alipes07

Hello, I switched from business--->CivEngineering last semester, and so I basically have to start at the beginning as far as engineering coursework goes. I was wondering about my schedule below, attending a state U.

a.) Do you think I will have time to other stuff, like working out and meeting people(lol), if I'm going to maintain a good gpa(3.5+)?

b.) do you think it is enough classes, should i consider bumping it up to 19 creds?

Fall Schedule:

4creds---------------------------English Comp
4creds---------------------------Mechanics
4creds----------------------------Calc III
4creds-------------------------Chem I w/ lab
16creds


-I know its kinda awkward to be asking this, but my advisor in my old department is totally clueless about this, and I have to keep seeing her until i fulfill the requirements to switch...

JohnWillkins

Normally there are rough schedules for the different engineering curriculum's at universities, I'd check there first. Or you could ask someone in the engineering department?

I wouldn't jump to 19 credit hours just yet, I'd stick with what you have (looks reasonable enough) and see how it fits and then maybe you can ramp up the course load when you have a good idea of how it's going.

Yes, you will have time to workout, socialize, do a sport even and keep 3.5+, just be sure to manage your time well and not lose sight of the GPA goal. Sometimes you may have to sacrifice a weekend, that sort of thing.

mydegisunacred

thats not a bad schedule. I'd stick right there if you're not in too much of a hurry. It'll help you get in the swing of engineering.

*Brahmin

how heavy is an average of 18 credits a semester? Would this be a heavier burden in a harder university?

ElectricTech

I would suggest to never take more than 18 hours in Engineering. That may work for Liberal Arts/maybe Business majors, but not engineers.

lil_killer129

Is this 18 of class hours or 18 credits?

I will have 13 credits with 17 class hours/week.

3 credits...3 hours...........MATLAB
2 credits...2 hours...........CALCULUS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES
3 credits...3 hours...........STATICS
1 credit....4 hours...........INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
2 credits...4 hours...........WAVE MOTION AND QUANTUM PHYSICS w/ LAB
2 credits...4 hours...........AUTOCAD
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13 credits.17 hours

aibarr

1) MATLAB is a course?
2) Wave motion and quantum physics is only two hours...??
3) It's credit hours, not class hours. Nobody ever really counts up class hours per week; it's not really a metric that's used for anything aside from complaining that you're in class so many hours per week.

lil_killer129

1) Yes. Originally for M.E.'s, C++ for engineers was required. But the department changed it to MATLAB, so I have to take that instead.

2) Yes, it's 2 credits only.

3) It really stinks how we engineers get ripped off in a lot of ways. We all end up taking 14 credits with 20 class hours/week. And when you look at music majors and such, they take 13 credits with 10 class hours/week. I can see why engineering is tough.

chuy

At VT we have to take 18-19 credit hours a semester to graduate on time.

I think you could probably throw in a required elective if you wanted to.

ChamilitaryMayne

Looks like a good, comfortable schedule to me. Make sure you keep up with your work for each class and you will do fine. You could probably add an extra easy elective if you are desperate to fulfill gen ed requirements.

lkf725

If you take an additional class, try to choose one that will not be very demanding on your time...like maybe a distribution course. Chem will probably be 3 hours of lecture, 4 hours of lab and several hours of lab report writing, ie, more that it seems at first glance. OTOH, my son always took 5 courses per semester (engineering, including labs and design projects) along with a weekly departmental seminar, so it can certainly be done. Just manage your time.

*Brahmin

If I come with credits, worth 16 hours, can I reduce my 18 hours per semester (for four years) to 16 hours/semester. 18 * 8 (semsters) = 144 hours
144 - 16 (hours from credits) = 128
128 / 8 = 16 hours per semester......does it work this way?

I am looking at a major and minor and my counselor told me that I have to average about 18 hours a semester...without credits I think...sound reasonable?

ElectricTech

With careful planning, you can take 16 hours instead of 18 with the credit coming in.