Yale's 36 credit graduation requirement

athena_wiles
Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:42:29 +0000

hey ~

i’m a freshman, and i took 4.5 credits first semester and 5 this semester… alongside dancing with yaledancers, playing in one orchestra, helping found a second orchestra, and spending lots of time hanging out with my friends on weekends. it’s definitely possible to take 5 credits and still have a life ~ and i think once you get here (assuming you come), you’ll find that there are so many interesting courses you want to take that you’ll have a hard time picking just five! i know that’s been true for me.

but that being said, freshman year, ESPECIALLY first semester, don’t take more than four classes (4 credits… or 4.5 if you want to take the lab along with a science course). first semester, you’ll be learning how to balance your workload, and you’re going to want LOTS of time to get to know your classmates, so there’s absolutely no point in taking more than four.