<p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>Thank you very much for coming to this thread.
Could anyone let me know "how it is important to fulfill prerequisite credits for transfer."</p>
<p>I'm a sophmore student at a liberal arts college in Japan, and wishing to transfer
to engineering department in the U.S. as soon as possible. Hopefully, either bio(medical)engineering or computer engineering.
But, here's the problem. Most universities I wish to attend (GA Tech, UI Urbana Champaign, UW Seattle)have strict prerequisites for engineering majors such as calculus based physics, 2 semester of chemistry, MatLab, intro to engineering...
Actually, the college I attend does not offer these courses, so it's impossible for me to meet these requirements.</p>
<p>However, at least I know calculus and chemstry well (actually according to the syllabus, these are what we learn in high school in Japan.)</p>
<p>In this situation, isn't there any chance to appeal myself? Do admission officers consider the application which doesn't satisfy the requirements even a little?</p>
<p>I finally found what I want to achieve in my life through 2 years in liberal arts college, and in order to realize it, it's very important to graduate a good university with bio or computer engineering major. I don't want to give up this dream just because of ridiculous requirements by university...</p>
<p>Please give me a hint! Thank you for reading.</p>
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<p>Unlike many other disciplines, engineering has relatively standard curricula as engineers have to be licensed to practice. </p>
<p>You might want to also ask on the Engineering Majors forum.</p>
<p>I don’t know that I’d call the requirements “ridiculous,” as they are based on what a typical American student on that track would have accomplished in that time span. That said, exceptions can be made in some cases where the courses aren’t offered at your school. Not having chemistry, or any calculus based physics is a serious shortcoming for a student trying to transfer into engineering though. That’s 3 semesters worth of work just getting caught up to where a junior standing student on an engineering track should be.</p>
<p>The best you could do is contact the admissions office at the universities that you’re interested in, and explain your situation. These things vary quite a bit from school to school.</p>
<p>Thank you, entomom and comfortablycurt.</p>
<p>Firstly, I apologize my word usage, ridiculous. Even though students know the contents, admissions office don’t admit it without credits. It made me feel kind of flustration, but from their stand point it is certainly reasonable. Saying rediculus was not appropriate.</p>
<p>I wanted to know the general importance of prerequisites, and from your answers, I guess it means a lot. Yet, still I will ask admissions if I can take tests or something that I can show my ability, as comfortablycurt says.</p>
<p>Thank you very much and sorry for my poor English!</p>
<p>There is often a way to take credit by examination when you are enrolled. It costs a bit of money but it could save you a great deal of time. Unfortunately, this will not help you get admitted so you need to discuss this with the individual admission offices.</p>
<p>Thank you, xraymancs!
Your great information gave me hope!
I’ll negotiate with admissions. Seize the wind, it’s the American way, right?</p>