<p>So usually universities list recommended courses, and they are usually mentioned in the form “Four years of <em>__, two years of </em>,” etc.</p>
<p>Then if I took a science course in Grade 9 that rotates physics, chemistry, biology, and astronomy, does it count as a year or 1/4?</p>
<p>Same thing with history and geology - if I took a Social Studies course in Grade 9 that rotates history and geology, does it count as a year or 1/2?</p>
<p>(btw I live in Canada)</p>
<p>Thanks :D</p>
<p>9th grade science counts as one year. But this sounds like a integrated science introduction, and not a lab course. Sometimes they look for lab courses for 3 years.</p>
<p>You had history and geology in the same class? That I am unfamiliar with. But is sounds like 1/2 year each. Possibly it counts as one year history. Ask your school counselor.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! As you suggested, I’ll ask my counselor for the history part.</p>
<p>The science course you took in 9th grade only counts as a science class. My school (in the US) has a similar offering, which is really just an intro course to prepare us for chemistry, physics, and biology in later years of high school.</p>
<p>For your social studies class–did you mean geography (geology is a science)? If it counts as one credit, not .5 and .5, colleges will probably consider it as one year–but it might only count as an elective. What is the name of the course?</p>
<p>I think you’ll be fine as long as you stuck to four years each of the five core classes (math, science, English, foreign language, social studies/history).</p>
<p>Thanks for clarifying sungoose. Andriod, just to be clear, that counts as one year of science total. It does not count as individual subject classes.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies again guys :)</p>
<p>Oops, yes I did mean geography, haha… the course name was “Social Studies,” that’s it lol. To clarify, in Grades 9 and 10, I had to take Science 9 and 10 and Social Studies 9 and 10. For each of the courses, credits were given for science and social studies, not for the individual subjects e.g. physics or history.</p>
<p>So to sungoose, when you say that “colleges will probably consider it as one year,” do you mean one year of history and one year of geography?</p>
<p>It means two semesters or 3 trimesters/quarters.</p>
<p>I meant that colleges will probably consider it is to be one year of one class rather than split it into two classes, but as long as your social studies classes were required courses for your graduation and included history, you’ll probably be fine. Your school guidance counselor sends information about your school, including class offerings and graduation requirements.</p>
<p>Do you have a chance to take World History or European History?</p>
<p>For science you need to check those recommendations or requirements for the applicable colleges.Science recommendations or requirements are very often for science courses that have labs and thus an introductory course on multiple science subjects that lacks a lab may not count toward the science recommendation or requirement.</p>
<p>OK, I think it’s all clear now. I’m gonna take Euro History next year, and seeing you guys’ replies, I think I’m good for history and science. Thanks again :)</p>