<p>I'm on co-op and I really need to take Analytical Chemistry I (a 5-week course) to make graduating "on time" a little bit easier. I know I won't have much time (except on weekends) to study and do homework. Is a first-level course in Analytical Chemistry going to be too hard to do well in (I was hoping for at least a B+ so my GPA doesn't go down).</p>
<p>Charman - Is this a short-term night course? I took courses at night for my undergraduate degree while on co-op and got my master's degree at night while working full-time (half of which was with a child under two). If it is a compressed course (which I assume has a lab with it), you might have a problem. Otherwise, you should be able to do it with some time management skills. I know you are at Pitt, where is your co-op located?</p>
<p>I'm in New Jersey working for DuPont Chambers Works. The class is at West Chester which is only about 45 minutes away when traffic isn't too bad. It's just the class w/o the lab, because I don't need the lab to graduate. The class is Mon-Thurs from 5-7:15 P for 5 weeks.</p>
<p>Sounds like a long commute on both ends. Won't you just transfer the credits, not the grade for your GPA? Seems weird for an analytical chem class not to have a lab.</p>
<p>Well, there is a lab...but it is a 1 credit course separate from the 3 credit lecture course. In fact, the lab isn't even available there over the summer, just the course, which is fine, because Pitt doesn't require me to have the lab portion. See, at Pitt we get 1 advanced chem lab after O Chem 1 lab....I chose to do O Chem 2 Lab as my advanced lab so everything is good as far as requirements go.</p>
<p>I don't know if anything gets transferred other than credits. I should probably contact Pitt + West Chester to find out. I know when I asked my advisor if I could take bio 1 over the summer (which I backed out of due to the lab being connected to it) they said I needed to get a C or higher, because that is Pitt's biology grade requirement. I just assumed the grade mattered. Even if my GPA isn't affected...wouldn't the grade still show on my transcript? I mean, I still think I would have to do pretty well.</p>
<p>My son just finished his freshman year at Pitt, and is taking two courses over the summer. Only the credits transfer (provided that you get a C or higher), but not the grade. Will show up as transfer credits on your transcript, but no one will see the grade unless they ask for copies of all your college transcripts. You also need permission from the engineering school to take the course and transfer credits before you take it. He needed to jump through a few hoops but i think he is finally all set.</p>
<p>Yeah, I already talked to Dr. Enick (the chairman of the ChE department) and he said it was okay to do it. Basically, the only requirement is that it must be taken at a 4-year college instead of a community college.</p>