Hi 🙂
i was enrolled for two biology courses (one in fall and one in spring). the one in the fall is the prerequisite for the one in the spring. even though i dropped out of the fall course, i am still enrolled in the spring course on ROSI. i have to take both courses eventually so can i still take the tests and exams for the spring course even though i don’t have the prerequisite. i’ll probably be taking the fall course during the summer. i have a feeling that i will have to drop out of the spring one but by some miracle if i do well, will i get penalized for taking a course without the prerequisite?
Thanks
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This is a question best answered by someone other than the acclaimed askastudent. You should go and email/call the undergraduate administrator of the department that hosts your biology course ? whether it?s cell and systems biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, biochemistry, or whatever it is (or even better, VISIT and go talk to the undergraduate advisor!) ? and ask for permission to take the course. Otherwise, you?re essentially gambling, and the stakes are high. The department has the right to remove you from the course at any time during the semester, and without warning. You would not want to come home one day and find a nasty surprise waiting for you on ROSI.
Considering that you dropped the fall course, though, I would generally advise you not to take the spring course. Since the fall course was a prerequisite of the spring one, it probably builds on the material that you would?ve learned during the fall course. But I would like to emphasize that you should contact the department. If they DO let you take the course, then there would not be any academic penalty imposed upon you. In the event that they don?t end up letting you take the course though, remember that they may have a good reason.
In my (not-as-important-as-the-department?s) opinion, you ?have a feeling that you?re going to drop out of the spring one?, so I would advise you to just enroll in another course that you?re interested in, for the sake your time and money. I know you’re afraid of falling behind, but if you’re removed from the spring course without notice, you could fall even more behind. But go and get your fingers warmed up and your tongue wet, cause you have some typin’ n’ talkin’ to be doin’.