<p>Ok so I have a lot of courses I need to sort of "translate" so that they match up with Cornell's requirements for transfer courses. Like, I need to make sure the Bio classes I will be taking meet the requirements for "Biology 1/Biology 2". So I called the Admissions Office, and they told me to fill out their course evaluation form which they e-mailed me: CALS</a> Admissions: Request Course Information</p>
<p>However, I have an ENITRE catalog of courses to choose from from TWO colleges, and it would just be crazy to fill out the form, for each and every single class I think meets the requirements for the course. </p>
<p>So my question: Is there a faster way/easier way to do this? Is it possible to E-MAIL them something like this: Biology</a> Department
And have them tell me which courses are known as "Biology 1/Biology 2" by E-mail? Who would I E-mail it to?</p>
<p>Is it also possible to schedule an appointment with a faculty member, and show them all of these courses and plan out/check to see if the courses are suitable for the transfer requirements? </p>
<p>Going up to Cornell is something I want to do at the very end, because Cornell is pretty far away for me, so if there are ANY other options, please help!</p>
<p>I think you're reading too much into this. Just find the intro biology courses that are required of biology majors at the school you will be at next year. And if there is an honors course, take that.</p>
<p>For instance, at SUNY-Binghamton, you would take the courses for the biology major listed here:</p>
<p>Basically I need to take those courses because I will be transferring into here, but want to make sure the biology courses I will be signing up for cover the material/meet the requirements of those courses at Cornell.</p>
<p>I don't know which would be considered as "Biology 1" or "Biology 2". I got told to fill the form out, but I simply can't do that for each and every single course, that seems crazy. So I need other ways to do these "Course Evaluations"!</p>
<p>I think Cornell's requirements are pretty clear:</p>
<p>2 semesters of intro bio w/ lab
2 writing courses or 1 writing/1 oral communication course
Calculus 1
Stats class</p>
<p>What you need to do, if you aren't sure about the courses, is to take these requirements and go talk to your adviser at your current school. From your link, it looks like either Bio 130-131 or Bio192-193 will satisfy the CALS bio requirement. But, you should be emailing people in the Bio department at Farmingdale to make sure these are indeed the standard intro bio sequences and that these courses have associated labs.</p>
<p>Ok, so basically first meet up with the advisor from the college I'm going to, and then after that just check with someone from Cornell to double-check/make sure?</p>
<p>I will make sure with Farmingdale + 1 other college I might look into, but what how/what can I do to be 100 % SURE that these courses are equivalent to the ones at Cornell? Sometimes someone from Farmingdale might say it is equivalent to the course, but someone at Cornell will end up saying it isn't, so I want to get this main problem done before I enter college and pick my courses so I don't get screwed over at the end =/</p>
<p>Like I said, the explanation on Cornell's end is actually very clear.</p>
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two semester general introductory biology sequence with hands on labs prior to transfer.
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<p>Practically any college (outside of maybe Art or Culinary colleges) will have an intro bio sequence. It doesn't matter if they call it Bio 1 and Bio 2 or Bio 192-193 or Bio 190383893-1920478832. It just has to be the intro bio sequence. Any college with a bio dept. will have such a sequence for its bio majors.</p>
<p>Oh, so "Bio 1" and "Bio 2" in Cornell are considered intro classes? I thought it would be like, Bio 1 is a level 100 class, and Bio 2 is a level 200 class or something like that.</p>
<p>They have also said another way you could see whether or not it matches up is to see the course descriptions for both courses, and check to see if they match-up, but this is hard at times because I can't really tell just how similar both are, with the descriptions they use....</p>
<p>i.e. stands for id est., loosely translated "for example." So, when Cornell said "i.e. Bio 1 and Bio 2", it was simply using an example of a possible numbering for an intro bio course. They aren't all numbered like that. Heck, Cornell doesn't even number its courses like that. Cornell's intro bio course is 101-104. Bio1 is first semester. Bio2 is 2nd semester. Intro bio sequences are typically two semesters anyway so you don't have to worry about that.</p>
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They have also said another way you could see whether or not it matches up is to see the course descriptions for both courses, and check to see if they match-up, but this is hard at times because I can't really tell just how similar both are, with the descriptions they use....
