Registering for classes?

Colleges & Universities Chapman University
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<p>As an international student unfamiliar with the US college system, I’m a bit unsure how to choose what classes to register for.</p>

<p>I’ve been accepted as a transfer student as my grades from UK college courses were transferable, so I’m only doing 2 years at Chapman.</p>

<p>I’ve got a list of what areas I need to cover - eg ‘scientific inquiry’, ‘quantitative inquiry’, etc - and how many credits I need for each. But when I look at the full course list, I’m baffled! I know what I’m doing with my major and what classes to register for in that regard, but how do you choose what classes to take to fulfil the GE requirements? Do you just pick ones that look interesting, or is there a ‘formula’? How many credits is normal per semester?</p>

<p>Can anyone point me to a website or book that explains all this for dumb foreigners like me?! ;-)</p>

<p>Cheers,
Claire</p>

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<p>Claire, My son will be a freshman and he was also a little confused about registering for classes, since he had never done this before. He called the Academic Advising Office and a nice lady helped him through it. The telephone number is on the website and there is also an email address since calling from the UK might be a little pricey, not to mention the time difference. As for the GE requirements, you are correct. Look at the list of classes under each category and pick one that looks interesting to you. Make sure that none of the classes that you have already taken, fulfill those requirements. Students typically take around 15 credits per semester, sometimes upto 18 and sometimes as few as 12.</p>