UCSD Pre-med freshman year courses?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hello, I've been having a bit of trouble deciding what classes I should pick for my first quarter at UCSD.</p>

<p>I got a 4 on the AP Chem exam, and it says on Warren's Academic Advising Guide (<a href="http://warren.ucsd.edu/_files/academic-forms/advising_guide.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://warren.ucsd.edu/_files/academic-forms/advising_guide.pdf&lt;/a&gt;) that I can take Chem 6A, B, and C for credit. However, my counselor recommended online that I take either Chem 6B or Chem 6AH. A few months ago, I saw that a 4 would exempt me from Chem 6A, so...yeah I'm not sure if there's been a mistake, or if something's changed recently.</p>

<p>I also received a 5 on the Calc BC exam, so the counselor recommended that I take either Math 10C or 20C. Do most med schools require you to take one year of calculus? Do they not accept AP credit? Would I have to start from 10A or 20A and not get any credit?</p>

<p>Will I have to take more classes to fulfill the minimum 12 credit requirement each quarter if I choose to take classes that I'm exempt from? I'm just a bit concerned about taking too many classes.</p>

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<p>That advising guide says on the AP credit chart on page 18 that “Student may not take courses for which they are exempt.”</p>

<p>A 4 on AP chemistry exempts you from Chemistry 4 and 11, but not 6A, 6B, or 6C, so you can take 6A or 6AH. Page 21 also has a link to an on-line chemistry placement exam that you can take.</p>

<p>A 5 on AP calculus BC exempts you from Math 10A-10B or 20A-20B, so you can take 10C or 20C, according to the math placement chart on page 22. If there are medical schools that require more than one quarter of college calculus and do not take AP credit, you may need to take 20C followed by another math course like 20E.</p>

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<p>Oh, I see. Thank you for the help!</p>