<p>ok so today i registered for my first semester of college classes, but im kind of confused on why im taking these classes, the advisor told me i needed to take them before i can take classes in my major, and i would also need to take a couple of the colleges general education classes, so here are the classes she gave me, also keep in mind my major is chemistry, or pharmaceutical chemistry, or chemical engineering.</p>
<p>math 119, which is algebra (COMP ALGEBRA SYSTEM)
math 120, pre cal (PRECALCULUS) </p>
<p>anthropology 101 (INTRO CULT ANTHRO)
history 100 (MOD WRLD SINCE 1815) </p>
<p>english 125 (INTRO COLLEGE WRTNG)</p>
<p>the stuff in parenthesis is how its written on the program website</p>
<p>these are the only 5 classes she gave me and they add up to 15 credits for the semester</p>
<p>i dont have a single chemistry class and it kind of feels like im wasting my money paying for regular classes, someone please explain to me if this is right or if she made a mistake or if this is just how it has to go</p>
<p>sorry she didnt really do a great job of explaining, please help</p>
<p>Freshman writing is a required course which all first year college students need to take. Most schools require it during either the first or second semester of your freshman year.</p>
<p>The history and anthro are gen ed classes in the humanities and social sciences, respectively. They are entry level classes which don’t require any pre-reqs. They are as good as any choice for gen ed, unless you have a strong interest/preference for a certain other area(s). If that is the case, you need to ask if you can swap out one or both classes for something you’re more interested in.</p>
<p>The math placement looks like you have a deficiency in your math skills. In order to take any engineering class and general chemistry, calculus is either a pre-req or co-req. IOW, you need to remedy your math skills deficiency and be enrolled in concurrently or have already completed calc I BEFORE you can take any chemistry, physics or engineering classes. </p>
<p>And 5 classes is a pretty standard number for a freshman just starting out. Your schedule looks about right for someone who doesn’t have the necessary math skills for his major and needs to do remediation.</p>
<p>could it be because of a GED?</p>
<p>well i got a ged because i dropped out, but i have very good scores on sat, 2150 and 2200 second time, and i got 98% on the college assessment test, that this college gave me before accepting me, so i dont understand why im taking so many of these classes, i know they have core requirements like enligh, history… but they are mixed in with at least 1 class from your major, and also, all these classes i have right now are from my colleges list of core requirements, other then the 2 maths, and she told me i needed to take math 120 to take chem classes, and that to take math 120 i gotta take 119</p>
<p>Call and see if you can “test out” of Math 119 if you are comfortable doing that. You won’t be taking Chem or Engineering classes (nor should you) until you get your Math skills up to speed. Good luck and I’m glad you are going back to school. You obviously have the “smarts”. Now you need to learn the “system”.</p>
<p>Understand your degree plan. Understand the order you need to take courses. Be the expert on how your college does things. Read the departmental requirements, the major requirements, the minor requirements, the distribution/core requirements. After you do all that, learn all the “exceptions” like the Indepenedent Study options, the Research for Credit options, the options to place out of introductory courses. It’s all out there and someone knows how to do it. You need to be that someone. Take charge of your own educational destiny. </p>
<p>The two gen ed course may or may not be your thing but they aren’t likely to hurt you in your Chem major (don’t know about Eng). The math situation might delay you a bit (and I’d say it will probably delay you). I’d view this as an intro semester and I’d take it easy on hours and course difficulty. If it takes 5 years, it takes 5 years. Better than rushing it and getting over-whelmed.</p>