Science seminar included in the BCPM?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Is a science seminar included in the BCPM? Or, is it counted as “other sciences” (if there is such a category)?</p>

<p>Course description:</p>

<p>… a special course designed to supplement the educational program of selected freshmen with outstanding preparation in the areas of science, mathematics, and engineering. The course extends over two semesters, with 1.5 hr meetings each Friday afternoon. It is built around a series of six lectures per semester, given every other week by some of most distinguished science faculty. Discussion sections are held in the alternate weeks. Each lecture is designed to introduce a key scientific problem and to illustrate it with a specific observation, theory, or experiment in a way that the students will be able to evaluate critically. Supplementary reading is provided for background and details. Each lecture is followed by a set of web-based lecture questions which each student must answer during the following week.</p>

<p>Each student is required to participate in the weekly meetings, to answer a set of questions in preparation for the discussion sections, and to lead one discussion section each semester. A final paper is due at the end of spring semester. The topic can be connected to one of the lectures or a proposed summer research project sponsored by the college.</p>

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<p>The course description doesn’t matter. What department is it listed under and what is the course title?</p>

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<p>The course name is called Perspective on Science". It is offered by science and engineering faculty guest lecturers, according to the “Programs of Study” book in which all courses are listed. The professor who sponsors it is usually from biology, chemistry or physics department in the last couple of years. This course is definitely for science/engineering majors. There are 60 students in this seminar; During the summer, most of them will stay in school for research. A problem (for clarifying this course in BCPM) is that this course is listed under the “science” category in the course listing, rather than in biology, chemistry or physics.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I think you’ll have trouble getting it to count based on the department and the course title.</p>

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<p>there is no such category</p>

<p>bottom line though, no way this is BCPM</p>

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<p>Sweet. After the science seminar is excluded from BCPM, my current BCPM GPA is exactly the same as my overall GPA.</p>

<p>Thanks for the explanation.</p>