<p>A question for any current students: what are some common courses for freshmen? </p>
<p>I know students usually take 15-18 hours, which frequently includes University 101 and for me will include marching band. </p>
<p>I'm just wondering because I want to go into orientation with some knowledge of which professors are best and what I should take. Thanks!</p>
<p>Trust me, when you go in for advising you won’t have much of a choice for your first semester. Depending on your major, you might get some say, but for the most part it will be the basics. The classes vary, though, depending on the freshman.</p>
<p>I do agree that, depending on when you have orientation, your choices are fairly limited. But as parents were told in our orientation…it’s just 5 classes to start with. However, if you really like to research, go to the website and look at the academic bulletin for your major and print if off. It will have the general education requirements for the college you are starting in and major requirements. There you can see specifics of years of language, history, etc. There is some differences in colleges so if you are undecided you can look at what your favorite options are and make a list of courses common to both so that you don’t take something that, if you change majors, you don’t really need. You can also check the website for AP/IB credit if any.</p>
<p>Then you can check master schedule and browse through classes. Current students start registering this week so in a couple of weeks you can see what is still open. As far as teachers go, many entry level classes don’t have a teacher assigned on the schedule. You can check professors on facebook or rate my professor, BUT (mom warning) be careful how you read these. Many students seem to mark teachers down because they expect them to be in class, read the text and study for tests. My daughter took the “harder” of two possible teachers for a class based on her advisors recommendation and it was great experience.</p>
<p>I would imagine that the most common first semester curriculum would be something like this:</p>
<p>English 101
The math that you placed into
The language class you placed into or the Science of your choice (probably a lab science)
Psychology or sociology or history
Plus one class for your major.</p>
<p>Especially if you are taking marching band you might want to choose a moderate schedule (max of 15-16 hours) your first semester. </p>
<p>The exact schedule will depend on your major, and your advisor will be assigned according to your major. Some majors will require that you take more major courses up front due the sequence that the courses have to be taken in, with other majors you are better off taking more of your general education requirements. Your advisor will help you make those choices, but you have some time that you can modify your schedule if you need to.</p>
<p>Gotcha, thanks for the help!</p>
<p>I’m a spanish major focusing on premed, so I’ll probably take the lab science and a spanish class as well, and then english, a social science, and math.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that honors students have a different advisement; does anyone know the key differences? Thanks!</p>
<p>For orientation, you will be advised only by your Honors College advisor. This is pretty nice because you’ll get to talk one-on-one with him/her and they’ll help you pick out all of your classes. Mine spent almost an hour with me for my first session because we had some difficultly making a schedule that worked.</p>
<p>After the first time, you’ll be advised by your major and Honors advisors separately. For honors, they sign you up for your honors classes and make sure you’re keeping up with your honors requirements. Your major advisor deals with what you need to do to for your major requirements.</p>
<p>Current honors students have all been advised by now for fall and since honors advisors actually put you in classes (as opposed to reg. advisors that suggest courses and then you do it at an open assigned time) you can probably look at honors classes now and see what classes are open. Of course these classes will fill with freshmen over the summer as orientation is offered, but it’s a start.</p>
<p>I’m a French major, so I can relate. (I’m also doubling in Theatre, but the gen eds are the same regardless).</p>
<p>Here’s what I took first semester:
French 309 (What I placed into)
University 101
Stats 110
Theatre 201
Theatre 270
Musc 133 (Concert Band)</p>
<p>Really not too many general eds, but it was pretty much all stuff that I’d have to take. I don’t really think there’s a typical schedule for a freshman and it really depends on your major. If you’re in the CAS, there’s a TON of gen ed requirements, so you could be taking just about anything.</p>
<p>Your schedule will be a little tricky because you’re going to have to deal with the Spanish placement test. Last year I had to go back and change my French course, because my teacher told me to sign up for 209 when I wasn’t sure what my final score was and I actually placed into 300-level. It wasn’t difficult for me to change, but for you it might be because I think you actually have to speak with your Honors College Adviser before changing classes. Regular students can do as they wish.</p>