Hello, I need help ASAP, I have to enroll in my classes for the next semester this week and I was fine until I began questioning about this. I tried reaching it up and everything says 1-2 years of chemistry and physics but it doesn’t say anything about the difference between college physics and chemistry vs general chemistry and physics.
I wanted to take college physics and college chemistry because I don’t have a car and the (general) are after 7pm at my college. Also the pandemic. And all the general overlap with my biology either lectures or lab.
The college physics and college chemistry are earlier during the day. But I’m scared that if I take those than medical schools won’t accept it.
Most colleges offer several different levels of introductory chemistry and physics. Some are for non science majors. Some are for allied health science majors (like nurses, dietitians, or dental assistants. Some are for physical & biological science majors and engineering majors.
The only chem class a med school will accept is the one that’s required for physical & biological science majors. Ditto for physics.
So check the course catalog at your college to see if college chem and college physics will fulfill graduation requirements for a chemistry major. If they don’t, then med schools won’t accept the classes either.
Can you copy/paste the descriptions for both?
Are you a HS student taking classes in college (CollegeNow, RunningStart, PSEO, Dual Enrollment) or are you a first-year college student?
If a college student, what classes did you take 1st semester and what grades did you get?
Look for chemistry and physics courses that are accepted for at least one of these majors: biology, chemistry, physics.
hello @MYOS1634 sorry if is too long
I’m in the process of transferring my major. I have been accepted but they haven’t make it official on the website so my degree work progress doesn’t show my current major. First year, I took communication disorder and basic courses to fulfill the UCC catalog but CD was my major. Now, I’m a biotechnology and bio major ( most classes overlap, only 1-2 different )
First year and half of second I took:
First sneaker everything was prepackaged because I didn’t have a major
Theater -A
Philosophy A
Political science A
English A
History A
Second semester of freshmen year I declared communication disorder as my major
Psychology A
Philosophy A
Math P (basic requirement)
English A
Intro to CD A
First semester of sophomore (now)
Anthropology
College algebra
Health
Philosophy
Psychology
And I’m doing good in my courses
Here are the descriptions (sophomore second): there’s not college chemistry for my major so forget about that part.
Chem general: A study of the fundamental concepts of chemistry - encompassing such topics as matter and measurement, atoms, molecules and ions, atomic and molecular structure, stoichiometric calculations, basic thermochemistry and theories of chemical bonding. This course is the introductory chemistry course for chemistry, biology and other quantitatively oriented majors and provides a rigorous introduction to chemistry, the comprehension of which is fundamental to a scientific understanding of the world around us. Students will be charged an additional Chemistry Lab. NEED at least college algebra
General physics:This course provides a broad, rigorous introduction to calculus-based physics for chemistry and computer science majors and is a foundation for all advanced work in physics. Topics include: vectors, motion in straight line, motion in two and three dimension, work and kinetic energy, energy conservation, momentum and impulse, rotation of rigid bodies, dynamics of rotational motion, equilibrium, elasticity, gravitation, and periodic motion. Students will be charged an additional Physics Lab NEED calculus I
College physics: An introductory physics course for students who do not intend to specialize in the physical sciences. Requires no mathematics beyond algebra and geometry as prerequisites. Underlying principles and basic laws of Newtonian mechanics, rotational motion, momentum, energy, and thermodynamics are explored. Lecture and lab Students will be charged an additional Physics Lab . Perquisite are college Algebra
Ok, for a premed, you will need General chemistry, but you can take college Physics because med schools do not require calculus-based physics.
Tank you all of you for your help,
I enrolled in general chemistry and college physics. I will be study’s month before the semester starts (because I haven’t finish with my classes yet) chemistry and physics makes me nervous
IMO, you should take General Chemistry I & II and General Physics I & II to be on safe side for all medical school acceptance. The issue may be you donot seem to have calculus background yet. Can you postpone taking General Physics I & II later ?.
Med schools do not require calculus-based physics (nor the MCAT.) So General Physics (for physics and engineering majors at this college) is overkill. Algebra-based physics is hard enough.
However I agree, it may not be a good idea to transition from a Humanities/Social Science semester to a hard science semester with 2 or 3 weedout science classes. Taking Physics next Fall might be a better idea.
It’d make next semester: Biology (for science majors), Calculus, General chemistry, and one easy class because these three are going to be weedout. In addition, you should work on calculus on your own before you take the class next semester, since many students in the class may have taken calculus in high school.
What would your major be? Psychology? Biological anthropology?