Does A+P fulfill General Bio requirement?

[CristyEmily]

Thanks in advance for the help--

 

Just wondering, I know a lot of schools require 8 credit hours of General Biology. I have 4 credit hours of Principles of Biology I (basically general bio I) and then additional credits of Micro, Genetics, etc. I also have 8 credits of Anatomy & Phys and am wondering if having 8 credits of A+P I and II would fulfill the remaining 4 credit hours of the "general biology" requirement.

[TarheelGirlx3]

I also wonder about this...I mean I was a bio major and my university doesn't have a gen bio 2, so I have just assumed that all my other courses would fulfill it somehow.

[winterallsummer]

AP would count as the bio credit. If they require both AP 1 and 2 then obviously it won't.

[EKR007]

It depends on the school.. I had this problem b/c my school also does not offer Gen Bio 2.. some schools were ok with my upper level classes fulfilling the requirement, but a few said it had to be a 'general' biology class.

[aliss929]

2 semesters for general biology typically refers to "General Biology I" (Cellular/Molecular) and "General Biology II": (biology of organisms). Most schools that require the 8 hours of general bio are referring to the pre-med requirement of a full-year course of general biology (I & II).

 

Here's how they spell it out on the Tufts University website:

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[TD=class: telerik-reTableFirstCol-4]General Biology

(I & II with lab)[/TD]

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• each semester with lab
  
• general or human biology for science majors
  
• microbiology will not be accepted for this requirement
  

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