<p>Are honors courses weighed differently on your GPA from regular courses?
Also, are there classes you need to take at Thurgood Marshall in order to graduate (i.e. Writing classes)
& Would I be able to place out of a Calc class if I took Calc in my local community college and relieved credits?</p>
<p>How many classes per trimester are taken on average? How many credits?</p>
<p>Honors classes at UCSD are weighed the same as regular classes. You do not get a GPA boost.</p>
<p>There are GEs you need to take for Marshall to graduate – <a href=“http://marshall.ucsd.edu/pdfs/GE_SHEET.pdf[/url]”>http://marshall.ucsd.edu/pdfs/GE_SHEET.pdf</a></p>
<p>You can place out of your calc class if the units are transferrable, and you can check using assist.org – [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST)</p>
<p>My quick google search didn’t turn up exact numbers, but I think the most frequently cited is 3-4 classes per quarter, with ~15 units on average. I tend to think most people take 4 classes / 16 units. My advice is to, in most circumstances, sign up for 4 classes. If something goes wrong and you need to drop a class, you’d still be over the minimum unit requirement of 12 units.</p>
<p>Courses per quarter can depend on your major. Your advisor will advise no more than 12 units per quarter for the first 2 quarters. Take that advice. Don’t want to start off with a 2.0 GPA at the end of freshmen year. Take it slow, get use to the crazy 10week system and have a fun! </p>
<p>If you are in engineering, you’ll have four required classes a quarter pretty much from Spring of Freshmen year until your Senior year, this also depends on major. If you are in AEROSPACE that will be the case.</p>
<p>UCSDEng, Are you in Aerospace? I’ve heard Aerospace mentioned a few times as being very difficult to finish in 4 years depending on what APs you come in with and what college you are in. My DS was just accepted and is in Muir so he’ll have some work to do to get through in 4 years. </p>
<p>If you are in Aerospace, how do you like it and do you have time for anything else besides studying? Are you happy at UCSD?</p>
<p>I took 4 classes each for the first 2 quarters and didn’t find a problem with that. 12 units is way too easy in my opinion. I’m not considered smart either, I came into ucsd with 1780 SATs and a 4.0 Weighted gpa which is lower than many others. I’m a CS major</p>
<p>Taking 4 classes is just perfect. 3 is too low, 5 is too much for the average person unless you feel like sacrificing some sleep. It also depends on whether these are GEs you’re talking about or major classes</p>