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Old 11-06-2004, 05:11 PM   #1
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How many courses do you take per semester?

I was just wondering, how many courses do you take per semester?
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Old 11-06-2004, 05:49 PM   #2
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Five, on average. The usual class is worth about three credit hours.
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Old 11-06-2004, 06:36 PM   #3
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Old 11-06-2004, 06:49 PM   #4
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depends on your major...

This semester and next I'm taking six classes, for 16 or 17 credits.
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Old 11-06-2004, 07:19 PM   #5
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5 this semester (16 credits)
4 for the spring (14 credits <-- learned from my mistake)
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Old 11-06-2004, 08:31 PM   #6
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my way what was your mistake?
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Old 11-06-2004, 08:57 PM   #7
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Depends

It depends on how many classes you want to take. I was feeling pretty good at around 15 units, that was a good number that kept me busy without breaking me. Right now I'm taking 22 units, which is overwhelming. I'm doing 21 next semester and I don't think it will be much better, but after that I should be able to slow down a little.
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Old 11-06-2004, 09:55 PM   #8
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woah 15 courses? dang
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Old 11-06-2004, 10:05 PM   #9
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Sorry I read that wrong, 15 units is like taking 5 courses.
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Old 11-06-2004, 11:23 PM   #10
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oh I was about to say... Well I do know a person who took 18 courses during one semester.
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Old 11-07-2004, 12:23 AM   #11
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I'm taking 18 in my first semester, which is the most you can take at my school without petitioning the Dean of Students (Calc - 4, Nationalism in the Balkans - 4, Chem -3 , Chem Lab - 1, Spanish - 3, Private Lessons on 2 intruments -2, Band - 1). Next semester I might be taking 19. They allow 20 at the very maximum.
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Old 11-09-2004, 12:16 AM   #12
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About how many hours daily of homework/studying is required for the average 4 courses.
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Old 11-09-2004, 04:02 AM   #13
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19 units at the moment. That's about 5 classes, but one of them is pretty easy pass/not pass. I'm planning to hover over 16 units for the rest of my college career. So far so good. Go double major.

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Old 11-09-2004, 02:43 PM   #14
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Three this quarter (we're not on the semester system)--all Pass/Fail.
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