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What dual enrollment classes should I take if I’m wanting to be a cardiologist?

I am a sophomore and this past summer I took general psychology and rn I’m taking art appreciation. I’m in advanced classes rn but next school year they’ll switch to AP classes. My biggest goal is to graduate with an associates degree before graduating high school. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to but as long as I can get as much as the classes I need in high school, that’ll be great. Thanks!

Thank you comment icon Izzy, I’d suggest you save the actual premed requirements (biology, chemistry, math, physics) for your four year college or university. That way there will be no question on the part of the medical schools that they were true college level courses. For now, I’d take general college prerequisite classes at the community college level (English, history, a second language, etc.) Be sure these are considered “transferable” to colleges/universities that you will be applying to. An academic advisor can help here. Suzanne Sorkin

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Michelle’s Answer

Hello, Izzy !

This is a wonderful question as you are planning dual high school and college classes ! That is great and I have some advice for you.

Firstly, you will learn everything you need to be a doctor and specialist when you are in Medical School. Take it one step at a time. One of the most useful things you can do with Dual is to take it light. A goal of receiving simultaneous High School Diploma and Associates Degree at once is not advisable. It's way too much. In High School, you want to strive for a high grade point average. With the college dual you want to shoot for A's and B's to gain a good college GPA before medical school. So I would advise, for the college dual, take your elective general education requirements. Each college has different General Education requirements, so it will depend on which college you will go to for your Bachelors Degree. Will you take your dual college courses at a community college or a University which you will continue for your Bachelors ? There are some things to consider.

Decide which college you will go for your Bachelors Degree. If it is that you are taking your dual college courses at a community college, make sure you can transfer those credits when you transfer. Decide on a University to transfer to as soon as you can because that will almost lay out which dual college classes to take. If this is not secured now, you may be taking courses that are not accepted for your Bachelors Degree and have to take them over. So I would advise starting out slow, with one course to see how it goes because you do not want to overload yourself or drop any college courses. I would advise that perhaps your first college dual class can be college English or History. Those are two usual general ed requirements for an Associates or a Bachelors, but it strongly will depend on which exact college you go to.

So try it out with one college class to see how it goes for you specifically. For college classes, some colleges offer early evening and weekend classes, too so that you can sort of break it up apart from your high school attendance. Some colleges offer Summer Semester courses as well. Take advantage of these off time opportunities so that it doesn't feel like you are always in school and overwhelmed. Although I do not know which community college you are doing your Dual courses at, I will use Enterprise State Community College as an example to illustrate as it is the closest college to where you live.

Although transfer credit is accepted at some Universities from Enterprise State Community College, there is no list of the Universities that do. That is why you will have to decide upon a college and visit their campus to ask as this information does not appear online. If you know the name of the University you will attend for your Bachelors Degree, yes, you can contact that college and ask if the courses from your community college are transferrable. My advice is to find this out now, take courses towards a Bachelors degree at community college and then transfer to a University that will accept the classes you took. I have seen that if you choose a neighboring close-by college, they sometimes have an agreement with community colleges in the area to accept the courses and credits. Ask your dual enrollment college which colleges they have a transfer credit agreement with.

So my advice is to verify everything before you take college courses. Realize that some of your classes you will need in college have a large demand and lab work and projects and you'll not want to spread yourself too thin or rush things at the same time you are in high school. You are right - take whatever you can while in high school for the dual and you will still be ahead of the game even if you don't have an enormous amount of finished courses. You still need to focus on obtaining good grades for high school as well as the dual courses from college.

I hope that this helps a bit and I wish you all the best !
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Fazal’s Answer

Hi izzy
On the off chance that you're expecting to turn into a cardiologist, double enlistment classes can give you a solid groundwork in technical studies and other important regions. Here are a few suggested courses:

1. **Biology**: Take both general science and human life systems and physiology if accessible. These will provide you with a strong comprehension of the fundamentals of life sciences and the human body.

2. **Chemistry**: General science and natural science are vital as they are central to grasping clinical science. They additionally set you up for further developed coursework in clinical school.

3. **Physics**: Understanding the standards of physical science is fundamental for medication, particularly in understanding how the heart and circulatory framework work.

4. **Mathematics**: Sign up for courses like measurements, analytics, or high level polynomial math. These are significant for clinical examination, information investigation, and figuring out clinical imaging advances.

5. **English Composition**: Solid relational abilities are fundamental for composing papers, clinical reports, and discussing really with patients and partners.

6. **Psychology**: An essential comprehension of brain science can assist you with better comprehension patient way of behaving and psychological wellness, which is a significant part of patient consideration.

7. **Health Science**: Whenever offered, wellbeing science classes will furnish you with an outline of medical services frameworks, clinical morals, and general wellbeing.

8. **Sociology**: Understanding cultural variables and patient socioeconomics is significant in giving comprehensive patient consideration, especially in cardiology.

These classes won't just reinforce your school application yet in addition set you up for the thorough coursework you'll experience in pre-drug and clinical school.
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