<p>Has anyone taken a course without taking a prereq? Does anyone check?</p>
<p>No one checks whether or not you have fulfilled prereqs, but it’s strongly recommended that you complete prereqs before taking higher-level courses. Sometimes, courses can become extremely difficult if you haven’t taken the prereqs and you can find yourself in all sorts of trouble.</p>
<p>I’ve taken a class without the prereqs. Most of the time, they won’t care, unless its a class that strictly builds off of the previous one (for example, a higher level language class) or one that’s VERY popular. If you want to take it, do so; you have 7 weeks to drop it anyway…</p>
<p>I’ve done it- really depends on the class I guess. For most classes no one checks.</p>