<p>Hello, all. </p>
<p>I'm enrolling at Wake next year, and I was wondering: If I took summer courses (or just one summer course) at my state school (Rutgers University - New Brunswick), would the credits transfer over? </p>
<p>I wouldn't be taking the course(s) this summer -- most likely after my sophomore or junior year. I was mostly wondering if I could complete a math or science requirement at Rutgers instead of Wake (math and science are really hard for me, and I'd rather take them at Rutgers over the summer where I'd be able to just concentrate on doing well in that one class) although I would consider other courses as well.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance :)</p>
<p>Yes, you are allowed to do “summer school elsewhere” as the registrar’s office calls it; however, you usually have to get a syllabus from the prof that’s teaching it at the state school to see if he/she covers about the same amount of material that would be covered if you took it at Wake. Then, you just have to fill out a short form letting the registrar know you’re planning to take that course(s). There is a list of courses that have been approved in the past on WIN.</p>
<p>[WFU</a> | Registrar’s Office](<a href=“http://www.wfu.edu/registrar/sselsewhere.html]WFU”>http://www.wfu.edu/registrar/sselsewhere.html)</p>
<p>From the WFU link provided by j2j:</p>
<p>These departments do not allow transfer courses to satisfy Divisional Requirements:
ART
BIO
CHM
CSC
ENG - Students entering WFU prior to Fall '07 may take ONE Divisional elsewhere
MTH
PHI
PHY</p>
<p>So, it seems to me you can’t necessarily take a math or science course somewhere else and have it fulfill your divisional requirement. I believe WFU is trying to prevent just what you’re trying to do – take the course somewhere else, where it would be easier. Welcome to Work Forest! :)</p>
<p>Thanks, juba & CBBB! :)</p>
<p>@ CBBB … ahahah I noticed that too. Oh, man. That kills. Now I really need a 4 or 5 on my AP Calc AB test to get math credits. Actually, I should probably look that up, too. I’m not exactly sure what the core is actually like at Wake – that website confuses me; I can never navigate it properly.</p>
<p>Oh, sorry, I wasn’t aware of that. I tried to get some bio courses approved last summer but they were for upper-level classes (I ended up not doing summer school, but I think they got approved). And you can’t actually use AP credit for divisional credit anymore either…</p>
<p>Here’s the list of divisionals that you’ll have to take: [WFU</a> Advising | Requirements Overview](<a href=“http://advising.wfu.edu/reqs_overview.html]WFU”>http://advising.wfu.edu/reqs_overview.html) It’s 2 courses out of the “math and science” category. Non-majors usually take stuff like Computer Science, Bio 101, or Astronomy (although Astronomy has gotten a lot harder than it used to be).</p>
<p>Juba, you’re my hero! Oh, gosh, though. Two classes. -headdesk-. I’m REALLY awful at math; this will not be fun. There seem to be a lotttt of core classes at Wake that I never really realized were required. The AP credit thing is going to kill me; it sort of defeats the purpose of taking so many tests. </p>
<p>I’m glad there are courses that many non-majors take, though!</p>
<p>bleh, does this mean i’m gonna have to take calculus again if i decide on wake? that’s almost enough of a reason to go to a different school…just kidding. but i hate calculus and i’m not taking AP calculus so there’s no chance i’d be able to place out. are there any easier math courses? i’m certain that my future career–whatever it may be–will not involve anything past pre-calculus.</p>
<p>You definitely don’t have to take calculus. There are at least a couple of non-calculus-based math courses that count toward the divisional (I know that stats counts for the divisional), plus there are all the science departments, which are grouped in the same division. So any biology, chemistry, physics, or computer science course will also count.</p>