Thanks RHIT Admissions. I’m relating real life experience here with both physics and chemistry. If it’s a misconception, can you share your knowledge of experiences of other students transferring?
As you mention, Purdue requires only two semesters of physics for most majors, so it makes sense that RHIT physics 1, 2, and 3 would suffice for physics 1 and 2. But some colleges require 3 semesters and at those schools an additional semester is required. A year = a year. No problem.
The problem comes with single quarter courses at RHIT like general chem at the freshman level, and other courses at higher levels. Purdue accepts chem for 2/3 general chem at Purdue. That means you either need to test out or repeat. 4 credits for a quarter (40 hours) doesn’t = 3 credits for a semester (45 hours). For which schools have you seen that it is a “straightforward transfer process” where RHIT covers in a quarter what is covered elsewhere in a semester?
Finally, not to be too argumentative, but …you mentioned that physics 3 is optics.
As you can see from the RHIT course description for physics 3, it is a little bit of optics and a continuation of E and M from physics 2. That’s not the same as a quarter of optics.
PH 113 - PHYSICS III
Credit Hours: 3.5R-1.5L-4C
Sources of magnetic fields, Faraday’s law, inductance electromagnetic waves, reflection and polarization, geometric and physical optics, introduction to relativity, relevant laboratory experiments.
I’m not trying to say you’re wrong, after all, you are admissions! But by being admissions, I imagine you have evidence to back up why you think the transfer issue is a misconception.