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JamesD said:
Probably not. If it was administered by your school's history faculty then I am guessing it would be a HIST 201 type course so no..no science GPA.
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It does not depend on what faculty teach the class, if it was a science class then code it as such. Be prepared to back up your decision to count it as a science class though!
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Uhh.. I don't think so.
Sounds more like a history class than science class.
Sounds like your taking easy classes in attempt to pad your Science Gpa. I can't blame you, I'd do the same thing if I could find some.
Does anyone know whether dental schools look down upon this? I mean if they purposely see you taking easy science classes that are usually required GE's for other nonscience majors, do dental schools care whether you do this? Because seems pretty messed up if a B in physiology is worth less than an A in chemistry for non sci majors.
Sounds more like a history class than science class.
Sounds like your taking easy classes in attempt to pad your Science Gpa. I can't blame you, I'd do the same thing if I could find some.
Does anyone know whether dental schools look down upon this? I mean if they purposely see you taking easy science classes that are usually required GE's for other nonscience majors, do dental schools care whether you do this? Because seems pretty messed up if a B in physiology is worth less than an A in chemistry for non sci majors.
I was under the impression that AADSAS has the final say in whether a course gets counted in your science GPA. I know we have to classify our own courses but I figured that in the event someone tried to place a bobo course in the science field that they would catch this and only count it in your overall GPA. Does anyone know for sure?
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waltoncj said:
NO! Those classes only count toward your BCP-GPA (Biology, Chemistry, Physics). Other science classes count toward your Science-GPA (which also includes math). If you have questions, ask your prehealth advisor to help you categorize classes.
briansle said:
No, History of science is part of a requirement (humanities requirement, although the school lets this course count as a science course for non-science majors and others, so its weird)
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Nendo21 said:
Actually.. Psychology courses are NOT considered as science courses! I thought they were, but according to AADSAS, they're not.
waltoncj said:
Also, classes like astronomy, math....
Follow the link at the bottom of this page: Go to page 35, anything with an E next to the class goes into calculating the Science GPA. Anything with a solid circle is used in the BCP GPA. This should clear it up....
http://www.adea.org/AADSAS/webdocs/AppInstrBooklet.pdf
JamesD said:
I just looked at the AADSAS site and it didn't specifically have "history of science" however did have "history of biology" and that class was under science gpa. It could also fall under the "Other Life Science" category.....
ems5184 said:
I'm pretty sure "Biopsychology" is a psychology course. I've taken "biological psychology" and that is not considered a science class. You should take a look at the link someone posted earlier.. it really clears things up..
I'm taking a upper division biology course called "Develoment of medicine". It is very informative and not too tough. You could take something similar at your school if you are just looking to boost your science GPA. 👍
