<p>I was wondering if any current/past cal poly students can give me some input on what GE classes are the hardest to get at cal poly? I’m trying to plan out some classes to take during the summer at a community college so i can graduate in 3.5/4 years.
I am a geology major, so my department’s classes shouldn’t be a problem.
Thanks-</p>
<p>In general the GE classes have a good availability if you’re registering for them within your allotted 16 units of classes during the initial registration time. If your schedule fills up with courses for your major, then you have to wait to register for the GE courses until everyone else has gone through registration. At that point, the GE classes are pretty full, with seats mainly available at 7am or 8am. This is according to my son, a first-year EE student. He’s skipping his GE course this quarter and will make it up next year, as he’s ahead on his math & physics requirements for his major.</p>
<p>Make sure whatever courses you take at a CC are transferrable to Cal Poly per the CC’s matriculation agreement.</p>
<p>As mentioned above, go to assist.org and check which community college courses transfer to CPSLO. If there are any nearby 4-year universities, check those, too. You may find there arent that many courses transferable to CPSLO. But you might look at GE Area A. Before signing up for a specific class and you have any doubts, contact CP first.</p>
<p>Between academic years, my son took one community college course during summer breaks. First, there werent that many courses to choose from. Second, he had to register after all of the continuing students registered, so the classes he wanted were full. He managed to get into a class, although not the ones he wanted, which were the ones that were the hardest to get at CP.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback everyone. I have used assist.com to plan out my CC courses.</p>
<p>The hardest classes to get are the three upper division GE courses. Students have a tendency to put these off until their senior year and often find themselves scrambling to crash courses at the beginning of each quarter, with their sob stories to the professors trying to decide who to add (haha). </p>
<p>Try to take one or two upper division GEs during your junior year and you should be fine.</p>