skl why as nakaranas ng chem 16 and 17 haha
2018 lang tinangal ang chem 16 at chem 17 to be replaced with chem 18. pareho silang 5 units kasi may lab class rin ung chem 17. sa substitution of courses, need mo both 16 at 17 para ma palitan ang chem 18 so nagsub ka nang 10 units para lang sa 5 units kasi chem 18 is a compressed version of 16 and 17. and the reason bakit pinalitan ay under the assumption that the k-12 STEM path will provide the students a significant foundation in chemistry so they can compress the two courses into one and allow for more higher courses to be introduced. in reality hindi naman talaga yon nangyari haha and sobrang iba-iba ang naging levels of knowledge ng mga pumasok na students.
there's a number of curriculums around elbi na nag nagshift to accommodate for the k-12 students under the assumption na successful ung additional na two years nila in high school. unfortunately hindi yun totoo so haha medyo maraming biglang kumakapa pagdating ng college. upd did not change their curriculums kaya may chem 16 and 17 pa sila. there is truth in saying that departments have no money for this and that but you should probably know more about their history and what the actual problems they face before just assuming it's something specific haha.
also if need mo ng higher chems dadaan ka ng chem 19 and my god ang hirap nya haha. mga prof mismo nagsasabi na pag ang una mong sabak sa college chem ay chem 19 talagang mag dudusa ka.
Posted Jul 29, 2025, 6:26 AM UTC