Hi everyone. I’ve been a bit uneasy about scheduling, but I’m trying to make sure I won’t be in a fetal position crying in the library for my freshman year. I’m planning on being a chemical engineering major w/ a minor in German.
The classes I’ll be taking in the fall are:
Calc 3 (MTH 164)
Organic Chem (CHM 171)
Green Energy (CHE 150)
Intro to German Lit (GER 203)
couple workshops/a lab/recitations.
Is it too much? Green energy is only available in the fall, and I’ll be required to take a writing class (4 creds) in the spring. I’m setting up myself like this because I’m fearing physics a bit, which I decided to push off for sophomore year (I already have credit for mechanics, but e&m and modern are haunting me.)
This is what my schedule will look like: http://i.imgur.com/BWYDHil.png
Short question on top of that schedule, by the way. Which of the two times for the orgo workshop seems better? I’d prefer to have it on that Tuesday, but I feel that it would be more beneficial to have a workshop on the same day.
I think it looks fine! Personally, I’d choose the Tuesday workshop, since the Monday one goes pretty late in the day.
At D’s school, chemical engineers take 17-18 credits a semester, every semester, for 4 years. I think I saw room for 3 electives over the entire time in school, and a few engineering electives, like an option to take one course or another, but it had to be one of those 2.
Her school doesn’t offer German, but no way would a minor be possible unless the student took summer courses.
Presumably you are exempt from calculus 1 and 2 and general chemistry 1 and 2 through AP credit?
You may want to try your college’s old final exams for calculus 2 and general chemistry 2 just to be sure that you know the material from the college’s point of view.
Also, presumably you have some knowledge of German language from high school or otherwise. Do you need to take any kind of placement test at your college to take German courses more advanced than the beginner ones?
@ucbalumnus The only placement test that was required of me was for German, which did place me into GER202 and 203.
Calc and Chem on the otherhand, no placement needed. I’m confident in my math ability and semi-confident in my chem ability. Overall, the Orgo class is designed for freshman. The upperclassman who take orgo are placed into another one. It’s rumored that the freshman class is more difficult though, which doesn’t make much sense, but it can’t be that bad.
Did you have a 5 in BC calc and AP chem? Which uni is this for?
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Sage advice, probably too late now. Did you get good advice on taking credit? From a chem eng adviser?
