<p>hi, i just signed up here just to ask a couple of questions about college. you see im not really good with the college system.</p>
<p>so to begin:
GE - do you need to take all of it? Why is it required when you already took it in HS?
Major - depends on what major you chose, do you need to take some of the basic class in order to get in? Say your major is in computer programming and it requires you to take math and english. do you need to take psyc, his, or any of that?
Cost - do college cost that high for a full-time student that is not live in the county but in-state?</p>
<p>About the cost, I attempted to apply for 4 classes for a total of 14 hours of credit and my bill says around $5K. Is this the rate you guys usually paid? Also do you have to pay first before you can go to class? or you can pay at the later date?</p>
<p>Just because some college courses have similar names (Psychology, American History, Chemistry) to high school courses does not mean that they cover the same material. At a minimum, they tend to go further in depth, complexity and sophistication; as well as require more from you in terms of synthesis, analysis and writing.</p>
<p>In order to get a baccalaureate degree, you will have to take a series of ‘general education’ courses that demonstrates you have a breadth of knowledge. The requirements vary, depending on the school, but you will have to take the specified number of humanities, social science, natural science and mathematics courses, selected from a list of courses that qualify for each discipline. If you are in a community college, and your goal is to eventually attain a baccalaureate degree, then the general education requirements are going to be the same. Generally, community colleges have transfer agreements with neighboring 4-year colleges, so that if you complete the general education courses required to obtain an Associate degree, then you will also have completed the general ed requirements for your Bachelor’s as well.</p>
<p>When you decide to major in a particular discipline, you can identify the courses that you will need to complete that major. When you look at the details for each of those courses, they will tell you the prerequisites that you need to have prior to enrolling. That will tell you which math or English courses you will need. Most colleges have some sort of curriculum guide for each major, that details exactly the courses you need to complete that major. Get that guide for any major that interests you.</p>
<p>Costs vary tremendously, depending on whether you are in a public or private school. If public, it depends on whether or not you can establish in-country or in-state residence. I presume that you are talking about a public community college. If so, $5K per semester for tuition alone sounds like you are paying the International student rate. That would be the tuition that students pay if they are coming from outside the U.S. Students from the U.S. would pay less than that, and in-state students would pay still less than that. That would seem fair, as residents of the state pay taxes to support the college, and residents of the U.S. also pay federal taxes to help support the college. Colleges have different payment policies, but in general all tuition and fees must be paid either by the time classes start, or very soon after that date.</p>