<p>Will taking up 2 courses in the Learning Communities for freshman year affect my intended business(economics)/pre-dental major?
I havent declared yet, but those are the 2 majors i'm leaning towards.</p>
<p>And do the classes in Learning communities for only 1 semester?</p>
<p>Learning communities, which are for a semester, are generally good for getting general education classes out of the way so they should not affect your major. Visit [Binghamton</a> University - Residential Life - College-in-the-Woods - Living/Learning](<a href=“http://www.reslife.binghamton.edu/ciw/living-learning.html]Binghamton”>http://www.reslife.binghamton.edu/ciw/living-learning.html) for more information on the CIW Learning Community courses.</p>
<p>Do you know if they’re generally harder than regular lecture classes?
Did you take any/know of ppl who took them? How did you/them find the LC to be?</p>
<p>The only difference is that the learning community is its own section for discussion. The lecture is the same for anyone taking that specific course. I was is the learning community my freshman year and I loved it. The TA’s for my section did office hours in my building once a week which was good and I got to know a lot of people through it. I also got a lot of general education requirements out of the way. The only problem is that the LC are not necessarily the same as when I was part of it as this was almost 3 years ago.</p>
<p>About how big are the classes?
I plan to do CIW’s LC, so if I do get accepted into the LC, am I also living in the same building as other CIW people who aren’t in LC?</p>
<p>As I said before, the only part of the learning community which is different is that it is its own section. The course may be a huge lecture with 300 people however the discussion will be with other people from your community. In the past, each building has had a building designated to house the LC students but I don’t know if that is still going on.</p>
<p>How far is the LC building away from regular CIW kids??
And how do these discussions go? You just sit in a group and talk about the subject??</p>
<p>thanks a lot.</p>
<p>The LC building is in one of the buildings within the community. Not all members of that dorm are in the LC but many are. Discussions vary per class but basically yes. You discuss what the professor did in Lecture for the week.</p>
<p>Do you know where I find find the list of courses I have to fullfill for General Education that includes course code and professor? I can’t seem to find it on the website. When can I register for them? My BuBrain account won’t let me do it. Do many general ed. classes last all year?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>go here – <a href=“https://buonline.binghamton.edu/banner/bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched[/url]”>https://buonline.binghamton.edu/banner/bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched</a>
select fall 2009 and hit submit. on the next page that comes up, scroll down to where it says “attribute type” – these are the gen eds – highlight the one you want to look at classes for (i would suggest looking at one gen ed at a time) and hit “class search” button at the bottom of the page. it will then bring up a list of courses that fulfill that gen ed that are being offered in the fall including a desciption of the course, when it meets and who is teaching it.</p>
<p>you register when you go for orientation. current students have already had the opportunity to register, but new students register at orientation. during orientation you will also have the opportunity to ask questions and get help with planning your schedule.</p>
<p>Here is a PDF version of the General Education requirements checklist from this year. Next years should be identical or at least very similar. <a href=“http://gened.binghamton.edu/checklists/2008.pdf[/url]”>http://gened.binghamton.edu/checklists/2008.pdf</a></p>
<p>Thanks,
I asked a professor, and he said usually, you take 4 courses each semester. I looked at the pdf file, and I can skip out on 3-4 courses because I fullfilled the ap/regents requirement. But, would you recommend taking them again? For example: Math?</p>
<p>How long do I have to fullfill my general requirements?</p>
<p>Can I take other classes that do not fullfill general requirements when I first enter?</p>
<p>Do you recommend any classes/professors for general requirement? and any classes/professors to avoid? lol</p>
<p>I plan to do writing 111 and sociology since i’m most likely going to be placed in LC tho. Any classes/professors to recommend for those courses?</p>
<p>thanks a lot =)</p>
<p>O, and do you recommend retaking a course again even though I already have the credit to skip it?</p>
<p>If you have fulfilled the requirements there is no reason to take them over. If you did take them over you would not receive credit for it. You can take classes other than gened classes when you first enter but most lower level classes count as geneds anyway. I personally enjoyed Hist104B - Modern American Civilization with John Stoner. i don’t remember off hand which ones it fulfilled but it was a good class. I have not taken any of those classes that you plan on taking so I can’t help you but if you find out who the professor is, you can go to ratemyprofessors.com and check out about them.</p>
<p>but lets say I want to become a doctor, and have 4gotten everything i’ve learned in AP chem and I dont retake intro chem. would I still be ok?</p>
<p>how long do u have to fullfill your general eds?</p>
<p>tyy=)</p>
<p>
[Advanced</a> Placement Policy :: Harpur College](<a href=“http://www.binghamton.edu/harpurac/transfer/ap.html]Advanced”>http://www.binghamton.edu/harpurac/transfer/ap.html)</p>
<p>see ap chart – [2007</a> AP Chart](<a href=“http://www.binghamton.edu/harpurac/transfer/ap07.html]2007”>http://www.binghamton.edu/harpurac/transfer/ap07.html)
so depending on your AP score, if you get credit for a specific course, you can’t take that course again. </p>
<p>so with respect to your ap chem example – it depends on your score which will determine what chem class you get credit for. (see above chart)</p>
<p>By the time you finished Binghamton you should have taken more classes that are even more advanced than basic chem. You should be good if you continue with your studies. You have until you graduate to fulfill your geneds but I suggest getting as many as you can done by the end of your sophomore year so you can in your later years focus on your major.</p>