<p>Hey everyone, since I've picked UCF I'm going to have to begin in the summer. I was just wondering if anyone can give me some insight on how many classes I have to take/allowed at UCF during the summer term</p>
<p>I’m also going to UCF for summer term-summer B specifically. It’s the latest summer session I believe so there’s not that much class choices for me. I heard that it’s best to take 2-3 classes for summer, but I’m going to try for 4 because I want to get 12 credit hours to still be considered full time. It depends on you though, and the classes you need/want to take. Good luck.</p>
<p>The max you can take in Summer is 14 without an override. However, if you are only going Summer B (which if you’re an incoming freshman, is your only choice), they recommend not taking more than 6 credits because the class is taught in 6 weeks as opposed to 15. So a 6 credit schedule during Summer B is arguably equivalent to 15 credits in Fall/Spring, 9 would equal 22.5, 12 would equal 30, etc. To put that in perspective, the max UCF will let you take in Fall/Spring is 17 without an override (and you need a 3.5 to get an override).</p>
<p>I’ve never talked to a Freshman that took more than 9 credits during Summer (and they take that BS SLS 1501 class as 3 of the credits) and a lot of them take 6. The worst thing is that you take too many classes and end up screwing your GPA right from the start. Some Freshman end up on academic probation from the summer, which is ridiculous.</p>
<p>Also, in terms of class time, a 3 credit hour class during Summer B is taught 4 times a week for 2 hours each day.</p>
<p>Ok so the amount of classes that would be recommended would be around 2-3. I know the summer course is taught in a shorter amount of time, I just don’t want to take rigorous courses over the summer. Would it be smart to take easier classes during the summer, or does it not really matter?</p>
<p>Your choice. You have to think about what you are comfortable taking.</p>
<p>Does anyone recommend any classes to take during the summer?</p>
<p>I would take the SLS class if you feel that you want/need a smoother transition into college. It’s not necessary at all, but it can be helpful, from what I’ve heard. (SLS 1501)</p>
<p>You can take a math class…I would do it depending on your major. If you are an Engineer/Hard Science major and are not starting your fall semester in Calc I, I would take whatever math you are placed in for Summer. It’s fast paced and time consuming, but for Engineering majors especially, every semester late you start Calc I, it’s another semester extra until you graduate. (Look at the Engi. Flow charts, you can’t take ANYTHING without at least Calc II done).</p>
<p>In addition, you can pick from the Gen. Ed. list to finish some of those. They don’t change much from year to year, so you can use <a href=“http://fyae.sdes.ucf.edu/documents/2011-2012_gepsheet.pdf[/url]”>Home Page - Knights Major Exploration and Transition Center; as a reference. Although I wouldn’t rush to finish those…especially if you are in a hard science/engineering major program.</p>