is this schedule too much?

otoribashi
Sun, 17 Jul 2016 02:50:02 +0000

Japanese 3 (5 units)
Calc 3 (aka multivariable) (4 units)
Linear Algebra (3 units)
Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism (5 units)

I tend to struggle with math, but those courses are necessary for my major. Is this schedule a bad idea or should I drop Japanese? The reason I wanted to take Japanese is because in the Spring I’ll only need to take two classes (I’m a CCC and that’ll be my last semester before I transfer) and I wanted to take Japanese to fill my schedule (and Jp 3 is only offered in the Fall, Jp 4 only offered in the Spring), so I would need to take Jp 3 this Fall if I want to take Jp 4 next Spring. I really wanted to complete all of the Japanese language courses before I transferred, just as a personal goal of mine. I don’t even need it for any language requirement because I already took the first two and I’ve taken an AP foreign language test (in a language other than Japanese).

If it helps, the math courses are on the same days of the week, while physics and Japanese are on the same days (but separate days from the math courses) but physics is in the morning and Japanese is at night.
Also, I took Japanese 1 and 2 during my first year, and during my second year I wasn’t able to take Jp classes, except for a Japanese conversation class this past Spring. So I’ll be returning to that language from essentially a one year hiatus. But I wanted to retain that momentum from the conversation course and to take the language courses again before I further forget what I’ve learned.

Is it manageable? Are 4 year university schedules typically like this? I really can’t afford to not pass another math class again since they’re major requirements and prereqs for other major requirements and I can’t spend another semester here to make up for failed classes. Or should I just toughen up and take them all and stop worrying over something that is probably standard at 4 years?