<p>He can also get Tulane to pre-authorize that the credits will be accepted by telling them where the course is going to be taken and, if needed, showing them the course description. I agree with the above, for a class that is simply to fulfill a math requirement and otherwise has no impact on his intended course path at Tulane, he should drop it rather than have the anxiety associated with it the rest of the semester. An unfortunate incident for him, of course, but there are no “valor points” for sticking with a situation in a case like this, and it would seem to have little impact or lasting effect on his overall situation at Tulane. Certainly it is better to do very well in his remaining classes instead, rather than risk having this drag him down.</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, there are still some schools that limit freshmen to 12 hours their first semester to ease the transition to college. Maybe that has gone by the wayside, I haven’t thought about that topic for some time. But it isn’t all that unusual to take 12 hours in a semester somewhere along the way.</p>