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Chem 2E03, 2OA3 Infinity General Discussion 13 09-14-2009 04:25 PM

Chem 2E03 antirequisite of Chem 2OA3?

 
Old 08-30-2010 at 12:11 AM   #1
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Chem 2E03 antirequisite of Chem 2OA3?
It says that Chem 2E03 is an antirequisite of Chem 2OA3. Does that mean I can never take Chem 2OA3? Because it's required for med school, and the only reason I was taking Chem 2E03 was so I can take a biochem course.
Old 08-30-2010 at 02:31 AM   #2
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I think you can take both, but once you complete the credit for 2OA3, the credit for the 2E03 is taken away. So basically you did 2 courses but only got 3 credits out of it. Ive heard from friends that 2E03 and 2OA3 use the same textbook and even the same chapters for the most part.

2E03 is basically 2OA3, without a lab component.

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Old 08-30-2010 at 09:11 AM   #3
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You can take both, but you only get 3 credits for your degree instead of 6.
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Old 09-21-2010 at 04:12 PM   #4
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Let's say I took e03 and then oa3. I did worse in the latter one. Can I keep my marks for e03?
Old 09-21-2010 at 09:48 PM   #5
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Let's say I took e03 and then oa3. I did worse in the latter one. Can I keep my marks for e03?
No, as people have said, you forfeit the credit entirely--it doesn't matter which one is the better mark.
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Is it possible to have taken 2OA3 and then take 2E03 or 2OC3 to drop the 2OA3 mark?
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Is it possible to have taken 2OA3 and then take 2E03 or 2OC3 to drop the 2OA3 mark?
Don't think it works that way
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Is it possible to have taken 2OA3 and then take 2E03 or 2OC3 to drop the 2OA3 mark?

this actually is possible, i believe the prof said that at the beginning of the course (at least for 2e03)
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No, as people have said, you forfeit the credit entirely--it doesn't matter which one is the better mark.
If oa3 is taken, does that mean my chem 2e03 marks won't count toward my gpa?
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If oa3 is taken, does that mean my chem 2e03 marks won't count toward my gpa?
Yes. It will be as if you never took 2E03.

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Old 12-04-2010 at 11:33 AM   #11
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Yes. It will be as if you never took 2E03.
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Old 12-04-2010 at 12:03 PM   #12
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Wait a minute, so if you take a course that is anti-req of something, you forfeit the credit of the earlier one? Serious?

Hypothetical scenario:
So let's say I have a D in some random course, and then I take the anti-req for it and get an A. Is the D erased from my transcript?

How is this allowed?

You could totally use this method if you did bad in a random course. WOW.
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Wait a minute, so if you take a course that is anti-req of something, you forfeit the credit of the earlier one? Serious?

Hypothetical scenario:
So let's say I have a D in some random course, and then I take the anti-req for it and get an A. Is the D erased from my transcript?

How is this allowed?

You could totally use this method if you did bad in a random course. WOW.
Not necessarily. For most anti-reqs, you aren't allowed to take both courses. Chem 2E03/2OA3 is a special case, and it is noted in the course calendar. I'm not sure if there are other cases like it, but it's the only one I know of.

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Old 12-04-2010 at 02:13 PM   #14
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yea i took 2e03 first then took 2oa3 u basically get rid of the mark which is good cuz u get a basic idea of most of the material that is in 2oa3 and dont have to worry too much about the mark
Old 12-04-2010 at 03:25 PM   #15
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Just note that although "2E03 is 2OA3 without a lab component" they aren't close in terms of difficulty.

I have friends in 2E03 who are doing extremely well but they're average chemistry students - meaning if they were in 2OA3 their marks would be average (60s - and that's actually pretty high compared to most years).



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