<p>Hey so I’m going to be a freshman at BC next year and when I was scheduling at orientation 1, I was told Biology 1 is restricted because of my major or something I don’t even know. Here is some info:</p>
<p>My major: Psychology B.S.
I’m on the Pre-Med track </p>
<p>These are my courses for next year:</p>
<p>General Chem 1
Chem Lab
Intro to Psychology as a Natural Science
First Year Writing Seminar
Calculus 1
Elementary Arabic 1</p>
<p>Any advice or explanation would be appreciated! Thank you very much. :)</p>
<p>Not sure what your question is…you only take 5 courses per term and it looks like you already have 5.</p>
<p>According to agora, Bio 200 is open on TThu. The MWF classes are full, likely with Sophs (or Juniors?) who have already pre-registered.</p>
<p>It’s not restricted because of your major. I’m a psych major and I have no problem getting into any biology class. Does it say closed or restricted? If it says closed, then the class may be full. If it says restricted, then my explanation would be that the school has restricted the bio class so they can open a certain amount of seats for each orientation. This way, since introductory biology classes are so popular with pre-med freshman, everyone has somewhat of a fair shot. </p>
<p>My advice is wait until add-drop period during the first week of the semester to drop one of your 5 courses and enter a biology course. Or, I know some people that waited until the time during orientation when the classes became opened and got in using UIS at home. Don’t be too worried about taking biology your first semester freshman year. I know it is the typical pre-med route, but your first semester is going to be a roller coaster to begin with and you’re already taking calculus and chemistry. Personally I put off calculus until first semester sophomore year so I could get Bio&chem out of the way. If you think you can handle it though, go for it! Good luck with everything.</p>
<p>bluebayou - My question was basically why was biology a restricted course when I tried to enter it into my schedule while registering for courses, this is before I added Arabic to my schedule. The BC UIS portal did not allow me to register biology (molecules and cells) into my schedule. </p>
<p>LalaLacey - thank you that clarifies it! I think they are trying to open it up for bio. majors so the courses don’t fill up too fast like you said. Thanks.</p>
<p>SO NOW my question would be, how can I possibly fulfill my pre-med requirements before taking the MCATs the end of Junior year? What would my tentative schedule be for second semester Freshman year and then Sophomore and Junior year. When would I have to take physics and orgo.?</p>
<p>The only ‘restriction’ for Bio200 is a prereq: either completion of Initro Chem 109 or be concurrently enrolled in Chem. Did you enter Chem first? If not, UIS would not allow you to add Bio since you would not have fulfilled the prereq, i.e., concurrent enrollment in Chem. Or, perhaps you were trying to enter a section whereby you would have incurred a time conflict. (UIS will stop you from registering for two classes in the same time slot.)</p>
<p>Bio200-Molecules and Cells, at TThu 10:30 am is OPEN right now. You can register for that section if it fits your schedule. (You’ll need to drop Arabic first, however.)</p>
<p>The premed requirements are 8 semester’s worth of science classes, and you can spread them over 3 years and still take the spring MCAT. You can take Organic and Physics in your Junior year, for example. </p>
<p>fwiw: the Psych-BS track is one of the most complex majors offered at BC, since it requires ~20 courses, and some required Psych courses are only offered in Spring, or on alternate years. You will need to plan your schedule well to complete the major and the Core. Use AP’s where you can.</p>
<p>Sudaflower, the restriction has nothing to do with not being a biology major. Bluebayou has a great point in that you might have needed to enter chemistry first or there might be a time conflict. If both of these are not the answer, try calling the first year experience office. They are very helpful.</p>
<p>I’m currently doing a psychology BS + premed classes so feel free to ask anything else. The psychology BS at BC is complex as Bluebayou put it, however if you are interested in neuroscience and the experimental psychology element of the subject then it a great program! The BS includes extra biology classes and a senior thesis/honors thesis/scholars project. If you’re not interested in research and the neurobiology element of psychology then you may want to choose to do a BA.</p>