<p>Now all those ages ago when I took my classes which required a lab, (A&P, Micro, Chem) it was taken in the same semester - a co-requisite. Well, it appears there were no chemistry labs available when my daughter enrolled in CHE 131. Is this not a co-requisite, and might her chemistry labs always be a semester behind. It seems to me that putting the theory of learning into a lab should really be the same semester or it kind of defeats the purpose and leaves you at a bit of a disadvantage of the understanding of it.</p>
<p>I’ve seen similar complaints on the Stony Brook Class of 2015 Facebook page. Apparently, lab has its own lecture so that it’s not imperative to take both the chem class and lab in the same semester.</p>
<p>If your child is either a chem major or pre-med, she will be a semester behind unless she makes up those labs during the summer or winter session. </p>
<p>It seems there is something insidious going on at the advisers’ office at Stony. From my experience, my child’s academic adviser seemed to have no problem with and even encouraged my child to register for 12 credits, the bare minimum to be considered full-time enrollment. Going by this course load, it would take my child ** 6 years ** to graduate without taking any classes outside of the regular fall and spring semesters. </p>
<p>** It seems that this is a scheme to cheat parents out of our money by ensuring that our children don’t make the most of their semesters and graduate on time. ** Perhaps this is one reason why their retention rate is only 88% and 65% graduating within six years.</p>
<p>So does that mean if I’m taking CHE 131 and its REC 1st semester, then I have to take chemistry lab 2nd semester?</p>
<p>The University is able to accommodate significantly more students in the lecture series (131/141) than the laboratory. Many students end up taking the 133/134 general chemistry lab series either a semester or year after taking the general chemistry lectures.</p>
<p>The posting by ‘stonyparent’ is false. The student has an opportunity to take the course over the winter, summer and also the following year (sophomore year). I, as a biochemistry major, took the course my sophomore year (and organic lab my junior year). I graduated on-time just as my student colleagues – both those who took the lab freshman year and those who took it sophomore year – did.</p>
<p>Advisors suggest a new student take a minimal course-load so they can become acclimated to the collegiate lifestyle and rigor. Under no circumstances should one assume that just because a student performed well in high school that their grades will be exemplary in college. This false sense of confidence has lead many down the wrong path.</p>
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<p>LOL, they do this EVERY YEAR. It’s hilarious, they even had the orientation “leaders” do a ridiculous skit on it in my year. TBH the terrible skit is more hilarious/terrible than the advice(which may have it’s merits, but meh pros/cons could go on to infinity).</p>
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<p>I find they don’t properly paint the real picture. Sure it may be nice to gauge the amount of credits you can handle first but at the same time you should ensure the classes you do/don’t take don’t end up screwing you over in the loving game of pre/co reqs.</p>
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I wish I had a image of some sort saying:
-Take 12 credits,
-party like a idiot errday.</p>