<p>but as a bio major, if i did take the intro course, i would still have to take the upper division ones too right? would these include useless stuff for MCATs like animal stuff, botany, etc?</p>
<p>also, i’m taking AP chem senior yr, so i think i would be good for the proficiency test right?
oh and just to clarify, the workload classes, are they labeled as the “10” classes?</p>
<p>For every major, there is a required number of prepatory units and a required number of upper division units that must be taken. So yes, you’ll need to do your lower division series (your intro courses) as well as upper div. Usually, when you get to the upper div level of study, there’s a bit of room to play around and you can focus on subjects that interest you the most. </p>
<p>I think AP chem is more than enough preparation for the placement test. Theoretically, the placement test is passable after only one year of basic chemistry study, so AP chem should be more than enough.</p>
<p>Workload classes are not labeled as “10”…they’re different numbers under the title “WLD” I think chem is 41 and English is 57. Something like that. </p>
<p>This a good link–I think it’ll help clear things up a bit: <a href=“http://www.dbs.ucdavis.edu/undergrad/current/summeradvfreshmen.html[/url]”>http://www.dbs.ucdavis.edu/undergrad/current/summeradvfreshmen.html</a></p>
<p>is this link for the most recent, like 2008? (sry, i might not have seen the date)</p>
<p>so if someone passes the proficiency tests in any subject, he/she will have a choice on which series to enroll in?</p>
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<p>I think the link was from 2007 orientation.</p>
<p>Are you talking about honors chem vs regular chem? The placement test gives you an idea what level you are at. Basically if you score in a much higher percentage than the average, you are more encouraged to enroll in honors (you don’t have to). I think honors chem requires that you have taken physics in high school. Also, to take chem you’ll need to pass the precalculus exam. If you don’t pass, you can always retake the tests some other time. </p>
<p>For other subjects, foreign langauge for example, you must enroll in the level that you place into on the test.</p>
<p>but you’re positively certain that even if u score higher, u DON’T have to go into honors?</p>
<p>and do u know of any other subjects w/ tests?</p>
<p>no, you don’t have to do honors if you don’t want to. </p>
<p>placement tests are math, chem, foreign language, and I believe there is a writing thing you can do to get out of the writing requirement (if you get a 4 or 5 on one of the AP English tests you automatically pass out–you won’t have to write the essay)</p>
<p>in general, if i can get out of the writing requirement (i assume it’s GE), i would still have to take a yr of regular english for premed right?</p>
<p>As far as AP credit goes, you can’t take the same course for credit twice. If you take the AP Calculus AB test and pass with a 4 or 5 you can’t get the AP credit for it and then come to UCD, repeat the course and get credit for the same class again. For Biology I don’t know exactly what the AP exam exempts you from, but I’m sure it is on the UCD website. The AP score doesn’t show up on your UCD transcript, all you will see is total numbers of credits granted. You could technically start college with something like 32 (don’t remember the exact number) credits. You would not be able to retake any of the courses that you had already passed via AP or community college classes again for credit.</p>
<p>Davis still has a writing requirement for three classes. But this requirement is fufilled in many other classes than English. Basically any class that you write a term paper or essays in will probably fufill the req. Med schools still want a year of English, so I’d still take some English classes because you can get med school and the university writing reqs out of the way at the same time.</p>
<p>collegemom, when u say that u can’t repeat the class again b/c of AP credits, is that under the circumstance that the student VOLUNTARILY use AP credits, or has to clean out all credits from AP tests?</p>
<p>If YOU don’t send the AP scores they will never have them. They don’t care at all what score you get or if you even take the AP test. AP scores are not used in any way for admissions EXCEPT for rigor of schedule. Beyond admissions they are used to grant college units and for class placement which is based on your score.</p>
<p>what if i take some AP tests senior yr and i want to send them?
wouldn’t a score report have all tests? (sry if i asked this already)</p>
<p>and would it look kind of suspicious or weird that if i don’t take any AP tests even if i get a decent grade in the class?</p>
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<p>If you don’t take the test you don’t get the credit. It is as simple as that. The AP tests are NOT a determining factor in your admissions. Your strength of schedule is important though so the AP classes are good to have. If you send the AP test report it has all of your scores just like with the SAT’s. The only way to remove a score is to cancel it before it is ever scored. I think you have just a few days after taking the test to cancel.</p>
<p>i found this link to the Davis AP credit stuff: [UC</a> Davis General Catalog: AP](<a href=“http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/UCDWebCatalog/admission/ap.html]UC”>http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/UCDWebCatalog/admission/ap.html)</p>
<p>under some courses, (ie chem/math) it says stuff like “_____ may be taken for full credit.” what does that mean?</p>
<p>Personally, I’m SO glad I dodged taking AP tests because of my indolence. I’m getting an A in English 3 and my GPA will have an extra boost. Same thing applies to taking AP Calculus but not taking the AP Calculus test; I’m taking Calc next semester and it will be a total walk in the park, more GPA boost. And I’m able to take a bigger workload because those classes are so easy.</p>
<p>can someone answer my question above?</p>
<p>I’m not an academic adviser but it should be that if you choose to take the course you received credit for you can complete the course at Davis for full credit. Please check with an academic adviser during orientation, after you are admitted, to confirm.</p>