17 credits too much for incoming freshman?

maryversity
Fri, 11 Jul 2014 20:10:20 +0000

Something else to consider when trying to decide how heavy your course load is to take into account not just number of credits but number of classes…my son’s first semester math class was 4 credits (calc3), so he actually took less (quantity of) classes than what you are planning for the same 17 credits…

The reason I’m saying it makes a difference is because every teacher has their own style of teaching and own idea of appropriate workload. So you need to consider that, if you have a problem, that’s one more teacher you have to coordinate your time trying to see during their office hours.

Some one credit classes can be far tougher than you would expect not because of difficulty but time commitment. For example, my son had to take a one credit class (matlab) to go with the math but it was only half a semester. He has taken one credit classes that were the entire semester that involved far more work than he thought it was worth for one credit…I think @da6onet once gave a breakdown of hours per credit on another thread…?