<p>I had read somewhere that in order to satisfy a core requirment, many students take this freshamn "Biology" course and lab. I have heard that this course is huge (over 1400 students). I was wondering if anyone has taken this class and if so if you would recommend an alternate course that might be a bit smaller in class size?</p>
<p>Is there one in the summer session that would meet this requirment. It seems like that might be a better time to take the course as there is a greater chance that the class size will be a bit smaller.</p>
<p>Is your son just trying to meet the two science general education requirements or are you talking about a specific requirement for his major? What is the course number, do you mean BSC1005 and BSC1005L?</p>
<p>If he just wants a lab and a non-lab science to satisfy general education there are many choices that are smaller than Biology for Non Majors.
My son took PHY1020 "fundamentals of physics" for the lab science and HUN1201 "nutrition" for the non-lab science.</p>
<p>I'm taking the same biology course and lab presently in a dual enrollment college class at my high school here in Florida with only 9 other students. That biology class at FSU, I have heard, is the largest lecture class in Florida universities with upwards of 1500 students. I like the idea of getting the core science requirement out of the way now before I go to a regular college, and in a small class setting with the one on one with my instructor. And the tuition and book cost for the class is free!</p>
<p>There's always more than one way to skin a cat. See if your kid can still enroll in at least one semester of the dual enrollment biology next high school semester.</p>
<p>The professor for physics sounds fine, you have weekly problems and projects due online, a quiz every week and 4 exams.
You don't have to take the lab in the same semester as the lecture but it probably would be a good idea.</p>
<p>To satisfy the science requirement he needs a 3 credit non-lab science and a 3 credit lab science with a 1 credit lab.</p>
<p>Some of the prerequisite courses satisfy other requirements for example ECO2013 and ECO2023 micro and macro economics satisfy the social science requirements so you would not need to take another social science. Wait to take the oral competency course since business majors have to take GEB3213 business communication which meets the requirement anyway once he is accepted into the business major. The scheduling trick is to find a course that satisfies multiple requirements to get the most bang for the buck for example ASH1044 Mideast History is a history, writing and cross cultural course. Another example is LIT3383 which is a humanity, writing, literature, and diversity class.</p>
<p>If he is like my son he will want to get the general education classes completed as soon as possible with the least pain. He also tries to schedule no Friday classes and no morning classes. I guess he will work as a vampire when he graduates - LOL.</p>
<p>what aboiut ENC1101 - English comp. When we flew down to tallahassee last august, I ended up sitting next to this really nice teacher who taught that course last summer. she told me all about it and said it was a required course for all students. My son seems interested in that one and it sounded like a good one for the summer.</p>
<p>Yes ENC1101 is one of the two required English Composition courses. My son was exempt from this course because his SAT reading score was over 650 and some students are exempt because of AP English credits. One nice thing FSU does is they don't make you take ENC1102. You can choose from any of these to satisfy the second English class.</p>
<p>ENC 1102W Freshman Writing, Reading, and Research (3)
ENC 1142W Freshman Imaginative Writing Workshop (3)
ENC 1144W Freshman Article and Essay Workshop (3)
ENC 1145W Freshman Special Topics in Composition (3) </p>
<p>My son took ENC1145 and the special topic was Writing about Sex and the City. The compositions were all about the show so I guess it made the course more tolerable for him. They have other topics like Writing about Pop Culture Satire in the Simpsons for example which was not available when he had it or he would have probably chosen that one.</p>
<p>about the biology class i recommend it, why, because its probaly the easiest science class to get an A at florida state, now if you actually want to learn something in a science class well then it might not be for you..and yes this is by far the largest class at florida state and the class starts at 9am three times a week at westcott, but most people dont show up. I have taken astronomy here and it was a pain in the butt, and have heard about how difficult chemistry and physics are because professors know most people want to go to med school and they try to break them.</p>
<p>About english, if your exempt for 1101, try and take enc1142w writing about the COEN BROTHERS, or writing about the John stewart and the daily show, both great classes which seem like more of a hobby then class work.</p>
<p>I'm taking MET1010 which is Intro to Meteorology. It is pretty easy, but it depends on the teacher. Mine just puts the powerpoint slides on Blackboard, and all he does is read them in class, so no point in going (I go anyway). I've heard that some are more difficult, though. The MET lab is a pain. My roommate is taking the freshman bio course ("baby bio") and he doesn't go to class but still gets A's on the quizzes.</p>
<p>If you want to see what courses fill what requirements, check out fsu.edu</a> | FSYou! StudentsFirst and in the left column click on "Check Course Requirements". Very useful tool. Just got my spring schedule: no classes before 9:30 and no class at all on Friday.</p>
<p>Some courses are only offered M-W-F or mornings so if they are a required prerequisite for your major, you might have to ruin your "perfect" schedule. Another option is to take those courses in the summer if they are available. You can check last summer's courses to get a feel if the ones you will need will most likely be offered next summer.</p>
<p>how do students taking this biology class get A's without going to class? are they purchasing notes from a formal note taking service? Is the info straight from the text book? It sounds like the class also has a lab? I assume you have to go to the lab. ALso it seems to me even if a teacher is lecturing off PPT slides it is useful to hear the lecture delivered. ANd perhaps would really cut down on the outside reading time?</p>
<p>I'm a dual enrollment student and I happen to be taking this course this semester online. It's a workload and the teacher isn't very helpful at all. It probably would have been better if I took it in class, but with scheduling of classes and my schedule with sports, I wasn't going to be able to do it. I've been pulling As on all my tests besides this last one actually. It's pretty much read the text, take the chapter quizzes online from the book that just refresh the main ideas for no grade, and take tests that are a pain all the time. I'm done in a few weeks so I'm pretty happy about that, and now I know it's over with. I'll just have to take the lab when I get to FSU. I took this Sports Nutrition class last semester, when I probably should have just taken the Science of Nutrition and I would have known for sure it would count as a science requirement.</p>