Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 In my pursuit to find a less painful way to study Chemistry I decided to check with the local High School and the University that is right in town (not a CC but a real university) and see what exactly they say about needing this subject. According to the student handbook for the high school you need 4 yrs of science: a foundation course, Biology and 2 years worth of science electives. There are many electives to choose from:ecology, micro biology, botany, physics, chemistry, plus tons others. As for the undergraduate requirement for the University, you need 3 yrs of sciences, of the three years 2 need to be either Biology, Physics, or Chemistry. He has Biology and will have Physics. He just needs a third science. So according to these two sources, he does not NEED Chemistry. I even called both places to verify this. But don't shake your head in disbelief and disgust ...He will be getting a basic course in Chemistry, I am thinking ACE Paces or something similar plus some of the book recommendations I got from my other thread and this video http://www.christianbook.com/chemistry-101-4/9781450785082/pd/785082?event=WL&item_code=WW Nothing rigorous, but he will have some chemistry knowledge. One more area I need to look into before I am convinced of this plan. He wants to go military after High school so I am going to check and see if Chemistry is needed on the high school transcript. Just wanted to give this update since I posted the other thread (which I received lots of helpful advice/ideas/recommendations) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I won't shake my head. It sounds like you have a great plan. I was just trying to figure out what to do about out next science level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 If your son likes Physics and Biology but not Chemistry, he might want to look at Prosthetics (mechanical engineering) as another possible career choice. I have friends in that field and they did not take high school chemistry. http://www.todaysengineer.org/2012/Jul/career-focus.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 If your son likes Physics and Biology but not Chemistry, he might want to look at Prosthetics (mechanical engineering) as another possible career choice. I have friends in that field and they did not take high school chemistry. http://www.todayseng...areer-focus.asp Thanks, I will pass this info on to my ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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