<p>Ok, I'm from Texas and I have orientation this July 27-29... and I hear we are supposed to pick our classes with our advisors at that time. I was wondering if a course booklet + like the basic graduation requirements for engineering school were available online somewhere? I wanna take a look at the classes, don't wanna just randomly show up there and have to pick my first years classes in a short time frame if you know what I mean.</p>
<p>the only thing that you should know for engineering as a freshman is this:</p>
<p>1) all engineering students must take engr 100 and engr 101 (1 per semester)
*engr 100 consists of many different sections.. you'll need to mix around to match your schedule the way you want it.
2) some engineering majors require that you take econ 101 but it is not recommended that you take it first semester and compete with the smart kids that are going into business.
3) It is highly recommended that you take chemistry (either organic or chem) and a math (whatever calc you get recommended into/ what you want)</p>
<p>thats all you really need for first semester. Chem, math, engr 100/101, and if you want, you can add another humanities/social science/engr110/something small into the list to take more than 13 credits. Don't worry too much about requirements as you'll find out what you really need later on.</p>
<p>I had orientation earlier this summer and was worried about the same thing. But you get the engineering first-year handbook on the second morning, talk to the advisors on the second afternoon, and then you get the entire second evening to pick classes (it's called backpacking). You can spend all night in the computer lab deciding, if you wish. :)</p>
<p>Basically, your placement tests, AP scores, and tentative choice of major determine which Math or Chem class(es) you can take, and you decide which Engineering course. </p>
<p>I strongly recommend getting to North Campus EARLY on the third day. I was maybe the 15th person in line for registering, and most of the classes that I had backpacked the previous night had already filled up, so it took me awhile that morning to fix my schedule.</p>
<p>So during orientation, we only pick classes for the first semester? I thought we had to pick classes for the whole year.</p>
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<p>I hope this is sarcasm or a good joke.</p>
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I thought we had to pick classes for the whole year.
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<p>You'll register for classes for 2nd semester towards the end of the first, ie November/December.</p>
<p>nono thats true. Most students seeking to apply(or are preadmits) to the business school most likely will take on econ 101 their first semester. I remember my advisor directly telling me that the curves for the first and second semester were pretty different and suggested that i take it second semester if i wanted to. Of course my advisor could be wrong, but i see the logic in it.</p>
<p>Ok so is there any way I can see the course booklet/guide in advance? Is it available online?</p>
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Most students seeking to apply(or are preadmits) to the business school most likely will take on econ 101 their first semester.
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<p>I don't doubt that at all. I just seriously doubt how "smart" they are compared to the average engineering student.</p>
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I just seriously doubt how "smart" they are compared to the average engineering student.
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<p>They may be smarter than engineers for choosing a more lucrative major.</p>
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3) It is highly recommended that you take chemistry (either organic or chem)
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<p>Why not physics? It's required by all majors also.</p>
<p>well, most students take chemistry their first years, so its recommended you take chem with them.</p>
<p>and about engineering students vs business students, i'm just saying that its much easier to score higher in the curve second semester because all the business seeking students take it first semester and make it difficult for other students to score well in that class. In 2nd semester, i would say a lot of students from different majors take econ so its not just engineering students or anything but the people that want to take econ as a class to learn or need it as a prereq without getting scored detrimentally because of a curve.</p>
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They may be smarter than engineers for choosing a more lucrative major.
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<p>Even if that were true, at best they would be wise or street-smart. It would have nothing to do with academic intelligence.</p>