Can I use college credits I earned in community college 10 years ago such as calculus, biology and so on, to waive some GE classes for a second bachelor degree ,or if any possibility, for applying to pharmacy school?
Check each school of interest for their policies.
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I think you generally can, but you need to check with the school you are going to.
The answer is…maybe. Probably more likely for general education requirements than for courses in your major…but check each college. They will tell you what their policy is.
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Some science course credits expire- in 5 years? Not so gen eds. If the science classes were gen eds and not for a major, they might count. Ask each school.
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Most schools will not take you if you already have a Bachelor’s degree.
If you want to go Pharmacy, just took up the pre reqs for the program and apply. Unless specifically stated, I have seen mostly in Nursing, your pre req are most likely still good.
Why would you want a second bachelors degree? Were these CC credits earned as DE during high school?
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I was always told, by science and biology professors, that science courses struggled to disseminate the rapid flow of new scientific information, such that books and online resources, could not keep up with the rapidly changing information.
A course from 10 years ago could be considered obsolete.
Also, I’m sure you could find a university that would be willing to take your money for a second bachelors degree. But a lot of schools like, like public state schools won’t.
In California, we’ve been told by several department chairs, that their job is to get students in and out in four years. Coming back for a second bachelors degree wouldn’t happen because the state’s taxpayers, who fund those schools, want a space for their kids at those universities.
I teach human physiology at a CC. The textbook I use was 12th edition when I started, now it is at 16th. The contents are 99% identical except pages numbers are now off by 1 or 2. If you took my class 10 years ago, it would have been identical to one I teach today. There. Now that above statement is no longer true about obsolete.
I know for Nursing, the reason to make a 5 year limit is mostly because they assume students do not remember material they learned from more than 5 years ago and not because biological sciences at the UG level has progressed that much. Also (the conspiracy theorist in me) I think it’s to function as a roadblock to keep undedicated people out since there are way more applicants than spots. You snooze you lose.
My own experience tells me most students can’t recall facts learned from over 3 years ago, unless they are constantly reminded of them. Asking resident physicians to name a few mono and di-saccharides and over half will not be able to.
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