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Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I don’t really think that the trade-off would be such a good idea anymore, so i’m looking into a new major.</p>

<p>would this still be too much?
* one introductory course in Earth science
* one introductory course in environmental geology
* one introductory course in geologic maps
* one year of general chemistry with lab
* one year of calculus
* one course in biology with lab for the major (evolution)
* one year of calculus-based physics with lab (mechanics, electricity, and magnetism)</p>

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<p>Erm, it seems like roughly the same except that you’re added a bunch of fluff classes that are never appropriate for premeds.</p>

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<p>I don’t really know what other major to choose anymore. it seems it’s almost the same for every UC school.</p>

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<p>While it’s not ideal, you might just have to do it and take the hit. It’s certainly not an unrecoverable one. As I mentioned in the other thread, the mitigating solution is just to take plenty of advanced science once you get to your UC.</p>

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<p>i guess i really do have to take the hit.</p>

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<p>You might be forgiven on prereqs.</p>

<p>I got into UCLA for Bioengineering, without having taken O-Chem. I’ll be taking 30A in the fall. Hopefully, maintaining a good grade in my remaining science courses will demonstrate that I wasn’t just gliding through CC. Even a general biology guy who completed all of his prereqs for transfer will have to complete two more lower division bio classes (microbiology and genetics), not to mention a ton of UD classes, by the time he finishes his degree.</p>

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<p>can you tell me all the classes you took during your year at CC?</p>

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<p>I actually exceeded the max number of credits for transfer (I was going to be an accountant before I decided that was unfulfilling as hell), but my transferrable classes included…</p>

<p>Calculus series, from differentiaion to linear algebra and differential equations, as well as statistics.
The calculus-based physics series
The inorganic portion of the chemistry series
General biology and zoology
And enough GE courses to fulfill the IGETC, if you’re familiar with that. To include two courses in composition, American history, Anthropology, General Humanities, Macro and Micro economics, and some other stuff that slips the mind right now.</p>

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<p>what’s the maximum number of credits?
if i go with my plan, i’ll exceed 100 credits in 2 years, and still havn’t touched organic chemistry.</p>

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<p>100 credits in two years? Are you insane?</p>

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<p>IGETC:
Area 1A of IGETC - English 101 -3 units
Area 1B of IGETC - English 103 -3 units
Area 2 of IGETC - Trig - 3 units
Area 3A of IGETC - Art - 3 units
Area 3A of IGETC - Music- 3 units
Area 3B of IGETC - philosophy - 3 units
Area 4 of IGETC - sociology 1 - 3 units
Area 4 of IGETC - sociology 21 - 3 units
Area 4 of IGETC - Psychology 1 - 3 units
Area 5a of IGETC - chem 68 - 5 units
Area 5b of IGETC - Biology 6 - 5 units
Area 6 of IGETC - Spanish 2 - 5 units</p>

<p>= 42 units</p>

<p>Major Requirement:
1 Year of Calculus - Calculus I,II - 10 units
1 Year of Inorganic Chem - Chem I,II - 10 units
1 Year of General Biology - Gen Biology I,II - 10-5 = 5 units
1 Year of Calculus based Physics - Physics I,II - 8 units
1 Semester of Ochem - Organic Chem I - 5 units</p>

<p>= 38 units</p>

<p>Requirement Pre-Req:
For Trig and Pre Calc - Geometry,College Algebra - 10 units
For Spanish 2 - Spanish 1 - 5 units
For Calculus - Pre-Calculus- 5 units</p>

<p>= 20 units</p>

<p>total = 100 units</p>

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<p>oh yeah, i meant to say units, not credits.</p>