Retaking Courses

[blpham]

I am not sure if any of you are familiar with assist.org but it is basically a website that correlates transferable courses from two different institutions. I am trying to retake courses from a 4 year university at a community college but cannot find any upper division courses that would be transferable. Is this a problem?

 

When I search the community college catalogues there are courses such as "intro to microbiology" and "intro to human physiology" and "molecular/cell biology" that would correlate with microbio, physiology, and molecular bio classes that i would like to retake from courses from my 4-year university. However, they do not show up on assist.org as transferable courses.

 

I guess my question is, are these courses able to 'replace' or make up for the courses I did poorly in my 4-year university.

 

P.S. I emailed several PA programs and a good amount claimed they show no preference towards 4-year or 2-year institutiions.

 

Thank You

[ToppDog]

You would have to check with each school to see if they would accept the classes.

[TThielen]

That's because community colleges do not offer upper level courses. They are only a two year institution so all of the courses they offer are of the 100 and 200 level variety. Upper level means 300 and above which could only be taken at a 4 year institution. Hope that helps.

[ParamedicToPa]

I am taking Microbiology at a 2 year CC right now but it is only 2000 level. Most of the programs I have looked at dont specify that they want a 3000 level micro course. I will have to go back to Univ for Biochem and OChem II though.

[Lemon Bars]

Also note that CASPA gpa's are calculated by including all courses. So if you got a C then took the class again and got an A, you would have a B average only.