<p>A regular class at Wesleyan is 1 credit, and 4 credits is a normal load for a semester (you need 32 to graduate - however, Wesleyan counts each of its own classes as 4 “credit hours” for conversion purposes when dealing with external systems - not sure if your classes would be 3 or 4 credit-hours each). Also, GenEds are required only for honors (and one or two majors I think)… otherwise they are optional. They are very broad, though, so most people complete them, regardless of whether they intend to.</p>