Senior Seminar

[girlspowerss]

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I am currently doing a postbac at my state school and deciding which classes to take next semester. I have already taken all the premed courses, however, I did not do well in them, so I want to take upper division bio courses at this state school. This state school does not have many upper division bio courses and some of them that are offered I have already taken during undergrad.
One bio course in particular is called, BIO 430: Bioscience Senior Seminar. Is this a class that is worth taking or will medical schools not appreciate it as a qualified upper division bio course? I don't want to take a course that is a waste of time or that will make the Committee unhappy. On the other hand, there aren't that many other upper div bio courses available and the more I take the better in order to boost my science GPA. Thoughts? ANY feedback is appreciated.
Thank you

 

[JohnnyExtra]

Senior seminars are mostly for exploring personal interests, so I wouldn't count on it carrying any weight for medical schools. I once took a senior seminar on stem cell research and found it super interesting, so I say take it if you are interested in the topic. However, in my experience most are P/NP, and not for a formal grade, so that wouldn't count towards your GPA anyway. That may not be the case at your school though, so I'd double check on that.

 

[girlspowerss]

Yea. it counts for a grade
3 credit grade

 

[JohnnyExtra]

In that case, go for it if you have room in your schedule. They are usually pretty easy (but don't blame me if it's not 😛).

 

[girlspowerss]

It's not about having room or not
it's about taking this class over another one
I am capped at 17 credits per semester