<p>Would these courses be appropriate for a first semester freshman majoring in business? Do you think 6 classes (16 credits) is too much?</p>
<p>BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills (1 credit)
BUS K201 The Computer in Business (3 credits)
ECON E201 Intro to Microeconomics (3 credits)
SPANISH (3 credits)
MATH (3 credits)
ELECTIVE (3 credits)</p>
<p>Taking the 2 classes at the university with the highest
fail rates in the same semester (K201 and A100)??? Hahah,
well if you feel you can handle it then sure. I have K201
and A100 separated so I can tackle them separately.</p>
<p>How many classes and credit hours do most business freshmen take during the fall semester? And what business classes? Should I drop either A100 or K201, or something else?</p>
<p>My son only took 14 hours his first semester. A100, X-106, Finite math, Spanish-275, History of Rock & Roll, and a one hour music ensemble.</p>
<p>The only advice I will give is to schedule A-100 for the first 8 weeks of whichever semester you take it. That way, if you do poorly, you can sign up immediately for the next 8 week session. And, if you don't have to retake it, you won't have to worry about it during finals week for the rest of your classes. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks. How do you pick which 8 week session to take?</p>
<p>If you look up A-100 in the Fall schedule of classes, it will state which sections are the first 8 weeks and which sections are the last 8 weeks. You just need to read the notes for each section.</p>
<p>iustudent2012... i like the ambition... but i strongly encourage you to take... A100 (first 8 weeks if possible), Finite math, W-131, Your Spanish, an elective ( strongly suggest intro to criminal justice with prof head, or astrology 100 or hist of rock n roll... ( all 3 are easy electives you dont need to try and you will get at least a B- ).. that should be 13 credits... then you can take your e-201 (make sure you dont get with an international prof) or just take a HYPER class instead of your e-201.. dont try to go all gung-ho your first semester.. enjoy it</p>
<p>I'm exempt from W131. Is it really a good idea/more common to have 5 classes (13 credits) rather than 6 classes (16 credits)? If so, which one of the 6 classes I listed should I drop?</p>
<p>I'm not really trying to go all out in my first semester. It's just that I have no idea of how many classes I'm supposed to take and stuff like that.</p>
<p>I actually think it's a good idea to try and get 16 units done in the first semester.</p>
<p>If you want to graduate in 4 years (8 semesters), you'll need to average 15.5 units per semester (since IU requires 124 units to graduate in business), so there is no use in getting behind right in your first semester. Just remember that you'll need to get at least a 3.0 in your key classes (and overall), so don't be afraid to drop a class if you need to in order to keep your GPA high enough.</p>
<p>(And, if you do get a poor grade, look into using the "Extended-X" policy to get the one course excluded from your overall GPA later on--although I don't think Kelley will exclude it in their admission decision).</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>dont listen to calcruzer... he or she wasnt a freshmen last year.. take 14 credit this semester.. drop e-201.. and take a hyper course or some**** like that</p>
<p>or take X-100 intro the business (myron Kanning)</p>
<p>so HPER courses count towards academic GPA 1ee34?</p>
<p>Also, Valerie Winston is teaching the second 8 weeks
of Accounting. I bet that if you drop the first 8 weeks
under Tiller then when you try to sign up for the second
8 weeks then Valerie's slots will be maxed out. I'd rather
roll the dice that I won't have to drop accounting provided
that Winston does ANY form of teaching whatsoever...
something that Tiller apparently does not do.</p>
<p>And yah, your schedule doesn't seem that horrendous.
