Question about about Cornell prerequisite?

[niceshrp]

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I had a IB chemistry credit for first semester of general chemistry,

and I was worried I won't be able to apply to Cornell since it required higher level chemistry course if you skipped out of the first semester of chemistry.

So I emailed them, asking "Would One year of biochemistry and advanced bio courses will be enough for me to fulfill Chemistry requirement (NOT biology) which I placed out with an IB credit?" and they said

"Yes, you may count any relevant upper-level science course toward the
chemistry requirement if you have AP/IB credit."

Now, do other schools also accept biochemistry as higher level chemistry? I'm not sure whether she understood my question correctly and Cornell indeed accepts biochem and higher bio courses for General chemistry, OR whether she misunderstood my question or whether she is giving me an ambiguous answer (ANY RELEVANT upper-level science courses???).

Any thoughts???? Thanks in advance.

 

[ozzi22]

I had a IB chemistry credit for first semester of general chemistry,

and I was worried I won't be able to apply to Cornell since it required higher level chemistry course if you skipped out of the first semester of chemistry.

So I emailed them, asking "Would One year of biochemistry and advanced bio courses will be enough for me to fulfill Chemistry requirement (NOT biology) which I placed out with an IB credit?" and they said

"Yes, you may count any relevant upper-level science course toward the
chemistry requirement if you have AP/IB credit."

Now, do other schools also accept biochemistry as higher level chemistry? I'm not sure whether she understood my question correctly and Cornell indeed accepts biochem and higher bio courses for General chemistry, OR whether she misunderstood my question or whether she is giving me an ambiguous answer (ANY RELEVANT upper-level science courses???).

Any thoughts???? Thanks in advance.

biochemistry can be used as upper level chemistry. for example johns Hopkins require 1 year of organic chem but if you have 1 semester of organic chem and 1 semester of biochem, it satisfies their organic chem requirements.

 

[the duck]

biochemistry can be used as upper level chemistry. for example johns Hopkins require 1 year of organic chem but if you have 1 semester of organic chem and 1 semester of biochem, it satisfies their organic chem requirements.

I believe they are changing this next year. They are only requiring one semester orgo, and are requiring everyone to have 1 semester biochem with lab.

 

[ozzi22]

I believe they are changing this next year. They are only requiring one semester orgo, and are requiring everyone to have 1 semester biochem with lab.

damn, my school has biochem but has no lab for it😱

 

[deleted357625]

I believe they are changing this next year. They are only requiring one semester orgo, and are requiring everyone to have 1 semester biochem with lab.

yea they sure are 👍

 

[niceshrp]

hmm... never thought biochem would count as upper-level chemistry course... lol.