<p>You know when the schedule states a class is same as another or equivalent? and You get credit for only one or the other??</p>
<p>Well I am taking a chicano history class that DID NOT state this but the professor said in class today that its the same thing U.S. History(which i took) and that it can't be double counted.</p>
<p>My luck there is no counselor appointments anymore, and drop deadline is like in 2 days</p>
<p>but I mean shouldn't the schedule have specified this?</p>
<p>JUST FOUND this Note: Credit given for only one of Chicano Studies 7, History 11, or African-American Studies 4. Chicano Studies 7 and 8 can either be taken in sequence or independently.
I googled it online. great ...</p>
<p>Do you need this class to make your 60 units?</p>
<p>@2016candles No. lol</p>
<p>But I do want the units tho I only have 61 units, and I don’t want to have to take 4 classes every single quarter at UCLA. My Professor who went there said thats too much of a workload and completely freaked me out. </p>
<p>You better buy that professor a gift card to the nearest strip club…</p>
<p>I’m not quite getting this. Does it actually state in writing that the Chicano studies course and history course are the same class? That sequence sentence isn’t saying anything about them being the same. If it does NOT specifically say that they are the same, they have to give you credit. That’s all there is to it. It’s misrepresentation.</p>
<p>Anyway, you took the other class. Does it seem the same? </p>
<p>@Lindyk8 i think its different and nowhere on th schedule or school catalog does it state i cant recieve credit, only online once i googled it.</p>
<p>I did some more searching and figured out it was an old ruoe from before 2010. So i should be fine </p>
<p>Yikes. That is weird. Well if it turns south, make sure you have a screenshot of the catalog.</p>
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<p>I’m not quite understanding this concern. Four classes per quarter is the typical workload for students, and while students may choose to have a lighter workload if they’re taking particularly difficult classes or they have a number of other commitments (work, internship, etc), four classes is still considered a normal workload, and I wouldn’t consider this something to fret over.</p>
<p>Also, it sounds like whether or not you get units for this class, it would only take the place of one class, at most? That’s not something that’s going to make or break you, as long as you’ve met the requirements to transfer.</p>
<p>@baktrax - 3 classes is the norm, which is 12 quarter units for the most part. </p>
<p>Every extra unit prior to transfer helps!</p>
<p>And OP’s concern is that why stay in this class if he’s not able to get the credit for it because he already took another similar course which somewhere it said you can’t get credit for both, but it looks like it’s all figured out and OP will most likely get the credit.</p>
<p>@Matt4200 12 units is the minimum to be a full time student, but that doesn’t mean it’s the normal workload of a typical student. I would be shocked if that’s what most students take every quarter (assuming they’re trying to graduate on time), and it certainly wasn’t my experience (at UCSD, although I would be surprised if UCLA is so significantly different that most students only take 3 classes a quarter). The minimum number of units required to graduate is 180 units, and assuming the normal plan of graduating in 4 years and no summer classes, that would be an average of 15 units per quarter, which is about 4 classes (16 units). Whether or not OP gets credit for this class is irrelevant. It may lead to them having… what, one quarter where they take one less class (maybe)? It may not even matter, if they end up having to take more classes than expected to complete their major requirements. That’s not going to be a huge deal.</p>
<p>And I wasn’t questioning their reasoning to drop the class if they weren’t getting any credit for it. I was questioning their reason for really wanting the units. If there’s a question of whether or not they can get credit for the class and they don’t need the credit, then I would just drop it. There’s no real reason to keep the class, unless it would put them under a minimum number of required units.</p>
<p>I can see where you’re coming from, I was just taking off from my own experience (though it may not be everyone’s) where I take at least one course over the summer, possibly two, which would make taking 12 units fine.
But that may not be everyone’s experience, maybe some people want a summer free and that’s fine too just add a course in the quarter(s).</p>
<p>As for the units, for me I will be transferring with 105 quarter units, needing only 75 and because I’m well prepared I only need 36 quarter units for the B.A. In my major, that means I need to find 39 units of other units in any courses (basically) to just fill units, so any additional units can definitely help.</p>
<p>Yeah, I heard 12 units is fairly normal. Maybe 1-2 quarters might need 4.</p>
<p>@Lindyk8 yes i heard 12 is the norm. Taking two summer classes would have allowed me to only take 2 quarters with 4 classes. But i ended up dropping the chicano course after all. I couldnt get an answer from a counselor at my cc besides " im not sure but you should be fine" and that just wasnt good enough and today was the last day to drop.</p>
<p>Oh well 3 quarters with 4 classes isnt too bad, or so i hope. </p>