<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I will be completing my last semester this upcoming fall semester and receiving my associates degree in Liberal Studies. I plan to transfer to a 4-year school in the spring(2014). </p>
<p>I am hoping to do chemistry as my major, but I was wondering if it is possible to do this within 2 years? I have only taken 1 chemistry course at community college, so I planned to do most of the chemistry requirements at the 4-year university. I know that most chemistry degrees require at least 8 or 9 chemistry classes. For those of you that are chemistry majors, is this possible and worthwhile? I was also considering double majoring in economics as well, if possible. What do you guys think??</p>
<p>You’d have to check the transfer requirements for the schools you’re interested in. Most schools require students transferring into a given program to have a certain number of the lower level prerequisites completed before transferring. If you were trying to transfer into the chemistry department, and you’ve only completed one chemistry course(I’m assuming some type of intro course), the odds of being accepted into the program are not very good. </p>
<p>It’s important to keep in mind that there are other requirements within a chemistry major. Most schools are going to require calculus 1, 2, and 3, plus at least a couple semesters of physics. Have you taken calculus or physics? It’s not uncommon for schools to require an introductory course in computer science for a chemistry major either.</p>
<p>Chemistry is a little different from my major (Physics) but I believe that to get done in 2 years after transferring, I think that might assume you’ve taken Chem I and II and OChem I and II.</p>
<p>I’m not saying you can’t get it done in two years, but you’ll likely need to stack your Chemistry courses more than you might expect.</p>
<p>A typical chemistry transfer student will usually be assumed to have completed general chemistry 1 and 2, as well as organic chemistry 1 and 2. It will usually be assumed that you have completed at least some physics and calculus as well. </p>
<p>You would still potentially be able to complete your degree in two years by overloading on classes, but the problem with that is the fact that you won’t be able to take the upper level chem classes until you’ve completed the lower level prerequisite courses. Simply getting the prerequisite courses completed would take two years or so. General chemistry is a year long, and is usually the required prerequisite for organic chemistry. Most of the upper level chem courses also require physics as a prerequisite. </p>
<p>Completing the degree in 3 years might be more realistic. But, that’s contingent on even getting accepted directly into the chemistry program.</p>