<p>I'm trying to decide which grad schools I want to potentially go to. I am looking at the prerequisites at a university and it says you must have a certain amount of courses for a certain amount units (Units S=semester, Q=quarter). For biology for example it says that you need S:4 Q:5. Wouldn't you need more quarters since semesters are longer? It also says 4 semesters of chemistry 1 and 4 semesters of chemistry 2. Same for physics,anatomy, physiology, stats, psychology 1 and psychology 2. My school doesn't have 4 semesters worth of these classes. Help?</p>
<p>Usually, a school has 2 semesters or 3 quarters (with the fourth quarter being things like breaks and summer and whatever). So if a med school requires a year of bio, a student could fulfill that with 2 semesters (1 general, 1 elective) of bio; a student at another school could fulfill it with 3 quarters (1 general, 2 elective, or whatever). There could also be different hours–maybe intro bio is 5hr/semester and bio elective is 4h/semester, for a total of 9h/year, whereas another combo could be general bio for 5h/semester and bio elective for 3h/semester, for a total of 8h/year–and both would work for a year of bio as far as med school is concerned (and the student could choose whatever combo they preferred).</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you’re talking about when you say 4 semesters of chemistry 1 and 4 semesters of chemistry 2–certainly they do not require you to take 8 semesters or 4 years of chemistry! I imagine you’re mixing up semesters and hours. I imagine chemistry 1 is 4 hours/units/credits, and chemistry 2 is 4 hours/units/credits, and you’d complete chem 1 during one semester, and chem 2 during a future semester, typically the one immediately following the semester you did chem 1. </p>
<p>This is an excellent question for your academic advisor. Try setting up a meeting with him/her. If unavailable for a meeting, try an email. If you can’t get a hold of your advisor, try an RA, tutor, or person at your academic/student success center. You could also try your professor or a TA.</p>
<p>Why don’t you clarify your questions with this Grad. school adcoms?
My D. has clarified all of her concerns with the adcoms of several Medical Schools. They were quick and precise in their responses, no guessing. I am sure that the requirements are different from Grad. school to another. They are different at different Medical Schools. I would not waste time with any advising at your college, they may not know specifics of particular Grad. School</p>