The Admissions Committee has approved various alternatives to certain required courses. The Committee recognizes advanced and extra-credit coursework in these topics in granting bonus points for quality of academic program. If your college does not teach English composition, you may fulfill this requirement by any course in which a majority of your grade depended on your ability to write in proper style, as documented by a letter sent to the Admissions Office from the instructor.
Many colleges offer writing intensive courses in lieu of English composition.
Some college transcripts note if a course is writing-intensive, and that note on the transcript is acceptable as documentation. Biology Most applicants enroll in a full-year of general biology with laboratory to fulfill this requirement. The Admissions Committee will note in judging the quality of your academic program that you have fulfilled the biology requirement at a level higher than the minimum requirement. The expected course is the general chemistry course with laboratory required usually for a biological-sciences major. If higher-level chemistry is taken due to AP credit, it will be noted on quality of academic program.