How detrimental is it for one to start off higher education at a 2-year CC, and fulfilling the prerequisites there? When it comes time to transfer, would it be better to head off toward a competitive name brand school or an easier state college?
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Would it be alright to take, say, Bio I & II at a CC, then take several upper division Bio courses at a 4-year institution? I plan to minor in Biology.
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Would it be okay to take Chem at a CC and O-Chem at a university, since O-Chem, I think, it an upper division Chem course?
I see nothing wrong with starting out at a community college; however I would save some pre reqs to be taking at a 4 year.
I'm sure it might be different where you went to school. At my local Big Ten school you just had to have the ability to take freshman level courses and a 3.0 GPA when you transfer. You didn't need to have taken physics, calc, etc. You just had to have taken college algebra, a general biology and chemistry course to transfer into a science degree.........you could have easily transfered into a liberal arts major and just switched majors once admitted.
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Would it be okay to take Chem at a CC and O-Chem at a university, since O-Chem, I think, it an upper division Chem course?
O-chem may be an upper division at some but I know that many CC's in my area offer O-chem. I would recommend taking organic at a 4 year university over a 2 year CC whether the one you attend offers it or not.
Really? This is the first time I've heard that. May I ask WHY it is the case?3. Statistically, students who start at a community college and then move to a 4 year school will perform better at the 4 year compared to students who never attended a community college.
Really? This is the first time I've heard that. May I ask WHY it is the case?
You don't need to dissect my simple question to that extent.Don't get raged.