<p>Since I have about 4 weeks left until graduation, and although physically I am still here–on every other level, I’m somewhere between 32nd and 40th streets in Philadelphia. I’ve been surfing through department websites and course listings, and I have this huge list of all these courses I want to take in the fall. Does anyone have any ideas on what they’re going to be taking?</p>
<p>So I really need to start studying for finals, but this is just so much more fun! lol</p>
<p>next semester i'm taking..
CSE 240 (comp architecture),
CSE 260 (Math Foundations of comp sci.. I think it's discrete math),
Math 240 (Calc 3),
FNAR 264 (Intro to Digital Design.. it's adobe and illustrator and such)
ASTR 011 (Intro to Astrophysics) and
OPIM 311 (Business Programming). </p>
<p>Yes, i'm crazy.. and no, most people don't take 6 credits.. but I want to make my load easier when I go abroad in the spring :)</p>
<p>1) Ben Fraklin Seminar that will meet the Arts and Letters Gen. Requirement (1 c.u.)
2) Arabic I (1 c.u.)
3) Freshman Writing (whichever one) (1 c.u.)
4) Programming I (1 c.u.)
5) Programming I lab (0.5 c.u.)
6) Modern Algebra math seminar (0.5 c.u.)</p>
<p>i'd like to look into what courses i might take during my freshman year, but with all the requirements (college), im not sure what i'm supposed to take, and what room i have left for my major, or elective. is there a worksheet or something online that i can look at, or are all the courses scattered around everywhere and i have to sift through them all? plus, im not sure what i might be exempt from, which level to start at, and how many courses i should/can take. help anyone? </p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>First chance you get, visit one of the college advisors in the College office in Logan Hall. They'll help you plan.</p>
<p>I seem to recall reading that we get linked with advisors (through phone or e-mail) over the summer before we pick our classes, so you probably work it over with them, and they help you pick everything.</p>
<p>They are more general adviders, to discuss your future plans and your intended course of study with.</p>
<p>The actual course-planning the College office can help you with best.</p>
<p>Cool. Thanks. By when do we choose our classes? Do you know?</p>
<p>I'm taking:
STAT102
FNCE100
ACCT101
FREN311
COMM130</p>
<p>STAT431
FNCE101
ACCT101
MGMT101
Beginning Chinese</p>
<p>Then, it depends on what major in engineering (or math) I choose.. I'll prolly take 6 or 6.5 CU's also</p>
<p>penn15, aren't you in engineering? why are all ur classes business related?</p>
<p>Is there a website that list up advisors' email?
Many international students cannot get into the US before August (because the student visa restricts that we cannot get into the state before 1 month ahead of the semester).</p>
<p>What do freshmen do with possible placement credits? Just register for courses that they already have AP grades and change it later, or does this usually go a different way? (Sure, I think the answer must be "ask your advisor.)</p>
<p>Anyone not freshman this fall? can you pls tell me how ur advisor approached u when u were new? I'm kinda so excited about going to Penn, about registering for courses and things but I can't go now because i'm an intl student.</p>
<p>stuy: well i'm in engineering but i'm pretty much guranteed a spot in Wharton (not to sound pompous or anything), given my GPA. I applied to M&T, so I'll either do a dual with engineering or math in the college.</p>
<p>I haven't yet decided on my major, though I came in as BE. I've fulfilled all the pre-reqs like science/math classes, so I just need to decide which major classes to take. Ah, decisions, decisions.</p>
<p>You're advisors name will appear when you get your PennKey and can log into Penn-in-Touch.</p>
<p>Not sure I understand your question. Your ap credits automatically appear on your transcript/worksheet so you don't need to take the classes if you already have credit for it.</p>
<p>Quality of advisors depend on your school, major, and sometimes, luck. There are those who truly care about you as a student, and those that frankly don't give a rat's ass. I've had two advisors: an official one in BE that was horrible, an informal one in MSE that was amazing.</p>
<p>Thanks, Penn15. </p>
<p>I'm a bioengineering major.</p>
<p>About the advanced standing credit: I've taken some college chemistry and biology in my country. I've submitted the transcript to the admissions, but I think the departments would ask me to do their own exams before giving me credits though. And, I have my chemistry lab papers that I wish (or believe) that could help me skip the freshman chem lab. I will ask my advisor as soon as I know him/her.</p>
<p>I took ap bio and chem, and i'm quite certain i would get 5; but penn's website says that those AP's would only get me through bio091 and chem091, which don't satisfy bioengineering freshman requirements. So, I've been thinking about trying on the placement exams since i've learnt most of it in a local college.</p>
<p>About AP credits: does that mean if I have my AP grades sent to the admissions (or to the office that should receive my AP grade when i put in Penn's code on my AP exam folder), I would automatically have that appear in my record?</p>
<p>So a typical courseload is about five courses?</p>
<p>In the College the "normal" course load is 4 or 5 courses. But most often 4 since you typically need 32-37 courses to graduate - divide by 8 semesters...</p>
<p>SEAS courseload tends to be 5 courses per semester.</p>
<p>Wharton requires 37 courses so you end up with 4 or 5 per semester there.</p>
<p>Do not overload yourself freshman year - unless you're locked into the SEAS or Wharton curricula, take 4 courses. </p>
<p>YMMV</p>
<p>Really though - four courses isn't that much. Try and get as many requirements out of the way as soon as possible. Start taking five courses when the courses are still easy introductory courses. Later on when the courses are harder you might want to take fewer courses.</p>
<p>Number of classes really just depends. Don't spread yourself too thin your first semester. A lot of my friends took 4 classes their first semester, then bumped it up to 5 for their second semester. Also make sure you see what kinds of classes you're taking. I took Chem 101 this semester, and while maybe I could have handled the workload of another class, Chem 101 has 8 hours of class per week, and the time committment alone kept me from taking another class. (I'm in the college, I realize you engineering students have a whole different set of requirements to deal with)</p>