20-23 Units first quarter of college. too much?
I'm trying to figure out my schudule for my first quarter of college. I'm majoring in Nursing Minoring in Political Sciences (don't ask, too long to explain why) and i also want to learn Spanish so far im thinking of taking 7 classes (and one lab) 5 3unit courses and 2 2unit courses. but i might not take one of them if its too much i want to take: Pol Sci 303-Third World Politics (elective for minor) Pol Sci 220-Intor to Pol. Theorgy (core class for minor BIOL 104-Intro to Bio (pre req for major) Spanish 1--(spanish class) Eng 100-Intro to Reading Comp and Writing--(general ed) Pol Sci 210-Intro to US Pol (core course for minor)--MAYBE PSCI 330--Pol. Regimes of China and South Asia--(elective for minor) do you think this is too much to chew? my actual schedule would be too overwhelming. I would have either 3,4, or 5 classes a day spaced out pretty well.my earliest class would be 8:00 3 times a week and my latest class would be until 6 2times a week. PLEASE HELP.
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Too much. You're not accounting for how much time it would actually take you to study for all of these classes. Start off slow. Take 15 credits. If you can handle that, then add more. No advisor in their right mind would let you sign up for a schedule like this anyway.
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so do you want to get good grades? does that matter to you or is a C average OK? are you really smart so you only have to spend 10 minutes a day studying your notes and preparing for your next class? Is this your normal class load? what is your GPA now? have you ever gotten any grade under a B? are you taking your medication?
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Political Science major here, so you don't need to explain to me the minor! My advice would be to drop one of the Pol Sci courses since it is only for a minor. At my school, a minor is typically only 24-32 units, and such a schedule would fill almost half of these minor requirements in one semester. I would suggest spacing the classes for your minor out a bit. I've taken a class similar to your PSCI 330 class and found it to be very interesting, but also very study-intensive. There's a lot of history that plays an important role in the governmental structure of the regions and a lot of things to remember come exam time. Maybe consider dropping this course for this semester and taking it next fall. I've found that Political Science classes don't require much homework, but final grades are usually decided on about 3 exams and one paper, meaning that finding study time can be difficult a few times a semester, though this could vary by college. Hope this helps, and good luck.
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This will be your very first term in college? Yes, it's too much. Average number of units most full-time students take is 16 units. Actually, most colleges won't even let you take more than 18 units at a time without permission. Here are some lessons and mistaken freshmen make: Number 1 lesson to learn is never take an 8am class unless you have to. Number 2 is don't forget to schedule time between classes especially if this is a large campus and classes are on opposite ends of campus. Number 3 is don't forget to schedule in a lunch time. Most professors do not appreciate students eating in class.
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Yes it's way too much, especially for your first semester, unless you plan on giving up sleeping altogether. I don't think any seniors would dare to take that many. The average full time student takes about 14-16 credits a semester, and besides, as another poster stated, most colleges won't allow you to take more than 18 or 19 credits at a time. Here's what I suggest: Forget about your political science minor for the time being. You have plenty of time to worry about that later. Most minors only require about 18-21 credits, while majors typically require 40. As a freshman, you should be concerned mainly with general education courses and introductory or prerequisite courses for your major. Wait until sophmore year to begin taking classes for your minor, unless one of the political science classes double-counts as both a general education course and for your minor, in which you can go ahead and take it freshman year if you want to. Also, as a freshman you shouldn't be taking 300 level classes. The higher the number, the more difficult the class is supposed to be. As a freshman, all of your classes should be in the 100 level or the low 200s. Don't take 300 classes until at least your sophmore year, and only then if you feel you can handle it and don't take too many. Most of your 300 to 400 level classes should wait until you're a junior. Plus, freshmen are usually the last to register for classes, so those 300 level classes could possibly be full by the time you register. They will most likely be offered again at a later time. I suggest taking: Bio 104, Spanish, Eng 100, and one (or two, depending on your total number of credit hours) other gen eds. (I'm assuming the lab is required for the Bio class). Your total should be about 14-16 credits. Don't take any more than 16 credits during your first year, because college courses require a lot more outside of class work than high school courses, plus it will probably take you a semester or two to adjust to the increased difficulty of college level classes.
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