<p>How many courses do you typically take during a semester? 4? 5?</p>
<p>If you're in LAS, the average is 15 hours per semester to graduate in 4 years.</p>
<p>4 is a good amount. 5 can be a bit much. 6 is definitely a lot. It all depends on the hours that your course requires in class and in credit. Like a 4 hour psych 100 class means 3 hours of class per week with reading outside. A 4 hour phys 211 class means 2 more than an hour lect, 2 hour disc, and 2 hour lab meaning more about 7 hours in class per week. Guess what? They are only worth the same hours for the final grade.</p>
<p>as a transfer, i only have to take 13 hours fall semester woooh!</p>
<p>The general advice is to not take more than 4 HARD courses a semester.</p>
<p>Example: As a NucE major, I'm taking 6 courses, but two of them are lecture courses for a combined 1 hour. Then 4 courses of 3 hours or more.</p>
<p>I'll just add that 4-6 classes is fairly common. People with more difficult majors like engineering will usually be taking the 6-class courseload. If you do take 6 classes that are each worth 3 hours of credit, then try to make sure that one or two of the classes are pretty easy because the sheer amount of time to keep up with all 6 classes can be a pain. </p>
<p>To start out, I'd recommend 5 classes your first semester just to see if you can manage it. Afterall, if you feel that's too much, you can just drop a class. And if it seems like a 5-class courseload isn't a problem, then you can go ahead and try for 6 classes the next semester if you feel like it.</p>
<p>does it look bad to graduate schools if u drop a class?</p>
<p>I think it would look worse if your grades suffered under too much coursework. Engineering sometimes requires a lot of courses so it'll happen and you can't drop any at all. Others are more flexible.</p>
<p>The great thing is that there's about a month and a half grace period during which you can drop a class without having it show up on your transcripts. By the time it's the deadline to drop a class without it showing up on your transcript, you should have a decent idea of how well you're doing in the class. </p>
<p>It's fairly common for people to register for classes that aren't required for their major. They attend the class for a few weeks to get a feel for the class, and then drop it if they don't feel like continuing on in the class. </p>
<p>However, if you somehow forget to drop a class you're doing poorly in and the deadline passes, then you're stuck with the class.</p>
<p>I should also point out that it's generally not a good idea to drop a class that's required for your major. That kind of looks bad, plus you'll obviously have to take the class again unless you switch majors.</p>