<p>Not sure if I wasted time at my community college or not. I am coming up to almost completing my 60 units in order for me to transfer and I probably have a little more than half of the prerequisites done for my major. I did not pick a major until my second year which is why I haven’t completed all of my lower division courses yet.</p>
<p>I have completed courses like all of my English, Humanities, History, etc but most do not pertain to my major. Did I waste my time taking these classes because it does not relate to my major? Will it be more difficult for me to graduate in two more years when I transfer? I am also pre-dental so it didn’t really matter what my major was.</p>
<p>Actually, if you plan to proceed in dental or any health science, it is VERY important for you to keep your grades up AND learn the sciences you will need for your field. Our D took a wide breadth of courses at CC and found them all interesting and useful. Nearly all of them transferred to the private U she transferred to. Taking a lot of her pre-requisites allowed her to take more courses in her major after she transferred and declared her major in JR year.</p>
<p>I’d discuss your concerns with your course selection with your current academic advisor as well as the admissions counselor at the U you plan to transfer into. Both of them can be helpful on this subject.</p>
<p>Many four year colleges have general education requirements outside of the major. Almost all of them require a student take English, foreign language, history, social sciences and so on. If your classes fulfill these requirements, then you will be able to focus on the classes in your major.</p>
<p>Johnt1, I agree with what all the other postings have told you. No matter where you transfer, there will be general distribution requirements, so it could prolong your time in college if you DIDN’T take those gen ed classes. Not only will you need history, English, etc, like Pennylane2011 says, you may need foreign language, some ‘arts’ types of classes, etcetera. Sitting down with a counselor/advisor at the college you plan on going to next can help you find out how these classes help fill requirements for dental school and what you have to do next if any other ‘generals’ remain as requirements. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>P.S. If you are ‘pre dental’… if some type of B.A. or B.S. is required for admission to dental school, have you chosen a major field, yet? For example, to go to med school or law school, people can have an ‘art major’ as long as they fill the general distribution requirements/ meet science / etc. requirements/ have a four-year degree in hand with ‘some major’ prior to entry into post-bachelor’s territory. If you don’t have any major, yet, beyond ‘pre-dental’ it might be good to talk about that with the counselors/advisors, too. I could be wrong, though…maybe there are dental programs where one gains direct admission and doesn’t need a four-year degree first. Seek out the specialists at the schools where you want to study your dental program.</p>
<p>Thank you for replying everyone. I have found my major and I think I’m going to major in Anthropology. It doesn’t really matter what I major in for pre-dental. I think when trying to explain this, I confused everyone. I have only about a little more than half of my lower-division prerequisites for Anthropology done at my community college. Will this effect me not being able to graduate in four year? I am currently in my second year at the moment.</p>
<p>Graduating in four years is a good goal, but this depends on several factors including the general education and major requirements at the college you transfer to. Not all colleges have the same requirements. </p>
<p>Even if they start in 4 year colleges, some students take summer classes to stay on track. Something like studying abroad, or limited availability of a class can throw them off the 4 year plan. Transferring is somewhat of a risk too, but doing the best you can in a CC is the best way to stay on track right now. </p>
<p>Just do your best, and when you transfer, you can evaluate your options.</p>
<p>You should be okay with two years to go, but sitting with an advisor/counselor and finding a program/major planning sheet to check off what you have done will probably make you feel better! When you have a piece of paper with what you need for dental prereqs and what you need for the anthro major as an undergrad… checking classes that you complete along the way keeps you on track and also gives you a sense of accomplishment.</p>
When you have a piece of paper with what you need for dental prereqs and what you need for the anthro major as an undergrad… checking classes that you complete along the way keeps you on track and also gives you a sense of accomplishment.</p>