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Corequisite requirement question

justinbh2
edited April 2009 in General
I have a question and thought that this would be the perfect place to ask.

My question is:

If I already have the corequisite of a course from a previous term, will that satisfy the corequisite(coreq.) requirement for that course?

In other words, is it absolutely necessary to take the coreq. at the same time as the course that requires the coreq.?

I will be starting at SFU in September and I only plan to take a course a term. Since I work, and take care of a family, and am also doing a degree at BCIT, one course is all I can do at the moment. Since some courses have coreqs., it will put a cramp in my planning if there isn't some flexible way to deal with this.

I would imagine that there would be no problem in taking the coreq. first(along with any prereqs.) and then the course which requires the coreq.(and/or prereqs.) next.

Any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Justin.

Comments

  • imelting
    edited March 2009
    do u have the specific course # or the description to post here just to confirm

    but basically,
    corequisite = taken at same time (b/c perhaps the material overlap somehow)
    prerequisite = taken prior

    dont believe there is any way around this :/
  • justinbh2
    edited March 2009
    imelting;50466 said:
    do u have the specific course # or the description to post here just to confirm

    but basically,
    corequisite = taken at same time (b/c perhaps the material overlap somehow)
    prerequisite = taken prior

    dont believe there is any way around this :/
    This is just a general question and thanks for the response.
  • imelting
    edited March 2009
    justinbh2;50463 said:
    If I already have the corequisite of a course from a previous term, will that satisfy the corequisite(coreq.) requirement for that course?
    i somehow missed this when i was reading your post (sorry!), you may have a case if u speak to the prof/advisor about this as i would imagine this would be class specific
  • justinbh2
    edited March 2009
    imelting;50468 said:
    i somehow missed this when i was reading your post (sorry!), you may have a case if u speak to the prof/advisor about this as i would imagine this would be class specific
    That makes sense. Some coreqs. may need to be taken concurrently and not previously due to some link in the material.
  • pinkcoke
    edited March 2009
    wuts does that mean...i mean do i have to take the preq and coreq b4 i can take the next class?! :S i'm worried i might fail one of my classes....

    and no mean/stupid ans plz....aka yogibear1991
  • icerider
    edited March 2009
    a co-req is a course you either finish before you take the course you want, or take it along with the course you want.

    a pre-req is a course you need to have taken before you take the course you want.
  • justinbh2
    edited April 2009
    A response I got from falculy of science(MBB advisor) regarding this question:

    "Hi Justin,

    In the faculty of science the answer is yes; if a course is listed as a co-requisite you can take it before you take the course it's listed as a co-requisite for - and it is often an advantage for students to do so.

    Sincerely,
    Dr. Northwood"

    So, basically, if you are in the faculty of science a co-req. can be a pre-req.

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