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For those unfamiliar with the "lower-division" term of art, Google offers: > Lower division courses are any course taken at a junior college or community colle

For those unfamiliar with the "lower-division" term of art, Google offers: > Lower division courses are any course taken at a junior college or community college or courses offered at the freshman and sophomore level at a four-year college or university regardless of the title or content of the course

throwawaysea 7y ago
In some schools it refers to courses that are taken by undergraduates in their first and second years (the earlier/lower half of the four year degree). It happens to also be the case that you can transfer into a four year university from a community college/junior college after two years, thus bypassing lower division coursework. However this can vary a lot school to school and degree to degree because sometimes four year schools want you to complete certain coursework at their standards rather than external standards (especially if the course is directly a part of the major you’re pursuing).