<p>Compared to other colleges, it seems like Wash U students have to take more classes. 120 credits seems to add up to 5, maybe even 6 classes a semester, but definitely not 4 if you want to graduate on time. Is this overwhelming? Im not sure I could take 5 classes a semester. Input please!</p>
<p>I wasn’t aware that Wash U required substantially more classes/credits than any other universities. You only need to average 5 classes per semester to hit the 120 credit mark, which is certainly doable. Not everyone does it in 4 years; some study abroad or just take a lighter course load while planning to graduate in 4.5 or 5 years. But you’ll obviously pay extra for doing that.</p>
<p>But some classes are less than 3 credits. If you want to graduate in 4 years, you might have to take 6 classes in a semester. But you don’t find the workload overwhelming?</p>
<p>Yes and some classes are more than 3 credts (4 or even 5 in the case of language intros).</p>
<p>I do not know of a single (semester based) traditional university that requires less than 120 credits to graduate.</p>
<p>So I’m not really sure what it is you’re asking.</p>
<p>Edit: I see you got this notion from a Brown thread. You can’t compare anything to Brown’s weird (not saying that’s a bad thing) curriculum because they’ve got some strange things going on with their requirements.</p>
<p>Tl;dr: 120 credits is pretty dang standard for a traditional university.</p>