Quarter hour BS

[inteleric1983]

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My question is what to do about this quarter hour B.S. My Degree is in aeronautics, I am working toward getting into med school, but need to take 1 sem of bio, 2 sem's chem, 2 sem's o-chem, and 2 sem's physics.

The problem is that all the schoosl near me are on quarter hour systems and I of course need 2 semesters of all of the above. The schools only have the 2 quarter hour classes in each subject, so what do I do about that 3rd quarter they are gonna require so I can matriculate?

Someone must have gone through this before!

 

[alexlex143]

My question is what to do about this quarter hour B.S. My Degree is in aeronautics, I am working toward getting into med school, but need to take 1 sem of bio, 2 sem's chem, 2 sem's o-chem, and 2 sem's physics.

The problem is that all the schoosl near me are on quarter hour systems and I of course need 2 semesters of all of the above. The schools only have the 2 quarter hour classes in each subject, so what do I do about that 3rd quarter they are gonna require so I can matriculate?

Someone must have gone through this before!

The quarter system is definitely not "B.S." It's for people who can handle it.

Usually to get into med school, it's 2 semesters (3 quarters) of bio. It might vary depending on the school and that is because some schools do not require you to take plant biology. With the quarter system, your first quarter would be cellular and molecular biology. the second and the third quarters would be plant biology and then animal biology. If you only require "one semester," you would take TWO quarters of biology--molecular biology and animal biology.

two semesters usually translates into three quarters, so your other courses would be three quarters for each.

 

[futureboy]

My question is what to do about this quarter hour B.S. My Degree is in aeronautics, I am working toward getting into med school, but need to take 1 sem of bio, 2 sem's chem, 2 sem's o-chem, and 2 sem's physics.

The problem is that all the schoosl near me are on quarter hour systems and I of course need 2 semesters of all of the above. The schools only have the 2 quarter hour classes in each subject, so what do I do about that 3rd quarter they are gonna require so I can matriculate?

Someone must have gone through this before!

You may want to look at the number of quarter hours for the courses. The quarter hour schools usually have a 3 quarter (1 year) sequence in bio, chem, ochem, etc. (3 courses X 4 quarter hrs/course = 12 quarter hrs for 1 yr sequence), but maybe your school covers the same material in 2 quarters (2 courses X 6 quarter hrs/course = 12 quarter hrs for 1 yr sequence).

For my experience with quarter systems, I took parts of the chem and ochem sequences under the quarter system. However, the school has since converted to the semester system. I will now have to duplicate coursework to complete the sequence. Arrrgh...

 

[inteleric1983]

The school I'm hoping for will not accept plant biology, and to be honest, bio isn't the issue. It's the chem. and physics. The schools only offer 2 classes per discipline, yet all med schools will require 3 quarter hour based classes. The silly thing about it is that you cover the same material in slightly shorter time, why can't it just equal up? Has anyone been through this dilemma yet?

 

[futureboy]

The school I'm hoping for will not accept plant biology, and to be honest, bio isn't the issue. It's the chem. and physics. The schools only offer 2 classes per discipline, yet all med schools will require 3 quarter hour based classes. The silly thing about it is that you cover the same material in slightly shorter time, why can't it just equal up? Has anyone been through this dilemma yet?

Sorry if I'm a bit confused. How many quarter hours are the two classes? If they're 6 quarter hours each, then your two classes are the equivalent of three 4 quarter-hour classes.

If we can't help you, I suggest contacting the chem and physics departments, as well as a premed advisor or dean.

 

[inteleric1983]

sadly they are 5 credits each.

 

[futureboy]

sadly they are 5 credits each.

Does that include the lab, or is the lab a separate 1 or 2 credit class?

 

[inteleric1983]

includes lab, 5 credits total

 

[nabeel76]

If we can't help you, I suggest contacting the chem and physics departments, as well as a premed advisor or dean.

This is the best idea. I am sure those schools have had other premedical students before and therefore they should know exactly what combination is required to meet the requirements for med schools.