<p>Biology, Physics n chemistry necessary to be eligible to transfer to harvard?</p>
<p>They are a must. You must remember that an Ivy's acceptence is not only based on your GPA but also relies HEAVILY, and I mean HEAVILY, on whether you can get enough transfer credits for requirements. That is EXACTLY what my advisor at UPENN told me when I asked him why PENN accepted me.</p>
<p>I'm confused. Does that mean you can't transfer to a school unless you have all the credits needed for required classes? What if you took lots of other classes (a mix of core, electives and major classes)?</p>
<p>noooooooo....i didnt take sciences at my A Levels, but i did take Maths :(:(. What can be done?</p>
<p>You don't necessarily need ALL the requirements but if you are missing half it is going to be near impossible to make them up later. Basically the more credits you can transfer the better. The more requirements you can transfer the better.
Rizvi what do you mean by not taking any sciences at "A" levels? You really only need chemistry and math first year and maybe BIO depending on your major.</p>
<p>my subjects at A Levels : Maths, Economics, Accounting. Do i still need physics bio etc for majoring in Economics???</p>
<p>I'm not sure about majoring in ECON but I don't think you need many science courses for that major. Here is a list of what you need at penn for a B.S. in ECON: (Just look at the general requirements)</p>
<p>General Education Requirement
A strong interdisciplinary base for critical thinking and problem solving through liberal arts.
3 Foundation: microeconomics, macroeconomics, and calculus
7 Liberal Arts: humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences
1 Writing Course
5 Electives
Foreign Language Requirement: Penn offers instruction in more than 100 languages.</p>
<p>Business Education Requirement
Introductory core and advanced courses in business:
1 Management 100: Teamwork and Leadership in Groups
9 Business Fundamentals: accounting, statistics, finance, management, marketing, operations and information management
4 Business Depth: four upper-level courses in one of 18 "concentrations"
3 Business Breadth: three upper-level courses in different disciplines outside their concentration</p>
<p>Environment of Business Requirement
Expands understanding of the societal, organizational and global context of business:
2 Societal Context: courses on business law, ethics and responsibility, or global practice
1 Organizational Context: course on industrial relations, human resource management, or risk management
3 Global Context: courses that focus on international content</p>
<p>So if you have math and some econ you should be good.</p>
<p>I don't know anything about Harvard requirements so I can't talk about that. But as far as transferring goes I thought it depends on what the school accepts and what they'll give you credit for. That's the first issue. And some schools have different requirements. And if you're transferring as a sophomore you'll definitely have time to take requirements and major classes (at least in the cases I've looked in to). People even transfer in their junior year and get everything done. Rizvi: where are you transferring from? A uni in England?</p>
<p>actually im still at my A Levels, wanted to get some info should i decide to transfer later. hey just a question, can i take sciences as minor at uni with my present A Level background??</p>
<p>Rizvi: I'm from England and as far as I know you won't be considered a transfer. If you're taking A Levels now and will be 18 (approx) when you're done, you'll be applying as a freshman like everyone else. I did the IB but it's the same. You can get into any school (in theory) with A Levels. You then choose majors/minors; what you take at A Level doesn't have to have any bearing on what you choose as a major (unless you get 'ap' type credit, as I did for IB). Does that make sense?</p>
<p>You should check out the Harvard ECON major and science minor requirements.<br>
<a href="http://www.harvard.edu%5B/url%5D">http://www.harvard.edu</a> (I'm sure you know this site by now :))</p>
<p>lovecollege : I know i cant transfer with my A Levels. I will be applying to universities and then later after my first year at uni, maybe will transfer :) i know it sounds crazy...but just in case. So what ur basically saying is that my subjects at A Levels have nothing to do with my majors/minors at uni level?? whats an 'ap' credit??</p>
<p>jacl11905 : thx mate</p>
<p>.....so i can take bio physics as minors later??</p>
<p>Do you mean you'll transfer from an English uni to an American one? Cos I think that would be really hard. In America the schools (generally) have a core curriculum. See jacl's post above. You basically take a math, science, humanities, social science for your core than take major/minor classes. So if you transferred from England you'd be transferring with only your one-subject classes from the English uni. 'AP' credit: um, if you take Advanced Placement classes or IB classes (in whatever country) and you get a certain score or above in the exams, you get credit from the colleges that either place you our of certain classes or just give you credit to add to the overall amount of credits you need to graduate. When you go on the international page for different uni's they often have the info there. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>what abt canadian universities?? do they have a similar core curriculum?</p>
<p>I actually don't know about canadian. The best thing to do would be to go on a website and click under academics or prospective students. There's usually FAQ sections, transfer sections and international sections.</p>