<p>Can someone explain college classes to me? </p>
<p>Say that you got into college and you go there and get settled. Now it's time to choose your classes. This is your first year so do you choose like many classes like math, science, social studies and english to meet your general education requirements? Or do you go to your major classes like for example if majoring in business then taking Business Management? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>it all depends on your major, but don't worry. They'll explain it all at orientation.</p>
<p>In a nutshell some majors like engineering have tons of required classes that need to be taken in a specific order, so they'll show you that order. You'll have the choice of a few electives.</p>
<p>For other majors, there's far fewer requirements for the major. But in order to graduate you're going to need to satisfy the general-ed requirements of taking classes in different areas. So you need to start taking some classes to satisfy this, but you have 4 years to do it so there's not a rush.</p>
<p>For these majors where you're going to have a lot of flexibility in what you take, its worthwhile to build a list of areas you'd like to learn more about. For example, perhaps you'd like to take some european history classes, literature, learn about anthropology and psychology, etc. Build a list of areas that you are interested in and then every semester when you're picking classes you'll have a few that you need to take for your major or general-ed, then you fill in the rest with classes from areas of interest to you. Having a list (and revising it as you need) helps you have a coherent plan for your 4 years rather than picking willy-nilly.</p>
<p>Could you explain mikemac? What would you do during like the first two years of college only general classes, only major classes or a mix of both. Also how would A.P. Classes and a Clep exam in high school Influence this? Thanks</p>
<p>do you know what your major is going to be?</p>
<p>that totally depends on the school and your major</p>
<p>Alright nerd, since youre probably going into a science, math, engineering field, you're probably going to be doing a mix. I, a student at U of I, had 2 gen eds finished by the end of my first year. Some of my friends had almost all of them done. You will be taking a large amount of tracks. I have a physics, math, & chem track to finish. Now I have to add a chemical engineering track this year putting a total of 17 (max 18) hours on my schedule of pure math & science courses.</p>
<p>What about gen eds? B/c I couldn't test out of many math or science courses, they're going to have to come later. But luckily I tested out of a lot of gen eds and only have 2-3 more courses to complete it. So if your major is science/math/eng, you're going to have a lot of math & science and trying to fit in gen eds that cover as much as possible is a bit of a chore.</p>
<p>DON'T take 2 lab sciences in one semester. DON'T!</p>
<p>Regarding taking two lab sciences in two semesters, it's not impossible, but it's more difficult. I've taken two lab sciences the last two semesters (and will take two each semester for the next two as well), and having two labs a week is really time consuming, but sometimes you don't really have a choice.</p>
<p>Most students focus on a broad-ranging ciriculum during their freshman year, usually choosing courses that satisfy General Education requirements. For those who already know their desired major, they take an enterance-level class in that field. The ciriculum gets more an more focused on major-oriented studies as the years pass. During their senior year, students finish up their major.</p>
<p>Or a new language and a science lab in the same semester. Yikes.</p>
<p>or just go to Brown and have no gen ed requirements.</p>
<p>You should concentrate on your GEs during your Freshman year. Unless you're a math or science major, most of the classes for your major will be upper division, which you'll take your Junior and Senior years. What you really need to make sure you do is complete the pre-reqs for the upper division classes you need for your major. And, take some classes for fun. You have so much freedom to take classes for fun in your Freshman and Sophomore years, and you should take advantage of it.</p>
<p>For science and engineering majors, sometimes there's no choice BUT to have two (or three!) lab sciences in one semester.</p>