Hi, im in first year and i somewhat screwed up and am left with 2.0 credits i really want to get into biology for health sciences but some of the courses require chm 110 and 120 which ill be doing over the summer. Do you think ill be granteed a spot in my subject post after i complete chem over the summer. Im really confused and disappointed in myself some encouragement would really help.
– Amanda B.
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hey there,
first, let’s do practical stuff, then encouragement.
so, we gotta see what kind of subject post biology for health sci is. if we look here, we’ll notice that the bio for health sci major has some requirements for enrolment. they are: a) completing 4.0 credits, b) completing the prerequisites listed and c) having a CGPA of 2.5. health sci is a type 2 subject POSt (just ctrl+f ‘biology for health sciences), which means that only people who have fulfilled the given requirements can enrol. however, it is not a type 3 subject POSt, where even if you’ve fulfilled the requirements, you still might not get in because of the competition. in this case, if you did a), b) and c), you’re guaranteed to get in.
because of that, if you successfully complete your chem courses (which are prerequisites) in the summer, and keep your GPA above a 2.5 (and assuming you fulfilled all the other prerequisites), you’ll be all set to enrol in the subject POSt! you’ll just have to do it in the second request period (see page 8), between june 17 and september 22nd, after you’ve received the marks for your summer chem courses. and that’s all there is to it.
one thing i’m a little confused about: you said you’re “left with 2.0 credits.” does that mean that you failed 2.0 out of 5.0 credits this year, or that you passed 2.0? if you passed 2.0, then you’ll have to do one more credit over the summer to fulfil requirement a) completing 4.0 credits. just keep that in mind. other than that, i don’t see any immediate problems.
k, now for some encouragement. well, my trans-campus friend, let me tell you something: you are great. you have almost survived your first year, and you’re still intact enough to have goals for yourself and aspire to greater things. you’re not just sitting miserably in your bedroom, smoking by a window and wishing your life was sepia toned. you go out there, and work, and ask questions when you need to! that’s awesome. pushing through is awesome. keeping on keeping on after you’ve disappointed yourself is awesome. and trust me: first year disappointments? we’ve all been there, and we got through it. and so will you, because you’re amazing (dare i say, almost as amazing as aska).
i wish you the best of luck with your summer courses, Amanda B.
cheers,
aska
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Anonymous
Actually i started off with four because math and chem together are a horrible combination for me all i have now is bio and psych. I dropped math and actually failed chem 110 so i couldn’t carry on with 120. I know I really screwed up :(. Is there still hope for me. I was also wondering would it be troublesome for me when it comes to applying for second year courses.
THanks
– A.B
aska
Wellll you won’t need chem 110/120 to get into the program, but you’ll need to do it to fulfil the requirements of the subject POSt. as long as you’ve completed bio 152 and 153, you have completed 4.0 credits total by the time you enrol for the subject POSt, and you have a pretty good average over those four credits, you’ve got a reasonable chance of getting in.
as for applying to second year courses, chem 110 and 120 are pretty integral, so maybe do those over the summer if you can/think you can handle it? otherwise, just do them in second year.