<p>So believe it or not, I'm still undecided about where I'm going to college. And even though I've seen Binghamton and the other school I'm considering, I STILL can't decide. So I've been wondering more about Binghamton and the classes there.</p>
<p>-What's the maximum number of courses you can take each year?
-How many courses do most students take?
-Are students free to take whatever courses that interest them (other than the gen ed required courses)?
-Do freshman usually get the morning classes?
-What's the workload like? </p>
<p>to register for more than 18 credits in a semester, you need permission for an overload. most regular courses are 4 credits – there are some 1 or 2 credit courses (labs, gyms, an intro to university course for freshmen, things like that mostly)- but most of the courses are 4 credits. to be considered a full time student you have to be enrolled for a minimum of 12 credits. </p>
<p>you can generally sign up for whatever courses you want – provided that there are openings when you go to register and provided you have any prerequisites. some courses are limited to certain programs or majors. there are also some courses offered specifically for people living in a certain residential college, but those are very specific exceptions to the norm. </p>
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<li>What iamhere said.</li>
<li>Most people take four classes or 16 credits. Some combine smaller classes to achieve this number.</li>
<li>Yes. You aren’t “required” to take much unless your major requires it because even Gen Eds have some choices fro each category. But it may take longer to graduate if you stray off your major too much… If that happens in a particular subject, I’d suggest double majoring so you get something out of it at least.</li>
<li>Yes and no. Classes aren’t scheduled based on freshman in the mornings etc, but you do have the last pick of courses so the choices that are left may be morning classes. Trust me, if you don’t want morning classes, more likely than not, you will not have to take them.</li>
<li>Depends on the major/class/prof/TA</li>
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<p>I think you can overload up to 24 credits, so that’s like taking six 4-credit classes.</p>
<p>It’s true that most regular courses are 4 credits (unlike most other places), but if you are in engineering, expect to take a lot of 3-credit courses that feel like 5-credit courses. </p>
<p>Regardless of which school you’re in, you’re free to take whatever courses you want in the arts & science divison (Harpur), but if you’re in Harpur, you can’t take courses in the professional schools (Watson, SOM, Nursing, etc.). If you really want to, you’ll need to obtain permission from the school.</p>
<p>The workload is extremely variable between different instructors, and different courses. For example, many humanities classes will require only meeting 3 hours a week. The worst offender I can think of is General Chemistry. Three 1 hour lectures + one 1 hour discussion + one 3 hour lab per week adds up to a commitment of 7 hours per week for a 4-credit course.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the curves are usually bigger in a science/engineering course than in a humanities course. If you want to take the easiest course possible, take Micro-principles with Lockard. Easiest A ever, and even if you’re not an economics major, it helps you fulfill the Social Science requirement.</p>