Advanced Standing Exams

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Whether you should take 5.111 or 5.112 depends on your prior preparation for college-level chemistry. If you want to take 5.111 because you like the lecturers better, there’s no problem with that. </p>

<p>The chemistry department has a page with information to help students make the choice between 5.111 and 5.112 [here[/url</a>].</p>

<p>More information on early sophomore status can be found at the [url=<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/academic-guide/section_08.html#Early]Academic”>http://web.mit.edu/academic-guide/section_08.html#Early]Academic</a> Guide](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/academic/differences.html]here[/url”>http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/academic/differences.html):

So by “most”, what is meant is a majority.</p>

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<p>I had AP BC credit, did Physics, Biology, and 18.02 first semester with a CI-H HASS-D (very important!) and qualified for early sophomore status. </p>

<p>To see if you have enough credits, see if you have 96 credits by the end of the first semester. The normal first semester load being 54 credits (and another 12 if you have BC calc), that means 30 additional credits need to come in in the form of AP unrestricted elective or transfer credit.</p>

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<p>^ Just to clarify, now that I read it again. Your CI-H doesn’t have to be a HASS-D, and you guys don’t have HASS-D anymore for this incoming year. (it’s great really - it’s unnecessarily convoluted)</p>

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<p>so i won’t qualify for sophomore status since i have 54 credits + 12 for bc calc = 66. i didn’t take any other ap’s except ap bio and lit, both of which can’t be used for unrestricted elective credit, right?</p>

<p>oh well =(</p>

<p>and about ci-h and hass-d, i’m hoping to take something that falls in both these categories so that i can use one class for both these requirements… or can i not do that…?</p>

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<p>and a kinda random question: why does it say for 7.02: ‘Concurrent registration with 7.03 strongly recommended’…?</p>

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<p>You’ll get 9 credits for AP Lit. (assuming you got a 5)</p>

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<p>People do that all the time. It’s like killing two birds with one stone. EXCEPT you don’t need to worry about it anymore, AFAIK. The new requirement states that you just have to make sure you take a HASS within each of the 3 categories, and I’m assuming that all HASSes will get categorized into one of the three categories, which makes your life super convenient. Under HASS-D, only certain classes are designed as HASS-Ds, which means you actually have to actively look for these classes in a catalog. I think this kind of rigidity is all going away with the new HASS revision.</p>

<p>Genetics knowledge will help for 7.02. I thought it didn’t make that much of a difference, but doesn’t hurt to follow the instructions. (I took 7.03 one semester before 7.02).</p>

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Because they don’t want to hear you complaining that 7.02 uses genetics knowledge that you don’t have because you haven’t taken 7.03 yet. </p>

<p>Like any “strong recommendation” at MIT, it is yours to ignore if you want.</p>

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<p>Incidentally, I don’t remember having to use anything I learned in 7.03 for 7.02.</p>

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<p>a logistical question: what counts as passing? a c and above? d and above? (please do say b and above…)</p>

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<p>^ Passing is C and above for frosh, D and above for everyone else.</p>

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<p>Haha, D has always been in a category of its own (i.e., “P/D/F”), so uhh… don’t get a D and you don’t have to worry about it. :P</p>

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<p>just confirming once again in case my question wasn’t clear, i meant what counts as passing for an ase? not just regular class. is it still a c and above?</p>

<p>(and also just to clarify, i mistyped my last post as ‘do say b or above’… i obviously DONT hope that’s true lol)</p>

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<p>Yes, passing an ASE is C or better. You won’t be told your ASE grade, though, only whether you passed or failed/no record-ed.</p>