I have 7 classes my first semester (provided the average
GPA of those classes with the teachers I have is like a
3.47 due to A2s excellent advice on grade distribution,
plus the fact that I don't consider HPER Billiards to be
an actually class since its grade is purely based on
attendance lol).</p>
<p>Your schedule looks fine to me. If you think you can handle A100 and K201 in one semester then go for it...and if you think you may have some trouble then save K201 for spring. I highly recommend taking A100 the first 8 weeks because it IS the easiest in the first 8 weeks. But also if you withdraw then you can take it again the next 8 weeks or in the spring sometime. Take A100 asap. K201 is hard for some, and not as bad for others. I did not find it bad at all actually, it's very straightforward. It just requires a lot of time, so schedule your classes accordingly, knowing that K201 will be very time consuming.</p>
<p>Well, 1ee304 is correct that if you just want to be absolutely sure to get into Kelley, then maybe taking fewer courses--and more courses like HPER ones--to boost the GPA is the way to go. And, since only about 20% get into Kelley who are not direct admits, I suppose it does make sense to take such an approach for most people.</p>
<p>However, doing this means you will have to take a lot more classes later on--and more of the really difficult ones late on. I guess it's my view that if you are going to take the easier courses early on then you should take more units, while if you are going to take the tougher courses, then you should take fewer. The only exception to this would be if you know that you'll supplement your schedule by taking summer school courses, or if you just plan to graduate in 5 years instead of 4 years right from the start.</p>
<p>And no, I wasn't a student at IU last year. I'm just a parent. But my son was and went 3.6 during his freshman year (2006-2007) while taking Macroeconmics, Intro to Business, the Accounting A100 course, Finite Math, Calculus, and the English Composition course. He did wait, however, to take K201 (Computers--MS Excel and MS Access), Financial Accounting (A201), and Managerial Accounting (A202) until his sophomore year--and in all of these he had grades that hurt the GPA. </p>
<p>I suppose that if you consider this, you could say he kind of followed a combination of my strategy and 1ee304's strategy. That is, he took more units (like I suggested), but he only took the easiest classes needed to get into Kelley (like 1ee304 suggests)--and held off on the tougher ones until after applying for the business school.</p>
<p>P.S. And he did take an HPER course (like 1ee304 suggests)--but not until his sophomore year--and the one he took was an academic one (C315 Health in the Later Years, 3 units)--not something like bowling or billiards.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, too, that the adcoms at Kelley aren't idiots. They can tell who is "padding" their schedule with "fluff" courses and who are taking serious academic courses. So don't overdo it, because a 3.0 is not a guarantee, just a guideline.</p>
<p>What's the point of taking an academic HPER course when the
whole purpose of HPER courses are to raise your GPA? hahah.
I mean, unless I missed a memo they count on your graduation
GPA so might as well go all out with billiards and bowling :P.</p>
<p>look... whatever you do dont take a-100 or k-201 both at the same time... i dont know about you but i had to put in alot of hours for both those classes... i did get an A+ in both classes.. but for A-100 take Tiller... people who say he is a bad teacher well they never try and usually they are the ones who get rejected to the KSB.. Tiller knows his stuff and he is very helpful.. take time to go to his office hours... i went to all his office hours and i observed how he taught to me/other students and he ways always passionate/enthusiastic about teaching + he knows the A100 material like a book... as a student you can not ask for anything more... he will teach you the secret formula .... Beginning Inventory + things that increase - things that decrease = Ending Inventory....</p>
<p>Fall Semester
Intro to Accounting A-100 (1 Credit)
Intro to Business Administration X-100 (3 Credit)
Finite Math M-118 (3 Credit)
English W-131 (3 Credit)
Elective/ General Education Requirement... (3 Credit)
then... you can take a Hyper 1 credit class if you fail A-100 First 8 weeks... but if you pass A-100 first 8 weeks and you are content you should take a 2 credit class... you can sign up for these 2nd half 8 weeks class at the end of the 1st 8 weeks... so dont worry too much about it.. talk to your advisor.. so you will earn 14-15 credits depending on your success for A-100... it gives you some leeway..</p>
<p>2nd Semester Take
E-201 Intro to Micro (3 Credits)
Calculus (3 Credits)
K-201 Business Tech ( 3 Credits)... you deff wanna take this 2nd semester so you remeber some of the **** you learned when you take X-201 the fall of your sophomore year..
and 1 more 3 credit business oriented course
and 1 3 credit elective or ur general education course...</p>
<p>that should leave you with 29-30 credits at the end of the year.. and you are right on pace to graduating on time.. unless you wanna triple major..</p>
<p>BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills (1 credit)
ECON E201 Intro to Microeconomics (3 credits)
SPANISH (3 credits)
MATH (3 credits)
HPER ELECTIVE (3 credits)</p>
<p>*I am exempt from W131.</p>
<p>Would these classes be fine? (5 classes, 13 credits)
Or is it better to take X100 before E201 Intro to Micro?</p>
<p>take x100 first... e-201 is harder... u can take that 2nd semester once ur adjusted to college life</p>
<p>Would it be ok to not take X100?</p>