Possible to have chem109, econ 111, math 375, and a humanities class at the same time?

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Incoming freshman (uwmadison) already enrolled in chem 109, econ 111, and a regular humanities class. I’m wondering if I can also do math 375? Got 5 on ap calc bc and independently studied calc3 and differential equations in high school. Tackling the math class alone shouldn’t be a huge issue, but not sure with all the other classes.

I’m wondering if these 4 classes in total will be realistic in terms of the amount of time (and stress) needed to complete them. I know for a freshman there are other challenging aspects like adjusting to the new life, but I’m only focused on the academics side here.

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I think every kid is different.

Some breeze through the entirety of college, even in majors with a lot of rigor and work.

Others struggle or take a lot of time with, majors another someone might breeze though.

Only you know your abilities.

You do meet the pre req for math 375?

Some students, especially in the area they want to focus, will repeat classes vs. taking AP credits. College moves much faster than HS - and it might be best to relearn. The student panel at Colorado School of Mines suggested kids repeat all classes they got AP credit for that were core to their major. My son didn’t listen and had to WD a class.

What you’re describing really depends on the student - so anything can be done.

Does it mean it should be done?

Only you can decide.

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Please speak to your academic advisor about this.

University of Wisconsin is on the semester system, I believe. You should be able to take four courses which are four credits each.

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Honors Calculus: MATH 375/376 – Department of Mathematics – UW–Madison indicates that you fulfill the prerequisite (4 or 5 on AP calculus BC or other calculus 2 equivalent). You may want to verify your knowledge with Wisconsin’s old calculus 2 final exams: Course Reserves & Exams | AMP Library | UW-Madison Libraries

However, since it is proof-based, it may be substantially different from previous math courses you have had. Many students find proof-based math courses significantly more difficult than previous math courses. For many students, the most recent proof-intensive math course they had (at a much lower level) was high school geometry. Of course, if you intend to be a math major (or some other majors like statistics or high-math economics), you will need to get into proof-based math at some point.

Four typical courses of about 16 credits is a normal course load. However, it looks like you are taking honors or advanced general chemistry and economics as well, so the courses may be somewhat more difficult than regular versions of the courses. With lab, chemistry typically has more work or time commitment than other courses like economics or math. Humanities courses’ workload depends on the volume of reading and the volume of papers to write.

Is your intended major math, economics, chemistry, or something else?

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This is a college student. Do most colleges have “honors” and “advanced” courses as you have listed?

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Student will be at University of Wisconsin. Its descriptions for Chemistry 109 and Economics 111 are here:

https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/econ/

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