<p>How difficult is it to graduate in 4 years from Penn State? I'm asking this because I'm worried about not being able to get the classes needed and I definitly don't want to pay for more school than I have to. I was accepted into Smeal for Fall 2010, but I didn't apply for the honors college so I don't get to register early. Anyone?</p>
<p>Yes it’s not that difficult to graduate in 4 years. D1 graduated last year (in 4 years) with 5 degrees, 3 BS, 1 BA, 1 MS. She was in the honors program so that really helped with a chaotic schedule. If you find some classes full before you can register there is a watch list that you can add your name to. You will then be notified when a seat opens. My kids always found this helpfull, you just need to keep an eye on your email so you can grab the next open seat.</p>
<p>go to the following- ]<a href=“http://penn-state-university-park/www.budget.psu.edu/CDS/Campus.asp?AY=20072008...UP[/url]”>http://penn-state-university-park/www.budget.psu.edu/CDS/Campus.asp?AY=20072008...UP</a>
It is the Common Data Set for Penn State-Universty Park campus. It will give you many stats on PSU and willl tell you the percents of students that graduate in 4,5 and 6 years.</p>
<p>Also, you register for classes based on number of credits earned. My daughter got 16 credits for AP classes. By the end of her first semester, she was a sophomore, and therefore got to register before many freshman.</p>
<p>I would not necessarily follow SCbob’s example as it is highly unregular (A lot of credits going into school?) But if you can graduate in engineering in 4 years (There are plenty of people whoe do) I would that I certainly is doable throughout the rest of the school. Just work hard (mildly ;)) and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much about not having priority scheduling. A lot of your early classes will have a lot of seats in them so you won’t have a problem there, and as you progress you’ll have more credits so you’ll get to schedule earlier. Plenty of non-scholars graduate in four years, so as long as you don’t fail/late drop a lot of prerequisite classes you should be ok.</p>
<p>So scheduling is based on how many credits you have? So got a 4 on AP English Literature last year, does that mean I can pick classes ahead of those who had no credits coming in?</p>
<p>freshmen schedule based on their FTCAP date. even if you have credits from APs coming in, it doesn’t matter for the first semester because it depends on when you go for your advising day. After the first semester, most freshmen will have 15-18 credits, so you might have 19-22 credits (with your AP English credits), and will get to schedule before the freshmen with no AP credits coming in.</p>
<p>That sucks, I haven’t recieved anything on the FTCAP yet. If I havent gotten anything yet, will I still be able to take all the classes I need to take.</p>
<p>Do I have to accept my offer to recieve an FTCAP date?</p>
<p>The reasons you hear about a lot of students not being able to graduate in 4 years are:</p>
<p>1) They make a significant change in major: Business to Engineering; English to Chemistry etc. They then need to take extra credits to complete the new major.</p>
<p>2) They end up failing or dropping courses during the semester and only complete 9 or 12 credits each semester.</p>
<p>Keep you major and take (and pass) a full time course load and you will not have a problem graduating in 4 years.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if you have to accept your offer before your FTCAP card comes, but I would call and ask if it may have gotten lost in the mail.</p>
<p>you should still be able to get the classes you need, maybe not in the order you want them, and your schedule may not be that great. but I got into smeal as well, and getting gen eds out of the way early seems like a good plan, and with a late FTCAP date, that may be the way you’ll have to do it.</p>
<p>matttttttt - You will NOT receive an FTCAP postcard until you have accepted your offer.</p>