In order to be considered by schools for which you lack a pre-req or two (micro or anatomy, or something else, for example), must you document on your application that you plan to take these courses prior to matriculation? Or is it just assumed that if you're applying to the school and have outstanding pre-reqs, that you will complete them by matriculation?
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Don't absolutely need to document them, but usually if you are accepted missing pre-reqs you get a conditional acceptance, and cannot enroll if you have not completed the requirements for that specific school
In my case, I also lacked anatomy and physiology. I documented that I would be enrolled in these classes in the Spring prior to matriculation. The only school that I applied to which required these courses was MWU. I know other ppl that got accepted here that didn't document that they would be taking these courses in the future, so I guess it just depends on the school. However, I would go ahead and list them in your planned courses just to be safe.
When you go to enter your grades on your application, AADSAS allows you to enter future courses to demonstrate that you will taking the required pre-req's. Generally, it's not a big deal to apply even if you are missing a few pre-req's, just update the schools as you complete them.
Yea, I listed these courses as planned courses because they were brought up at the interview. The schools just want to make sure you're on track for completing them. However, for one school, Sociology was a requirement, and I didn't exactly know, nor have I taken it, so that wasn't listed in my planned courses, but the school was okay with it. After acceptance, they just asked me when and where I was going to take it.
But for the some schools that don't require these courses, it's good to list them under planned courses or whatever, so they can see that you're attempting the hard sciences, and that may make them more inclined to call you in, if they like everything else. Just food for thought. Good luck!
But for the some schools that don't require these courses, it's good to list them under planned courses or whatever, so they can see that you're attempting the hard sciences, and that may make them more inclined to call you in, if they like everything else. Just food for thought. Good luck!
Thanks for the responses, everyone! I AP'd out of freshman english, and took a sophomore english class instead. Now that I'm looking that (hefty) list of schools that explicitly don't allow AP credits, I'm thinking maybe I should take a second english compositions class this summer or next fall. I'll put it into the app that I plan to take it, as well as a few other upper levels (anatomy, micro, immuno). Thanks again for the quick responses, everyone!