<p>I am a junior in highschool and have a large interest in ucf due to its location, up and coming reputation, and the fact I just love the school.</p>
<p>I'm not worried about admissions(4.0 recalculated gpa and 28 act) but I am slightly unnerved as the rumors that I have heard claim that getting important classes at ucf tends to be difficult. Could anyone shed some light upon this subject?</p>
<p>Also, I am a CNA already and plan to become a physician assistant or physician so I was curious to hear peoples experiences who attend ucf and are on a medical career pathway( any information really)</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>My son is currently a sophmore and has had no trouble getting any of the classes he’s needed. He is an engineering major. He’s gf is a pre-med major and she hasn’t had any trouble getting her classes either.</p>
<p>You might run into a few cases early in your college career at UCF where getting into your ideal class, at the ideal time, with the ideal professor, will be very difficult. </p>
<p>Registration is staggered, so those with seniority get to register first. Unfortunately that means freshmen have to fight for slots after everyone else has registered. But this is not exclusive to UCF, as many (most?) schools across the country adopt a similar policy.</p>
<p>I’ve always gotten into every class I’ve wanted…and that included registering 2 days before classes started. Sometimes it takes a bit of persistence in monitoring the online registration add/drops of the class - but it can be done.</p>
<p>UCF is really difficult with overrides, though. You might get an override on a prerequisite for a class, but they aren’t going to give you an override if class capacity is full. They also never seem to start waitlists…which I never understood.</p>
<p>I think you’ll only run into difficulty if you wait the last minute to sign up for classes. I’m starting UCF this summer and I’m planning on signing up as soon as classes are available.</p>
<p>So at least in general classes arent difficult to get into.</p>
<p>peacemaker do you know if your son’s girlfriend enjoys/is challenged by the pre-med track?</p>
<p>And Ominous, by override do you mean having taken the course prior to college? (AP or CC)
Because at our school they reccommend 9-10 AP courses by graduation. I personally wont have to take world history, US history, Comp 1(possibly 2), and Biology, though I will probably take entry level as to satisfy the pre-med schedule…</p>
<p>There’s two types of overrides.</p>
<p>1) The class is full and you want an override to register. That’s not going to happen at UCF. They count the number of chairs in each classroom and allow that many spaces for the class for registration. They won’t let in you the class if there is no chair.</p>
<p>2) The other type of override is for a prerequisite into a class. You will always see prerequisites for classes above entry level gen-ed class. Bio I is a prereq for Bio II, Calc I is a prereq for Calc II, etc. Many of the upper division classes have prereqs because they don’t want underclassmen registering for Senior level classes.</p>
<p>It is possible to get an override for some upper division elective classes with prereqs on many occasions, if you have a valid reason. For example, I got an override for an upper division Computer Theory class where the prereq was Computer Science I, which I didn’t take. Because I took a similar class (C Programming) to CS I, they gave me an override. CS I really isn’t needed for the class, but they put the prereq there to prevent lower level students for registering for Senior classes.</p>
<p>Oh I see. So basically dont count on an override if I am late to register for a class?</p>
<p>sifanatic: Pre-med program (M&M major) is very “challenging”/difficult. I hear from him that there are alot of tears after the exams!! But she hasn’t given up!</p>
<p>Thats goods to hear! Sounds like a solid science department.</p>