Emory transfer needs suggestions/help for class enrollment

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<p>My situation: Well I sent my admissions deposit on Monday, have my financial aid set, and have my housing at ATL Clairmont Apts Tower set with 3 other suitemates in a 2 bedroom apartment I believe. I wish I could have my own bedroom for personal space hopefully next time. I am not sure if I am a sophomore or Junior though…64 of my credits transferred so I would think I have Junior status but when filling out my housing application it stated Atlanta Campus Second-Year Student so I have no clue.</p>

<p>Regardless of the situation I am happy I am attending Emory. I was wondering when can we start enrolling for classes? I want to major in neuroscience and behavioral biology and complete the prerequisites for medical school. I have received transfer credits for Physics 141/142 w/labs and Chemistry 141/142 w/labs and Math 111 and 112 and Bio 100 from my previous school transferred as a biology elective. I still need to complete Chem 221/221L, Chem 222/222L and BIO 141/142 for the prerequisites to medical school. </p>

<p>I plan to take BIO 141 w/lab and Chem 221 w/lab along with 1 or 2 more courses for the 2010 fall semester. I really do not see a way around taking 2 labs during the same semester. How difficult would this be to manage and get an A- or higher? I’m trying not to worry but from what I hear it will be brutal and very difficult to get good marks when taking organic chemistry and biology during the same semester. People freak me out of how hard organic chemistry can be. I try not to take it to heart but this means so much to me so I cannot help it.</p>

<p>Some background from previous school work load:</p>

<p>Semester load break down by credits 16/20/20/17/18/17 (I stayed an extra year because I switched my major). Managed to hold leadership positions at school while coming home to help cook dinner and due laundry for my family. Here are some of my previous school schedules…
Chem I w/lab, Physics I w/lab, Latin American Lit, Calculus II, and Contemporary Moral Issues.
My last semester looked like this: Chem II w/lab, Physics II w/lab, US History I Honors, Creative Writing, and Latin American Literature in film.</p>

<p>Other factors:
I want to be able to do research at Emory and hopefully enter their honors program. I am not sure if I will work part time during my first semester at Emory. For the 2010-2011 academic year I would have to only take out $2000 in loans. If I had a choice I would choose research related to my major over part time work that is unrelated to my major. </p>

<p>I am open to advice, suggestions and help. I really want this transition to be smooth. I will contact the school and Nadia G. Brown from the NBB office for assistance too. </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>There is no honors program at Emory. Research the school.</p>

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<p>Honors Program</p>

<p>Overview</p>

<p>Honors Programs are available to outstanding students in most, but not all, areas of concentration. Administered by a faculty Honors Committee, these programs enable students to do intensive work in a chosen area and therefore involve work that extends beyond ordinary course requirements and ordinary standards of performance.</p>

<p>Requirements</p>

<p>Although all students with a cumulative average of 3.50 at the end of their first three years are eligible for these programs, final selection of participants rests with the department concerned.</p>

<p>Exceptions to the 3.50 average requirement may be made by the Honors Committee in individual cases upon recommendation by the department concerned. See department or Elizabeth Fricker (<a href=“mailto:efricke@learnlink.emory.edu”>efricke@learnlink.emory.edu</a>) for more information on the GPA waiver petition process and requirements. All Emory grades are considered in the calculation of the cumulative GPA. For example, all Emory College of Arts and Sciences and Business School grades are considered in the calculation of the cumulative GPA for Business School students who pursue honors in a major in the College.</p>

<p>Requirements vary slightly from department to department. They generally include enrollment in a graduate seminar or graduate course, completion of a research project or paper that is the equivalent of a BA or BS thesis, and additional supervised reading or enrollment in a special honors course. Since credit for the graduate work and the reading program count toward the hours required for the major, the Honors Program usually entails an increase of about four hours of credit in the major requirement.</p>

<p>An examination, written and oral, covering the honors work, including the thesis and allied fields, is given upon completion of the program. One examiner must be chosen from outside the department. Examiners recommend the degree of honors (honors, high honors, highest honors) to the Honors Committee, which certifies the list to the registrar for printing in the commencement program and on the students’ diplomas. Fourrageres indicating the degree of honors are presented to successful candidates by the college and are worn at commencement.</p>

<p>Honors</p>

<p>Honors (cum laude) represents satisfactory completion of the program, with an overall average of 3.50. High Honors (magna cum laude) represents completion of the program with outstanding performance, including an overall average of 3.50 and a thesis of quality sufficient for oral presentation to scholars in the candidate’s field. Highest Honors (summa cum laude) represents completion of the program with exceptional performance, including an overall average of 3.50 and a thesis of a quality suitable for publication.</p>

<p>Thesis Guidelines</p>

<p>Guidelines and deadlines for submission of theses are available to students who are currently enrolled in the Honors Program on the “College Honors” LearnLink Conference.</p>

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