18 credit hours for freshman

ymon
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:32:31 +0000

It really depends on the classes you’re taking, and how time-consuming each class will be. I’ve had classes that require almost no time outside of class (AINS 1104, FA 2004) others that take a little bit of time out of class (freshman CHEM, ENGE, etc) and others that have taken a good deal of time. In general, if you choose your instructors and classes carefully, 18 hours is doable, I did 19 fairly rigorous credits second semester freshman year and I ended up with a 3.75 that semester. I’d be careful about pushing your limits first semester though, I wouldn’t do 18 hours of difficult classes, but you can likely do 18 credits of easy/moderate classes if you’re confident. It’d help to know what classes you’re planning on taking.

Also, you need to take in consideration if you’re planning on pledging. The pledge process for any fraternity is a huge time investment.