<p>My daughter may sign up for this course plus another elective, taking her to 19 hours (the max you can do without special approval). When she sees what teacher she has been assigned for this, she will look for information about that instructor and decide which course to drop, going back to 16 hours. At Orientation, we were told that students can change academic advisers if they feel they have a bad fit (though this is discouraged), but if she is in Pathways with an adviser she does not like, that would be harder (and the class would be less useful).</p>