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Quick question: credit confusion

Discussion in 'Pre-Medical - MD' started by tea guzzling traveler, Aug 8, 2015.

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  1. tea guzzling traveler

    tea guzzling traveler
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    Basically my school does the semester system and gives 1.0 per course that you take. I have taken all the pre reqs and it's just a matter of putting them in for the supplemental at UC Davis but it says that 8.0 total units are required. Do I put it as 1.0 total units per course? Do I try to convert? (if so what would be the conversion?)

    I'm sure this question has been asked already, but I wasn't able to find it in the similar threads or through a search function.
    Thanks!
     
    #1 tea guzzling traveler, Aug 8, 2015
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  2. genericpremedstudent

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    one semester long course at your school is worth only 1 credit hour? that doesn't sound right.
     
    #2 genericpremedstudent, Aug 8, 2015
  3. tea guzzling traveler

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    It's more that they never told us what our courses were worth in terms of credit hours
     
    #3 tea guzzling traveler, Aug 8, 2015
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    Does it show the hours in your Transcript maybe? That's just weird :thinking:
     
    #4 ac62994, Aug 8, 2015
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    Correcto! My school is the same and the back of the transcript shows the credit conversions. TMK most schools that do this convert 1 course credit to 4 semester hours
     
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    AMCAS derives this conversion from directions on the transcripts. Every transcript on its flip side has a bunch of explanatory explanation. But you're right, if Machop has a verified app already then it's the place to check. If not, calling the registrar or looking at the back of an official transcript would do the trick
     
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  7. tea guzzling traveler

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    Thanks everyone, checked the AMCAS and 4 semester hours seems like the way to go.
     
    #7 tea guzzling traveler, Aug 8, 2015
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