Hi! I’m a first-year environmental engineering major at UT, and I’ve heard all of the advice from people to take engineering physics 2 (PHY 303L) over the summer at community college (because physics 2 at UT is apparently just that bad). However, I have an internship this summer, and I’d rather focus on that than adding on a summer class. Is there any precedent for taking an online class at a community college during the fall semester? If so, are there any good suggestions for community colleges that I can look into?
Is it possible to take engineering physics 2 online at a community college during the fall semester?
I wouldn’t avoid a class offered at your school based on “I’ve heard”, especially related to major, but kids do take summer classes.
My daughter took her gen ed science over the summer - and interned. I get what you’re saying about interning - but if you find an asynchronous class, that could work with your internship.
Otherwise, if for Fall, why not work with the local community college? You might even find a class you can go in person. UT perhaps has a relationship with them - and make sure it will transfer. UT likely has a list of schools and classes they will accept transfer from.
So if you do fall and rethink and decide to do summer, make sure you search their transfer database for an acceptable class to begin with. But check with your major advisor to see if this is even considered appropriate.
Good luck.
Doesn’t P2 have a physical lab associated with it?
Check with your school first. My son’s school was extremely picky when he wanted to take 2 classes over the summer. Extremely picky.
BTW - the idea of being easier still might not happen. His classes were filled with student’s trying to get ahead from Michigan, GT, Berkeley, UIUC , Harvard, etc etc. I never heard the word easy. Lol. Be careful what you wish for.
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I had that same question about how lab works too for an online class. Also, how would that work with time management if you need to also carry enough in person classes to be considered a full time student at UT?
Honestly I think it would be easier to do a summer class along with the internship, but my advice (which I gave in your similar thread last spring) would still be to just take physics at UT and not twist yourself in knots trying to make online work.
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Have you checked to see if an online class would even be acceptable to UT? How is the online lab component handled (if there is a lab)?
I would advise against doing a summer course along with a meaningful full time internship. Due to the compressed nature of summer semesters, the workload and pace of the class will require significantly more time and effort than a class taken during a regular (longer) semester.
I’d seek out the best prof. and take the class during the year.
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A lab can be done in summer online - my daughter did (for geology) - one at a CC and he other at UTK.
How? No clue.
But yeah, this is an advoidance of something vs. an embrace - and that’s an issue.
Well, I know people who have done that at Alabama and at Michigan. Not necessarily physics 2, but a required class. They do it during the semester and either in person or online at the local community college. I’d see if there is a reddit sub or a facebook page where you could ask this of current students. They may have a better answer.
You have to talk with your UT advisor about this and see what courses would transfer from what school BEFORE you take it. There is probably some type of transfer matrix accessible to students. Don’t take any advice from other students, listen to what UT tells you. I expect UT is like many other colleges where the schools and/or classes they accept transfer credit from are always changing. Then you can decide if it makes sense for you to take in the fall along with your UT courses.
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My son did this for physics at GT. He was an ISyE. Didn’t like physics and didn’t want to take it with the other engineers. Did it at a local CC over the summer with a lab. GT has an online class conversion app with other schools. Definitely run it by your advisor.