<p>To make a long story short (see "Unusual Circumstance, USC or UCSD" thread), is USC flexible in allowing freshmen to pick their specific classes? I got into Cornell as a sophomore, and Cornell specifically says what types of courses are necessary (economics, science & technology, cultural perspectives); I plan to go to Marshall freshman year. I just hope these required courses aren't too much and "crowd" my schedule?</p>
<p>OMG, I thought after 1 April, all this would be finished. But nooooo, Cornell had to do this to me (I like USC too) :(</p>
<p>I'd suggest you talk to the folks at USC & UCSD about scheduling before you make any final choices. I suspect you'll have more opportunity to choose your desired classes at USC than at UCSD--my S was able to get all his choices, but he entered with 32 credits due to lots of APs.</p>
<p>menlopark, thank you for that link! but I don't think those "General Education" courses listed (categories I-VI) are compatable with undergraduate freshmen Marshall/business?</p>
<p>Can I take introductory economics (micro/macro) with GE? I didn't see those on the list? Thats the only required class I didn't see on the GE course list.</p>
<p>you probably have to take some kind of econ as a business major, but econ doesn't count as general ed.</p>
<p>The general ed courses are basically 2 courses in "cultures", 2 in science, 1 in arts and letters (basically, reading+writing), 1 in social issues, and 2 in writing. So econ doesn't really fall in any of those categories.</p>
<p>They're pretty flexible about some major requirements, but things like GE courses, you pretty much have to pick from the approved list
.</p>
<p>jbusc, thank you for your explanation. i think i'm getting this.</p>
<p>But just to clarify: econ is not part of freshman GE, but I can elect to join freshman year if I want to?</p>
<p>Because the english/science/cultural perspectives/western intellectual tradition all match up with the freshman GE course list, except I don't see econ (micro/macro), so I am wondering if I can take that first year.</p>
<p>Econ is not a GE, but it is a business prerequisite. So you will have to take it at some point, and freshman year is probably the best time. </p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that freshman aren’t limited to only taking GEs. While it might be a good idea to get these out of the way early on, freshmen are free to take other courses, and almost always do. </p>
<p>To answer your broader question: USC allows you a lot of flexibility in terms of selecting your courses and creating your academic program. Marshall has more requirements than the college (prerequisites, the business core, etc…), but you will still have plenty of room left for electives – even a minor in another subject.</p>
<p>you have a lot of flexibility and can take pretty much anything you want any semester. The recommended schedule for freshmen is taking writing, GE's, and a couple pre major requirements like econ for business, calc/physics for engineers, etc. </p>
<p>but you can, for example, put off some GE courses and take more major courses freshman year (like I did :) ). You just have to be careful that you end up with everything in order so you don't get into a situation where you can't graduate on time.</p>
<p>The advisors, well, advise that you follow the recommended schedule, because that does make it more guaranteed nothing will come up that'll delay your graduation.</p>