can u plzzzz help me find the easiest possible breadth 4th and 5th category course to take (both 0.5 credits)
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hey there,
unfortunately, aska doesn’t do easy. we’re about as hardcore as it gets here, and in my opinion, if you’re going to be paying nearly $8k a year for an education, you may as well go whole hog and get the real deal. you can find “easy” somewhere else for cheaper.
that said, if you’re not in the life/physical/mathematical sciences, you can’t just wander into a proofs class and expect to blossom. generally speaking, you’ll want to take the most basic level of a course possible, where you won’t be missing any recommended preparation from high school that you may not have.
look into 100-level, intro. classes offered by EEB (e.g. BIO120H1), Astronomy/Astrophysics (e.g. AST101H1), Earth Sciences (e.g. ESS205H1), or basically any other science department in the faculty. try not to be intimidated by the fact that it’s A SCIENCE, and ask yourself what you’re genuinely interested in.
also, don’t feel like you have to fulfil all the breadth requirements right away – this is an opportunity to learn about something wildly different from what you’re used to, and that’s exciting! (really.) don’t settle for taking a course you don’t really care about so you can get it ‘out of the way.’ if there’s a 200- or 300-level class you’d rather take, take that.
forget about all this “easiness” nonsense and focus on finding something COOL.
xoxo,
aska
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McRP
As someone who knows nothing about science, I find that breadth requirement a little intimidating myself. I plan to fulfill it in my fourth year via AST101h1 (as I’ve read you don’t really need any prior knowledge of the subject). Having said that, and maybe aska can clarify, I may plan to CR/NCR it if I feel overwhelmed by the science-ness of it all. I know that when you credit/no credit a class it cannot count towards your major or minors, but I THINK it will count towards your breadth (as long as you pass of course). It’s a good option if you’d like to take a science, fulfill that requirement, but not tank your GPA in the process.
Can you confirm, aska?
aska
That’s a great way to go about it, McRP. And yes, CR/NCR courses do count for breadth requirements! (http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/forms-services/crncr)