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<p>Like I said, if you can't tell from the descriptions, then ask someone in the bio department what their intro bio sequence is. Just from reading the link you gave, I can almost guarantee it will be either Bio 130-131 or Bio192-193 and I have no previous knowledge of Farmingdale's courses.</p>
<p>If you're a declared bio major, a student advisor will get in touch with you during the summer to help you with your schedule and you can ask that SA any questions you have, but they won't assign you a student advisor until early August. There are a couple combinations that can fit the definition bio 1 and bio 2, and Cornell just changed all its codes into 4 digits.</p>
<p>Personin1, I am a GT transfer for fall 08 and went through the same thing you did. Call on Monday and they will help you out. Send them the course descriptions and they will advise you on what to take. I think what you need to take is Bio 130 and 131 in the link you posted though</p>
<p>**"Thank you again for your e-mail. The information you provided has been reviewed by the admissions committee, and 120 General Biology will not fulfill one of the Biology requirements for transfer. The appropriate courses to take at Farmingdale would be Bio 130 and Bio 131. Please keep this e-mail for your records. Thank you. </p>
<p>Sincerely,
CALS Admissions"**</p>
<p>So I'm wondering, why is 120 General Biology not considered as a class that will fulfill the reqs? It is a "General" bio class, so wouldn't that probably be Bio 1?</p>
<p>My only question is, are Bio 130 and Bio 131 the only ones that meet the reqs then? What about BIO 135, or like Norcalguy said, Bio 192-193? Do those also meet reqs but they didn't state it in the e-mail, or are Bio 130 and 131 the ONLY ones that meet reqs because those are the only ones they mentioned? </p>
<p>Awkaplan- I would send them the course descriptions, but I need to know if they tell you all the courses that will be suitable, or just a few at a time, because in my e-mail as I posted, they only mentioned two of them, so I want to know if there are more that might meet reqs but they didn't mention =/. Also it is a lot of course descriptions I will have to send out, so I don't know if I should send 100's of e-mails.</p>
<p>bio 120 is not the right course. They want an intro to biology sequence, which is bio 130 and 131. Look that the Bio 1/2 on the cornell website, bio 130 and 131 matches up the best. </p>
<p>Look at the cornell website and see what fits best. Don't send them every course. Or try to work with someone at the admissions office, they can help you without sending hundreds of e-mails.</p>
<p>I can't find "Bio1" or "Bio2" on Cornell's website, or figure out the actual names of these two courses on the website. Do you have a link or anything on their course descriptions?</p>
<p>So should I call someone at Admissions, and then ask for a SEPERATE e-mail of someone I can work with? So that I can e-mail them all of the bio courses/english courses, an have them tell me which ones fit their reqs? </p>
<p>I have a few lists of courses, some can easily be marked out because they need so many pre-reqs, but there are a good number of biology courses that I THINK might meet reqs. What can I do instead of sending them these descriptions one at a time?</p>
<p>And tell me to fill it out...Is there another number I should be calling? The number I call is the one on Collegeboard/Admissions Office: (607) 255-5241 </p>
<p>And then from thee, I ask to be transferred to the CALS school. Is there another number or something? =/</p>
<p>Oh, as soon as you posted that number (Registrar's), I found it that same moment too :P</p>
<p>Just another quick thing: </p>
<p>You know how they say "Students considering transfer are required to complete a two semester general introductory biology sequence i.e. Biology 1 and Biology 2 with hands on labs prior to transfer."? </p>
<p>I'm not in college, so I don't know how things usually work, but does a Biology course usually last one semester, or two semesters? Like in this link: Biology</a> Department</p>
<p>Would it be possible for me to take Bio 130 for half the year (Counts as 1 semester), and then take Bio 131 during the second half of the year? Or would Bio 130 last two semesters, and then 131 lasts another two?</p>
<p>Because I thought I would be able to get in two Bio courses during my freshman year, is this typically possible in the majority of colleges?</p>
<p>The introductory Biology sequence is 2 semesters...so Bio 130 is one semester and Bio 131 is one semester. You will get them both during the academic year.</p>
<p>Ohh ok, can I ask though how you can tell it's an intro Bio course? Do you simply look at the pre-reqs, and how they fit in with each other or something?</p>
<p>Also, I'm guessing you've experienced college, so is it typically easy/possible to take two english courses in one year/during our freshman year? </p>
<p>Like: "Students are also required to complete two academic writing/English composition (not literature) courses or one academic writing and one public speaking course prior to transfer."</p>
<p>Do English courses usually last two semesters each, or do they last one semester each? I thought they would last one semester each, so I could get two English courses, as Cornell requires, during my freshman year. Sorry I have no idea on how things work out in college so much, so just an over-view would be nice. </p>
<p>It is very easy to do your 2 writing courses in one year. In fact, some colleges require freshman to take one freshman comp course each semester. My 1st college did this. </p>
<p>As for how to know what the intro Bio sequence is...you can usually check the Bio department website to see what 1st year Bio majors are required to take...this is pretty much the intro Bio sequence that will fulfill your requirement. Also..if the course title is along the lines of "Intro Bio" or "General Biology" you can usually be sure this is the intro Bio sequence. It's always best to check with a department rep or your advisor.</p>