<p>A single semester course is possible if your child's school uses block scheduling- at our HS, only AP courses are a year long, meeting every other day for 1 hr. 40 minutes. Other courses meet every day for a semester. As far as I know, the semester courses count as a full-year course.</p>
<p>It makes sense that one semester at 100 minutes per day equals two semesters at 50 minutes per day.</p>
<p>depends on the college. Some offer chem for students with no prior chem background; other colleges do not. Even if a college offers two chem tracks, say Chem 1 and Honors Chem (for majors), that Chem 1 course is bound to be packed full of premeds who have taken AP Chem (earned a 4-5), but are taking the class in college for the "easy" A. Thus, it may be extremelyl difficult to pull a B.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. To clarify, D is planning to add Chem. This will give her 6 years of science. I am the one thinking that her transcript could be less top heavy, which is why I asked for feedback.</p>
<p>The one semester of Intro Chem is what it is, it's not worth the time to go into the details, as the 'courses offered' list is evolving.</p>
<p>Addenda. Eons ago my HS had an "integrated science" program, with 2 tracks, essentially the precollege- 4 courses and the other- 3 courses (2 years of science required by the HS), switching tracks allowed. We only had 4 courses/years available to us- I got credit for 1 year of biology, 1 1/2 each of chemistry and physics. Well prepared for heavy duty science classes of that era and a Chemistry major. How I would have loved to have today's curriculum. Son's HS had a "Physical Science" course that was supposed to precede the others, those freshmen taking geometry could skip it, as son did. One of the teachers for the course thought it was excellent and everyone should take it, I disagree. Son did well in AP sciences, took AP physics without regular as well, so had 5 science courses in HS.</p>
<p>So many ways to do things. With all of the different options, or lack of opportunities available, it is one more variable for college admissions offices to consider in comparing students.</p>