<p>So this semester I am changing things up. I usually work full time (as a legal assistant and know what pressure and deadlines really are!) and take at least 12 credit hours a semester. This semester I will not be working and I wanted to know if I was completely nuts taking a heavy load, but some of the courses are lower level general education.</p>
<p>I am pursuing a BS in Finance and a minor in Philosophy. I will most likely go on to law school. I really want to graduate May of 13 and if I can buckle down this semester, I could lighten the load in the future to prepare for the LSAT.</p>
<p>Here are my courses:</p>
<p>Intermediate Algebra
Theory of Knowledge
Intro to Reasoning and Rational Decision Making
CIS 1020
Business Communications
Principles of Macroeconomics
Dramatic Arts in Television (Theatre 1040 - online)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Sorry no one answered…can you tell me how this went? I have to take 22 credit hours Fall of my Sophomore year.</p>
<p>it depends a lot on your major</p>
<p>I have 19 for my first semester here (actually go by ‘course units’ so 4.75 units * 4 = about 19 semester hours)…it’s fine. I’m taking 22 next semester. Also, I’m double degree, and one of my majors/degrees is music, so we have a lot more work than a lot of major and also some required classes worth 0 credits on top of that, and 19-22 is still fine.</p>
<p>is singing part of your homework in music? seriosuly, I was working on group homework and my friend’s gf was singing in the next room. said it was homework…</p>
<p>But yea to OP, assuming you’re not really math wiz (intermediate algebra?), those courses don’t seem that difficult. You’ll probably run into a lot of reading though.</p>
<p>^This is the type of person I can’t stand…they put down music majors as a ‘nothing major’ because they simply don’t know anything about it.</p>
<p>You have a sight singing book for theory class, but no singing is not the main part, unless you’re a voice major, in which singing is a HUGE part of you’re homework. If you’re a performance major, on any instrument, you have LOTS of practicing to do, so yes that is homework then. Don’t put down music majors…unless it’s a crappy music program like it is unfortunately at some schools, music majors have a lot more credits and work to do than most other majors. Obviously you have no idea. I’m a piano performance major, so I’m supposed to practice at least 3 hours a day for my lessons, 1 hour a day for clarinet lessons (minor instrument as a performance major on piano), plus minor lessons on organ, practicing for some classes where that is homework, plus written homework/reading/papers like everyone else. Also we spend more time in class as music majors than non-music majors. I have something like 25-28 hours in class a week, which is more than non-music majors. Then add all that practicing and homework.</p>
<p>that sucks. Reminds me of how my high school orchestra teacher used to push us to make a time sheet and practice certain number of hours each week. I thought she was joking (not really). And I’m not putting you down. It’s different, I get it.</p>
<p>What do you do with a music major? and what’s your other major? curious</p>
<p>Well it sounded like you were putting it down, maybe it just came off that way on here even if you didn’t mean it. Sorry.</p>
<p>What’s your major? My other major is History, and I’m actually double degree, which is different from double major.</p>
<p>What do I do with a music major…talking about jobs/post-college stuff? Depends on what type of music major…music ed can go straight into teaching in schools, performance can teach private lessons right away if they want, composition I think they usually go to grad school but not sure, and general music/BA it varies a lot, not really a specific thing. Performance majors typically go to grad school, like directly after undergrad, and that’s what I plan on doing. Then a lot of performance majors can do a mix of private teaching and performing after that. There are many other things too…that’s just a few.</p>
<p>chemical engineering. I hate it, but I’m probably going to grad school, which is a lot different because it’s more rigorous on the chemistry side and it’s a combination of multiple disciplines.</p>
<p>Now I feel bad about hijacking this thread.</p>