Quarters/Semesters Issue in Entering Coursework in PTCAS

[rangardrum]

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In entering coursework to PTCAS, I noticed this language:

"Indicate If This Course Fulfills a Core PT Prerequisite"

and

"Generally, you should match only one course to each core PT prerequisite. Read the instructions for this section. "

What if you took three quarters of chemistry (for example) to meet an equivalency of two semesters of chemistry? The drop-down menu for which PT prerequisite the course fulfills mentions "Chemistry 1" or "Chemistry 2." So how should I classify my second quarter of chemistry? I have three classes to fit two slots.

The instructions say that classes in quarters format is one of those exceptions where you can put two classes under one prerequisite, but that doesn't tell me if the second of my three chemistry quarters should be placed under Chemistry 1 or Chemistry 2.

Perhaps it doesn't matter??

 

[jblil]

Thanks for bringing this up, as I was wondering about the exact same thing. Let's see if anyone chimes in... Otherwise we'll have to email PTCAS.

 

[Yohan]

I ran into the same problem last year and this is what I did.... I put the first two quarter grades under chem 1 and the third quarter under chem 2. I don't think it really matters too much, but if you want to be absolutely sure, you can always email PTCAS. Also, when they review your entered course work and compare it to your transcripts, they'll make changes to courses that were incorrectly entered.