Hi,
I wanted to know how it would work out if you take a course in the summer, which is a pre-requisite for a second year course. More specifically, if we take Chem 1AA3 in the summer, can we still take the orgo courses in our second year? Would we simply wait until we're done the summer course or should we talk to an academic councellor?
Thanks

I would suggest going to the chemistry office in ABB. They can give you permission to take orgo on SOLAR

what the hell is Kira asking?
Just register for the course.

Originally Posted by FireDragoonX

what the hell is Kira asking?
Just register for the course.

I think Kira was saying that if you took Chem 1AA3 in summer school (second term), would you have to wait until you pass it to register for Orgo - in which Chem 1AA3 is a prerequiste, or if you could speed up the process by talking to an advisor

Yeah, speaking to your advisor would definitely speed things up.

Originally Posted by MelissaL

I think Kira was saying that if you took Chem 1AA3 in summer school (second term), would you have to wait until you pass it to register for Orgo - in which Chem 1AA3 is a prerequiste, or if you could speed up the process by talking to an advisor

you just register for it on SOLAR.
That's like asking if you take Math 1A03 in first term, do you have to pass it before registering for Math 1AA3 in second term.
Use your brain Kira.

FireDragoonX, i think the sarcasm is a little uncalled for, some people are not as familliar with SOLAR as others.
Kira, I understand what you are saying- I am taking a summer course that is a prerequisite for a third year course in September. Because i hadn't completed it before registration on SOLAR, you technically can't 'add' it because you don't have the permissions to do so. But as someone mentioned above, if you contact the associate dean or chemistry department, they might be able to waive the prereq so that you can obtain a spot in the class, of course it is conditional upon your completion of chem 1AA3. Hope that helps

I am taking a summer course which is a prereq for courses in the fall/winter school year and I registered for them fine.

Obviously if it doesn't let you register you should contact an academic advisor.

It's not an issue with familiarity with SOLAR. Has Kira tried registering or did he/she want to ask some random people on the internet first?
If it didn't let him register did he try contacting someone who works for Mac, or did he/she want to ask some random people on the internet first?

Originally Posted by FireDragoonX

That's like asking if you take Math 1A03 in first term, do you have to pass it before registering for Math 1AA3 in second term.

Use your brain Kira.

Actually...it's not like asking that at all. You're operating under the assumption that the summer interim grades work in the same manner as the fall semester...this certainly is not a trivial assumption.

But if that is indeed what his question is (namely, do summer grades work the same as fall semester grades?), then it's certainly a valid one...nothing wrong with him asking for someone, who has been in a similar situation, to verify that he can indeed register.

So I believe it's infact the opposite...It's not a matter of him 'not using his brain,' and instead I'm sure Kira has done too much thinking...and has subsequently begun to worry about it.

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To Kira: I'm almost certain that you will still be able to register, as soon as the option to do so becomes available. I know of some people who changed programs (entering their 2nd year) and did not have all of the pre-requisite courses. So their entry into the program was conditional, upon completion of whatever course in the summer term.

And so based on what I've heard from said people, if I recall correctly, MUGSI 'assumes' that you will successfully complete the course during the summer term, and it allows you to register for the 2nd year courses which have it as a pre-requisite.

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And in regards to your later post

Obviously if it doesn't let you register you should contact an academic advisor.

I've said it before and I'll say it again...Mathematician s joke that "Everything is impossible...and then you learn it, and it's trivial." What seems obvious to you need not be obvious to everyone.

If everything is obvious to everyone, why have a Macinsiders at all?

Originally Posted by Mowicz

If everything is obvious to everyone, why have a Macinsiders at all?

So we can complain about SOLAR.

Hi,
Sorry if I wasn't completely clear.
SOLAR did not allow the registration for orgo. So it might just be an error. I'll go talk to an advisor. Thanks for your help everyone

Originally Posted by PTGregD

So we can complain about SOLAR.

Very good rebuttal.