Courses per Semester

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<p>I was accepted into CAS, under the Premed Program. </p>

<p>What is the average # of courses an undergraduate takes every semester? What is the greatest amount of courses, allowed for a student to take for one semester? Is it advised or discouraged? (I'm trying to figure out the # of courses I can take--if I can fit in all the extra courses I want to take, such as psychology and sociology courses)</p>

<p>Are the courses in CAS, easier than expected? Like the Biology, Chemistry and Physics courses? </p>

<p>And, what are the exact courses for completing the Premed Program? </p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>As far as I know, you’re restricted to 19 credits unless you petition for more. This means that if you’re taking 3-credit classes only, you can take 6 classes. I’ve been taking five per semester so far, if it helps. My friends typically take between 4 to 7 or 8 classes. (The latter happens with music, where you have ensembles, lessons, etc, which don’t have credit counts or some other deal.)</p>

<p>Don’t know the answers to the other questions though, sorry.</p>

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<p>Do you find 5 per semester, to be somewhat overwhelming?</p>

<p>I’ll probably only take 4 per semester for the first year.</p>

<p>When do we start scheduling classes? Somewhere, it said the week before classes start?</p>

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<p>5 classes can be overwhelming if your course load consists of chemistry, physics, orgo, calc, and biology (you get the picture). Basically, it varies. There are people who take 5 courses and you never see them ever while there are others who also take 5 but you see them all the time. It depends on the type of classes you take! (Busywork varies)</p>

<p>If you’re pre-med, expect to take chem, orgo (full year), and biology. The University will send you an e-mail of when to register for classes. </p>

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<p>FWIW: I’m a freshman in LC Smith. I found five classes to be quite fun, actually. I had my “engineering core”, which was the usual… then I took a geography class, which was a nice spin. Work was a little much at times since I ended up with two writing classes, but besides that I felt like it was a good load. </p>

<p>But yes, as House of London said, it does vary based on your courses.</p>