has anyone taken PHY2053/PHY2053L?
If not, are there any online physics courses anyone recommends?

There are several options and my comments follow.

CalCampus--I had a hard time getting a syllabus from them, however. They did not want to answer my direct questions, even though I teach physics at a community college.

UNE does offer physics, but it is expensive and is proctored which presents a logistics hassle. It is a name-brand, so to speak, and you will pay for that.

Doane Universtiy offers a physics course online, but it is expensive. I do not recall what kind of lab they offer. I believe they also do the in-person proctor hassle too.

North Central Missouri College offers online physics with a hands-on-lab kit that you do at home. It is offered each term, but you will need to contact the instructor if it is not listed in the schedule of classes. The course is just homework and labs--no tests/quizzes/final. It is all open book, open notes, and you are encouraged to work with others.

 

[LindsK]

Does anyone know whether it is better to take calculus-based physics with lab versus non-calculus based physics with lab? (assuming that is not explicitly stated in the school's requirements?). If there is a difference, is it extremely important, or marginal? I prefer not to take calculus-based physics if possible. I want to go to UTCVM but I cannot find anything describing what their specifics are for each required course. Thank you!

 

[ilovebirds]

Does anyone know whether it is better to take calculus-based physics with lab versus non-calculus based physics with lab? (assuming that is not explicitly stated in the school's requirements?). If there is a difference, is it extremely important, or marginal? I prefer not to take calculus-based physics if possible. I want to go to UTCVM but I cannot find anything describing what their specifics are for each required course. Thank you!

The ones I am applying to really don’t care what you take. I don’t know any schools that specifically ask for calc-based physics. The purpose of taking physics is more to develop/demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skils. I would contact UTCVM directly and ask. Also, as a side note: for UT, make sure you have enough biochem credits. I was planning to apply there but our biochemistry no longer meets their requirements so I wasted my money sending them my GRE scores.

 

[chemphysicsinstructor]

Does anyone know whether it is better to take calculus-based physics with lab versus non-calculus based physics with lab? (assuming that is not explicitly stated in the school's requirements?). If there is a difference, is it extremely important, or marginal? I prefer not to take calculus-based physics if possible. I want to go to UTCVM but I cannot find anything describing what their specifics are for each required course. Thank you!

You will be fine with either option. However, the calculus based physics course is not essential unless you want to go into a research or engineering focused career.

 

[LindsK]

The ones I am applying to really don’t care what you take. I don’t know any schools that specifically ask for calc-based physics. The purpose of taking physics is more to develop/demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skils. I would contact UTCVM directly and ask. Also, as a side note: for UT, make sure you have enough biochem credits. I was planning to apply there but our biochemistry no longer meets their requirements so I wasted my money sending them my GRE scores.

Thank you so much! I emailed UT (Deborah) but never received a reply. I will try again just to make sure my classes will be acceptable. I really appreciate your help! It's a shame that there isn't a standard set of prerequisites for all schools all cross the board

 

[chemphysicsinstructor]

Thank you so much! I emailed UT (Deborah) but never received a reply. I will try again just to make sure my classes will be acceptable. I really appreciate your help! It's a shame that there isn't a standard set of prerequisites for all schools all cross the board

I would follow it up by a phone call. From my experience as an instructor, the email system does go down often and occasionally inbound emails are blocked by our spam filter.