<p>I'm a first generation student, and I'm attending college for the first time.</p>
<p>I created a course map by semester.</p>
<p>I would like to get some input from you guys regarding its arrangement.</p>
<p>Fall 2012</p>
<p>ENC 1101 Freshman Composition Skills I
SPC 2608 Effective Speaking
HUM 1020 Introduction to the Humanities
ISS 1013 Introduction to the Social Science
MAC 1105 College Algebra</p>
<p>Total Credits Fa12 15</p>
<p>Spring 2013</p>
<p>ENC 1102 Freshman Composition Skills II
POS 2041 American National Government
MAC 1147 Pre-calculus Algebra/ Trigonometry
CHM 2045, General Chemistry I</p>
<p>Total Credits Sp13 15</p>
<p>Summer 2013</p>
<p>PHI2631 Ethics in Business
MAC 2311 Calculus I with Analytical Geometry
BSC2010 General Biology I
HLP1081 Personal Wellness</p>
<p>Total Credits Su13 14</p>
<p>Fall 2013</p>
<p>MAC 2312 Calculus II with Analytical Geometry
PHY 2048C General Physics with Calculus I with Lab</p>
<p>Total Credits Fa13 10</p>
<p>Spring 2014</p>
<p>MAC 2313 Calculus III with Analytical Geometry
MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations
PHY 2049C General Physics with Calculus II with Lab</p>
<p>Total Credits Sp14 12</p>
<p>Total Credits 66</p>
<p>I'm getting an A.A in Engineering and intend to get a B.S in Aerospace Engineering.</p>
<p>HUM1020 8:00a – 9:15a Introduction to the Humanities
MAC1105 9:30a - 10:45a College Algebra
ENC1101 11:00a - 12:15p Freshman Composition Skills I</p>
<p>Tuesday</p>
<p>HUM1020 8:00a - 9:15a Introduction to the Humanities
SPC2608 9:30a - 10:45a Effective Speaking
ISS1013 11:00a - 12:15p Introduction to the Social Science</p>
<p>Wednesday</p>
<p>HUM1020 8:00a - 9:15a Introduction to the Humanities
MAC1105 9:30a - 10:45a College Algebra
ENC1101 11:00a - 12:15p Freshman Composition Skills I</p>
<p>Thursday</p>
<p>HUM1020 8:00a - 9:15a Introduction to the Humanities
SPC2608 9:30a - 10:45a Effective Speaking
ISS1013 11:00a – 12:15p Introduction to the Social Science</p>
<p>I would be very careful about planning everything out like that…it looks fine, but you need to have several backup options. Especially with the way classes are at the moment for most schools, you could very well have a semester where you get none (or very few) of the classes you planned for.</p>
<p>The summer classes at my school are longer and meet more often than normal classes. I don’t think taking 4 classes during the summer might be possible. I would check into that.</p>
<p>My summer classes were longer and met more often, but they only lasted one or two months each. (Note: summers here are 4 months, like a regular semester.) 5 or even 6 classes are doable, if you thrive under those conditions. :)</p>
<p>…but they’re probably awful if you don’t. :p</p>
<p>That summer schedule is really heavy. At my school, the summer calc class is five times a week for 4 hours each day. Taking other classes alongside that would be difficult. My suggestion would be to push either calc into the fall or if you can’t do that since you need to get started on the physics, push those other classes into the fall.</p>
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<li><p>Consider not overloading your summer and taking a full course load in the following fall and spring instead. You won’t get full financial aid as a part-time student. (Though I do understand the necessity of taking Calc 1 in the summer.)</p></li>
<li><p>Take a programming class and maybe linear algebra too. They’ll make your life MUCH easier later. (I don’t know which university you are hoping to transfer to, but aerospace engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology recommends C++ or Fortran programming. Java is relatively similar to C++ in case your community college doesn’t offer the previous two programming languages.)</p></li>
<li><p>Are you sure that College Algebra (a.k.a. high school algebra) is a good first math course for you? It’s rather rare that prospective engineers begin college with remedial math.</p></li>
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<p>1.Thanks for letting me know about the requirement of 12 Cr. Hrs. for full financial aid. I changed the arrangement of my courses to satisfy the requirement.
2.I added COP2250 (Java) and its prerequisite CGS1100.
3.In January 2012 I didn’t even know how to add fractions. I was in a GED program and I graduated in March. Since then I have been studying basic algebra. Since I scored a 125 on the PERT, I was qualified to take the CLM which placed me into MAC1105.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your suggestions. </p>
<p>Fall 2012</p>
<p>ENC 1101 Freshman Composition Skills I
SPC 2608 Effective Speaking
HUM 1020 Introduction to the Humanities
ISS 1013 Introduction to the Social Science
MAC 1105 College Algebra
CGS1100 Microcomputer Applications (Prerequisite for COP2250)</p>
<p>Total Credits Fa12 18</p>
<p>Spring 2013</p>
<p>ENC 1102 Freshman Composition Skills II
POS 2041 American National Government
MAC 1147 Pre-calculus Algebra/ Trigonometry
BSC2010 General Biology I
COP2250 Java Programming </p>
<p>Total Credits Sp13 17</p>
<p>Summer 2013</p>
<p>PHI2631 Ethics in Business
MAC 2311 Calculus I with Analytical Geometry
HLP1081 Personal Wellness</p>
<p>Total Credits Su13 11</p>
<p>Fall 2013</p>
<p>MAC 2312 Calculus II with Analytical Geometry
PHY 2048C General Physics with Calculus I with Lab
CHM 2045, General Chemistry I</p>
<p>Total Credits Fa13 14</p>
<p>Spring 2014</p>
<p>MAC 2313 Calculus III with Analytical Geometry
MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations
PHY 2049C General Physics with Calculus II with Lab</p>