<p>I'm about to start my third semester at the community college this Spring. I'm a little behind most people, since I didn't graduate high school. Nevertheless, most of the courses I've taken/will take satisfy core requirements at the University I will be at next Fall.</p>
<p>I've been looking through some University webpages trying to plan out my first two semesters there. This is what I've decided to do. Does they seem pretty average?</p>
<p>Fall Semester - 1st semester at the University:</p>
<p>Intro to Visual Art
Intro to Philosophy - Modern Period
Precalculus with Science Applications
Chemistry 1
Chemistry Lab 1
Intro to Engineering</p>
<p>^The reason I feel like this will be a somewhat easy semester is because A. I'm getting ready to take General Chemistry at the CC and B. I did pretty well in Algebra and am self teaching trig, which is proving to also be really easy. That makes me believe I'll do really well in precalc and chemistry at the University; Art seems like a given; Not sure about the other two, but I do pretty well at studying and managing my time.</p>
<p>Spring Semester - 2nd Semester at the University:</p>
<p>Not sure how easy/difficult this semester will be. Again, I'm relying on my study habits and time management skills. I made sure there were no prerequisite issues, and I found none.</p>
<p>I’m also taking Introductory Physics at the CC this semester, but I was afraid to take Physics 1 with Lab at the university until after taking Calculus 1. Is that a legitimate fear?</p>
<p>Will you be admitted as a freshman at that university, or will you have to take the first two years’ worth of courses at the CC and then transfer as a junior?</p>
<p>If you will enter as a freshman at the university, try to be calculus-ready for your first semester (i.e. complete precalculus before entering the university and take calculus 1 your first semester). Delaying calculus 1 will likely delay graduation, since it is the beginning of potentially long prerequisite sequences (calculus 1 → 2-3 semesters of physics and additional math → engineering courses → more engineering courses …).</p>
<p>I’ll be admitted as a freshman transfer at the university. I’ve tried to think of ways to be calc ready, but I can’t. I was either going to take precalculus or trig, but at the CC they aren’t offering trig this upcoming semester, and they don’t have a precalculus class at all.</p>
<p>oh, I’m minoring in CS, and most of the classes for that only require precalculus, so I should be able to have a full schedule each semester, even if I’m delayed somewhat for engineering courses.</p>
<p>Edit: sorry, college algebra and/or act 23 also accepted.</p>
<p>Edit Edit: Also taking two communications classes by choice, although I’ve already satisfied my communications requirement. interpersonal communications and interviewing. those and CS will hopefully fill my schedules in the beginning where I’ll be behind.</p>
<p>It says that calc 1 is a co-req of physics 1, although it does seem like they expect you to take it with calc 2 (On an example plan of study it lists physics 1 with calc 2)</p>
<p>I’m taking algebra based physics at the cc this semester, which does not satisfy University Physics 1 (I didn’t expect it to). Is physics 1 at the university heavily calculus based to the point where it would be difficult to get an A if you take it with calc 1 concurrently rather than with calc 2?</p>
<p>I’m asking all of these questions because I’m in the process of planning out what courses I have to and also want to take at the University; Estimating what order they’ll be taken in; Estimating how long it will take for financial reasons.</p>
<p>It drives me crazy to not be at least somewhat organized.</p>
<p>I took Physics 1 with Calc 2. At my university Calc 1 was also a co-req for Physics 1 but I felt a lot more comfortable with calculus in Physics 1 having already completed Calc 1. So, as ucbalumnus suggested might be best to take Physics 1 with Calc 2.</p>
<p>Calculus certainly does shed a lot of light on physics to the point that physics doesn’t really make sense without calculus (why do you think Newton invented both?).
But save for a few fringe elements of first semester physics, all you really need to know is how to take simple derivatives and integrals. Some teachers like talking about harmonic motion (described by differential equations), but a little calculus will get you through most of it just fine.</p>
<p>In that case, I may be able to self teach that enough calc to take the two classes at the same time. I’ll have to see where I am right before that semester approaches.</p>
<p>I think I’m going to see if I can’t make the first two years play out like this. For those who have taken these classes, do any of these semesters seem like they’d be overkill? Do any of them seem too easy? Note: ME major, minoring in CS and Math (All I need for the math minor is Intro to Higher Math)</p>
<p>FYS 100 - First Year Seminar
ART 112 - Intro to Visual Art
MTH 132 - Pre-Calculus with Scientific Applications
CHM 211 - Principles of Chemistry 1
CHM 217 - Principles of Chemistry Lab 1
ENGR 101 – Intro to Engineering</p>
<p>MTH 229 – Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1
ENGR 111 – Engineering Computations
PHL 201 - Intro to Philosophy Modern Period
CS 110 – Computer Science 1
CMM 213 – Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication</p>
<p>MTH 230 – Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2
PHY 211 – Principles of Physics 1
PHY 202 – Principles of Physics Lab 1
MTH 331 – Linear Algebra
CS 120 – Computer Science 2</p>
<p>Shouldn’t a mechanical or civil engineering student have a statics or solid mechanics course and/or a materials course in the semester after physics 1?</p>
<p>Also, it appears that a university whose courses match the course numbers you list has only a general engineering degree program, not a specific one in mechanical engineering.</p>
<p>Statics and mechanics of deformable bodies popped up in the plan for fifth semester. I can swap them around. None of this is written in stone.</p>
<p>Also, the university has a comp science program, a civil program, and an engineering transfer program (typically transfered to WVU, although likely transfer to Ohio university or UK). This:</p>
<p>is what I’m waiting on. I spoke with the Dean of the College of Information Technology and Engineering about this as well, a little before much news was released about the expansion.</p>
<p>As of right now, the ABET accredited civil program requires several ENGR classes like those above and then has a whole list of civil emphasis courses too. Here:</p>
<p>If you intend to transfer, would it be possible to take the lower division courses at a lower cost community college? Or do the community colleges not have sufficient course offerings to make it feasable?</p>
<p>Oh, I’m not transferring. I was just starting what they had currently. In February of 2015 they will have the complex done, and the following fall semester they will have mechanical, electrical, and bio- engineering. That’s what I’m waiting on. In the meantime, I’ll still be in school working on classes that I can take that I’ll need when that time comes.</p>
<p>Be sure to ask them about when they will have ABET accreditation, at least for mechanical, electrical, and civil if they make those into separate majors (as opposed to options within the existing ABET accredited engineering (general) degree program).</p>
<p>Good idea! I didn’t think about elapsed time to get accredited. The civil program is up and running and its ABET accredited. I suppose if worst comes to worst and it takes a while to get accredited and I end up stuck waiting with no other cases to take, I COULD transfer to another university with Marshall’s transfer program.</p>