zeoquean
10-19-2006, 03:02 PM
Okay...I go to college as you all know. Well, this is my last year...I hope. It's already been too long.
I suppose I should tell you all the brief backstory of my college career. I started right out of high school in Fall 2000. I thought after my first semester that I found what I wanted to do: criminology. So I declared a crim major and did that for a while. Until the middle of my 3rd year (with 30 credits left) when I realized I had no idea what I wanted to do with that degree anyway. I go to the career center and do the personality tests and skill tests and whatnot...and the first things listed were pharmacy and accounting. I thought about pharmacy, and took general biology and chemistry. Then I didn't know if that's what I wanted to do either, so I switched to accounting. I thought about that one some more, then I switched back to science. So now I'm a cell biology major. I want to go into research. Okay. That's about it.
I had it set so I can graduate next May. I did the credit check balance sheet and everything. I had every class I need laid out perfectly, and it all worked out fine. Now there's a problem. In the cell biology program at my school, there is a physiology requirement on top of the other required classes. You can take plant physiology, or organ systems I and II. I chose the latter, and am in organ systems I right now, with the second next semester. They also say you have to have 2 elective classes, at least one with a lab. That's not too bad, right?
So...I do the credit check and everything...and plan out my last semester. It can't be easy, can it? I get the thing back saying my GPA needs to be up higher (in the major...but I read that you just need a 2.0 overall GPA...I'll have to ask about that one...but I'm worried about the next part more) and the classes that I need. There was no surprise there.
Until I look at the elective list again, and look at what's offered next semester. There is only ONE course offered with a lab, and it's during a required class time. So I can't take it. There is no other approved elective for me to take. I talked with the department, and they said that I could take animal physiology for the phys requirement, and use organ systems II as the lab course (it does have a lab)...but of COURSE animal phys isn't offered next semester. I suppose I could switch to a regular bio major, but I can't do that cause you need ecology and ecology lab (NOT offered next semester). Ugh!
I did hear that a prof of mine is going to offer Virology...and that is an approved one. i have to find out when that will be. Otherwise, if that doesn't work out...I have to e-mail my advisor, and the department head, and try to petition for any random class with a lab to be counted as an elective. I've been going to school for so ****ing long that I want out!
You think they'll work with me on this because I've been going so long? You'd think they'd want me out of here. Maybe I'll just e-mail them anyway and have that as a backup plan.
I suppose I should tell you all the brief backstory of my college career. I started right out of high school in Fall 2000. I thought after my first semester that I found what I wanted to do: criminology. So I declared a crim major and did that for a while. Until the middle of my 3rd year (with 30 credits left) when I realized I had no idea what I wanted to do with that degree anyway. I go to the career center and do the personality tests and skill tests and whatnot...and the first things listed were pharmacy and accounting. I thought about pharmacy, and took general biology and chemistry. Then I didn't know if that's what I wanted to do either, so I switched to accounting. I thought about that one some more, then I switched back to science. So now I'm a cell biology major. I want to go into research. Okay. That's about it.
I had it set so I can graduate next May. I did the credit check balance sheet and everything. I had every class I need laid out perfectly, and it all worked out fine. Now there's a problem. In the cell biology program at my school, there is a physiology requirement on top of the other required classes. You can take plant physiology, or organ systems I and II. I chose the latter, and am in organ systems I right now, with the second next semester. They also say you have to have 2 elective classes, at least one with a lab. That's not too bad, right?
So...I do the credit check and everything...and plan out my last semester. It can't be easy, can it? I get the thing back saying my GPA needs to be up higher (in the major...but I read that you just need a 2.0 overall GPA...I'll have to ask about that one...but I'm worried about the next part more) and the classes that I need. There was no surprise there.
Until I look at the elective list again, and look at what's offered next semester. There is only ONE course offered with a lab, and it's during a required class time. So I can't take it. There is no other approved elective for me to take. I talked with the department, and they said that I could take animal physiology for the phys requirement, and use organ systems II as the lab course (it does have a lab)...but of COURSE animal phys isn't offered next semester. I suppose I could switch to a regular bio major, but I can't do that cause you need ecology and ecology lab (NOT offered next semester). Ugh!
I did hear that a prof of mine is going to offer Virology...and that is an approved one. i have to find out when that will be. Otherwise, if that doesn't work out...I have to e-mail my advisor, and the department head, and try to petition for any random class with a lab to be counted as an elective. I've been going to school for so ****ing long that I want out!
You think they'll work with me on this because I've been going so long? You'd think they'd want me out of here. Maybe I'll just e-mail them anyway and have that as a backup plan.