<p>Do I get out of any classes if I get a 3 or better on the AP Chem exam?</p>
<p>You need 15 credit hours of science for Fisher college (3 classes). Getting a 3 on the exam will give you credit for Chem 121 (5 hours), getting a 4 or 5 will give you credit for both Chem 121 and Chem 122 (10 hours).</p>
<p>You should know that the Chem 121-123 series is one of the most dreaded series of classes to take at OSU, your friends will be jealous of you if you come in already having credit for those classes. :P</p>
<p>Edit: I told you what the quarter classes are, it’s probably gonna be called like Chem 1210 when you get here or something b/c of the semester switch.</p>
<p>Fizban88–S will be pre-business major in the Fall, can you share some of the best and worst choices to fulfill those 15 credits of science? Thanks.</p>
<p>Hey Nova, well there are actually quite a lot of classes to take to fulfill those requirements. The list can be found here.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/supplements/10/7487/Gen%20Ed.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/supplements/10/7487/Gen%20Ed.pdf</a> </p>
<p>(It says you need 10 hours in that list, but the Fisher website says you need 15, so I’m a bit confused, none of these lists apply to me because I did not start on semesters, your S will… your S’s adviser will sort that out though).</p>
<p>Anyway, the easiest course by far is Biology 1101 (Bio 101), it’s considered one of the easiest courses at OSU and almost everyone takes it for their science requirement. The downside here is that it’s also one of the largest courses at OSU, my class right now has 672 students. After you take that class, you fulfill the prerequisite to take many different biological courses, many of which are both easy and interesting. I’m planning on taking Anthropology 2200 (Anthro 200), but that’s just me… it depends on your interests on what to take, OSU gives you many choices.</p>
<p>You can’t just do all biological courses though, you need to have both the biological and physical represented. Most students are afraid of taking something like Physics, so Astronomy 1141 is one of the most popular choices here. The class is very challenging, but not as much as the others on the list of physical science courses. Another popular choice is Earth Sciences 1100. Really, it just depends on your interests.</p>
<p>The chemistry 121-123 (1210-1220-1250 for semesters I think) I mentioned earlier is part of the physical science list, and it’s probably the worst class series to take because it’s very difficult. The only people who really take those classes are people who have no choice (engineering majors and science majors).</p>
<p>Note: If it’s true you only need 10 hours of science, then ignore what I said about taking a 2nd Biological science course.</p>
<p>I took Bio 101 (I took it at night, so there were only about 40-50 people in it) and it’s super easy. For my sequence, I also took FoodSci 201, which was a LOT of material, but not a terribly hard A if you put the work into it. </p>
<p>I took Geog410H and it’s not bad, but a bit of reading/projects.</p>
<p>Lastly I took Astronomy 161 (for physical science). Again it’s a lot of material, but as long as you put time into studying / homeworks, it wasn’t terrible.</p>
<p>Fizban and OSULolz–thanks very much for all of the sciences tips! I do think it’s 15 hours of science now for Fisher. All of your input is really helpful. S has always done well with Bio, likes Environmental and Earth Science type classes, so he’ll focus on them where he can. I know FOR SURE S will NOT be taking those Chem classes! LOL :)</p>
<p>What do you mean by 15 hours? I honestly don’t know what that means…</p>
<p>and anthropology and Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology look interesting. Is anyone in there?</p>
<p>Are there any classes that teach like, dinosaur evolution or something?</p>
<p>Each class is worth a certain number of hours (5 was typical under quarters, 3 will be typical under semesters), and you take something like 15 credit hours a semester, so around 5 classes. Fun classes that aren’t academic (hip hop dance, golf) are worth fewer hours, maybe 1 credit hour per class. You will need to take 12, I believe, to be full-time. </p>
<p>You could eventually take a class that covered something like dinosaurs and evolution, if you were to major in biology and take several lower-level courses first, but most business students take one of just a few basic introductory science classes. Classes which are more in-depth are usually more difficult, and require you to take prerequisite courses beforehand.</p>