So I see on SFU's admissions page every student must take a "Q" course amongst other things sometime in their career. Can I take this Q course after I transfer to SFU, or do I have to take it at the college I am at now?
You can definitely take it in SFU if you want. However, if you want to take it in college, you have to see rather that course you are or planning to take can be transfered over as a Q course. You should probably consult the BC transfer guide and our academic advisors.
FlatTax said:
So I see on SFU's admissions page every student must take a "Q" course amongst other things sometime in their career.
You have to take two Q course, not a Q course. TWO!
Alright, thats good to here. I was in a class that was a "Q" at SFU at my current institution, Okanagan College, and dropped it because of a bad prof/time table.
No, your Qs can be anything. IE: Upper and Lower, Lower and Lower, Upper and Upper
I think you mistaken the W Upper and Lower Level requirement for the Q. For your W, you have to take two W courses, and ONE HAS TO BE A UPPER LEVEL COURSE.
Courses with a "W" designation will assist students to learn the course content through the process of writing intensive assignments. These courses will help students to improve their writing abilities and overall communication skills, and will teach students to write in the genres of their disciplines.
Students will take a minimum of: o one lower-division W course (at least 3 credit hours) o one upper-division W course (at least 3 credit hours), normally in the student's major subject. The upper-division W course must be taken at SFU.
Quantitative Requirements Courses with "Q" designation will assist students to develop quantitative (numerical, geometric) or formal (deductive, probabilistic) reasoning, and to develop skills in practical problem solving, critical evaluation, or analysis.
Students will take a minimum of: o two Q courses, lower or upper division (at least 6 credit hours).
Breadth Requirements
Courses with "B" designation will expose students to concepts and ideas from a range of disciplines and perspectives outside of their programs. Students may complete breadth courses throughout their degree programs, taking courses at the lower or upper division. Only courses outside of the student's major may count as a B.
Students will take a minimum of: o two courses labelled as Breadth-Humanities (B-Hum, 6 credit hours) o two courses labelled as Breadth-Science (B-Sci, 6 credit hours) o two courses labelled as Breadth-Social Sciences (B-Soc, 6 credit hours) o two additional courses outside the student's major program (6 credit hours). These additional courses may or may not be designated as breadth, and in most cases will fulfill the particular Faculty or Program breadth requirements.
Vonnie, you forgot to mention about the Undesignated Breadths requirements.
FlatTax;53696 said:
So currently I have this:
2 100 level W courses 1 200 level B course and no q courses.
Therefore FlatTax, you will need...
1 Upper Level W course 2 Q courses 2 B-Science 2 B-Social Science 2 B-Humanities 4 UD-Breadth (FASS students need to take 4 UD-Breadth courses instead of 2)
HOWEVER
FlaxTax, can you tell me what are those courses that you have taken and what they are transfering over to SFU as? I am asking because that two W courses you have taken may have also fulfilled two B-Humanities or something. In fact, tell me every single transferable course you have taken.
Yes, you get both a W and B credit if you take a course with both W and B designation. Therefore, when you are taking Q and B-Science courses in SFU, I suggest you pick some that are both Q and B-Science designated.
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Sometimes you can could use one course as both Q and S or Q and B, so make sure you look into those ones... kill 2 birds with 1 stone ;)
I think you mistaken the W Upper and Lower Level requirement for the Q. For your W, you have to take two W courses, and ONE HAS TO BE A UPPER LEVEL COURSE.
2 100 level W courses
1 200 level B course
and no q courses.
So I need one upper level W course, 1 upper level B course, and 2 whatever level Q courses?
2 of each B-Sci, B-Soc and B-Hum.
http://www.sfu.ca/ugcr/For_Students/WQB_Requirements/
1 Upper Level W course
2 Q courses
2 B-Science
2 B-Social Science
2 B-Humanities
4 UD-Breadth (FASS students need to take 4 UD-Breadth courses instead of 2)
HOWEVER
FlaxTax, can you tell me what are those courses that you have taken and what they are transfering over to SFU as? I am asking because that two W courses you have taken may have also fulfilled two B-Humanities or something. In fact, tell me every single transferable course you have taken.
Yes, you get both a W and B credit if you take a course with both W and B designation. Therefore, when you are taking Q and B-Science courses in SFU, I suggest you pick some that are both Q and B-Science designated.