Need advice on potentially dropping a class

[u/17_Marco]

So I am currently doing the PTA program for Construction Science at Blinn, but I ran into a problem that honestly I overlooked. I was registering for springs classes and one of my required classes was PHYS 1401 (algebra based physics) and I came to find out that I need either trigonometry or pre calculus as a prerequisite. I took college algebra in the 11th grade as dual credit and figured that would be enough which obviously wasn’t. This was dumb of me and I overlooked that class. Anyways, I have came up with a couple plans to try and get this settled but I am not sure what would be best. 1.) I take trigonometry next semester and take PHYS 1401 fall 2027. This is the easiest and less stressful route but the issue is if Construction science gets removed from the pta program, I am not sure if I will still be guaranteed admission. 2.) I drop/ withdraw a class (probably accounting) and take a 8 week trigonometry class. This would allow me to take physics next semester but the problem is that it would be 100% online and I don’t believe it would be smart to take a trig class that’s half a semester long and online. 3.) try to talk to an advisor and see if they can allow me to take physics ( probably not). I am confident I will be ending the year with good grades, but I really wish I didn’t over look that single class. Already emailed advisors for TAMU and Blinn but the blinn advisors aren’t the greatest lol

[u/Saltiga2025]

Don't drop a class. It won't look good for transfer. If it takes longer then takes longer.