small dilemma..

[phenein]

I'd be applying out of my field (biochemistry) to computer science programs. I do have the background (industry experience, research experience in algorithms and mathematical models) but my school won't let me take exams to get the CS/math courses credited because they're not part of my program. My program doesn't even have calc I, actually. What

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[tylik]

I went more in the other direction, but industry experience and such counted all over the place for me. (It's funny, because I don't think highly of MS, but having worked there... every time I mentioned that PI would do this little dance.)

[adequaticus]

Your biochemistry program doesn't require basic calculus??? I find this hard to believe. Calculus was used in my freshman intro to chemistry course...

[phenein]

It uses calculus, but doesn't require you (or even ALLOW you) to take the course. You're just expected to have taken calc in high school.

[notquitezeus]

i did something similar: i applied to EE from CS, although my CS degree had a serious math component. for what it's worth

[phenein]

thought about taking a grad course on cryptography and number theory - it seems more CS-heavy than math-heavy and would be fun. Although maybe i should just take a boring grad course in which I know I'll get an A, like stochastic processes. My main problem with taking courses now is that I still have a few general ed requirements to take, so I don't have lot of credits left to take for my last semester.

my recommender says the program often takes students who look promising but don't quite fill requirements, and he's sure I'd ace the quals anyway. Thanks for your help, it's nice knowing other people switch programs without being at too much of a disadvantage.