A few course questions...

Colleges & Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I'm still not certain on my schedule for the next semester, but I wanted to knock off one of my liberal arts requirements for an Arts and Sciences degree, so I chose History 1511 (Europe from 1500-present or something like that..) and it seems that this is a continuation of Fall 2011's History 1510. Would it be allowed for me to take 1511 without having taken 1510, or is this more of an arbitrary chronological separation than a requirement? On the course roster, it lists no requirements for 1511, but they may be listed somewhere else. Also, if I am able to do 1511, is there any way I could find the book list for the class ahead of time? Because I've looked at past syllabuses for this course and I own several of the peripheral books and would rather not have to have my parents ship them once I get there. </p>

<p>Thanks for any help.</p>

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<p>I looked at the Courses of Study and the classes look unrelated and more important, 1511 doesn’t list any prerequisites. </p>

<p>Unfortunately the Cornell Store seems to have changed its website. You used to be able to pretend you were a professor and look at past books used in the course, but I don’t see a way to do that anymore. </p>

<p>Keep in mind, you almost never need any books the first week of classes so by the time the book list is published, you should have 3-5 weeks to obtain those books.</p>