<p>My major is exercise physiology and I'm trying to go into physical therapy. I currently have a 3.93 cumulative GPA and I need to keep it as high as I can.</p>
<p>If I take 16 credits this is what my schedule will look like...</p>
<p>Whats your guys opinion on this. Bio 102 is only the next class up from bio 101 which is the lowest, im taking the lowest level chem class there is, and ive heard psych and kines are pretty easy. but still it might seem like a bit much. my advisor said to just stick with it though. </p>
<p>monday id have 4 classes
tuesday only 2
wednesday 4 again
thursday only 1
friday 3</p>
<p>16 credits is a normal load for any major involving a lab… I’d say it’s probably doable.</p>
<p>In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever had a semester with less than 16 hours and my roommate is pre-pharm and she hasn’t either. (She took anatomy, physics, and orgo chem all at the same time last semester and was fine.)</p>
<p>You have got to do what you need to do to make you happy. Just remember there are students that have terrible schedules. Yours does not seem overly difficult.</p>
<p>Sorry for hijacking a bit – I wanted to comment but then realized I had no understanding of this credit system, and since others seem to understand it I guess it’s commonly used so I should become familiar with it. How many credits are classes and labs in this system?</p>
<p>Few of my friends take four technical courses at once. Three and a lab, with one or maybe two humanities courses, is usually about the most they can handle. But it depends on the difficulty level of the specific classes and obviously on your ability. </p>
<p>The opinion of others at your school is probably more important than our opinions – our schools may be very different. If you’re unsure, talk to upperclassmen especially ones in your major, and check in with your advisor before the start of the semester. Watch how you handle the courses in the first few weeks, and if it gets too hard, don’t be afraid to drop one to focus in on the others. When I’m starting a particularly hard semester, I like to know ahead which courses I can manage to drop and what that’ll mean for my schedule in coming semesters. It makes the idea of dropping less stressful for me at least.</p>
<p>I think it really depends on how well you manage your time and how much you have to study for each class. I’m also not sure I understand which level of bio you are taking. Are you taking the same ones pre-professional majors take (i.e. pre-med students, pre pharm students, etc?) Biology 2 for pre-professional majors at my school was an extremely demanding and time consuming course. We had lab reports, group projects, etc. Even though the lab was only one credit it demanded almost as much work as the lecture did. I took it the same semester as Chem 1, but taking both 3 other classes on top of those two sounds like a tough load. Developmental Psychology is pretty easy; however, that doesn’t mean its a class you can blow off. Some psych professors require tons of papers or outside assignments that can be time consuming. I had 3 papers, 3 exams, a group project and a final for Developmental Psych, in addition to an online quiz every week. Developmental Psych and Physiology will also involve heavy memorization and application of concepts. </p>
<p>I’m not trying to discourage you from doing what you have to do; however, overwhelming yourself with too many classes will not help keep your GPA up. I would talk to an advisor and try to drop one of those classes if you can. Maybe take one over the summer instead?</p>