<p>I'm concern about this factor because I'm also an aspiring chemical engineering major. I know that I will have a heavy course load but I hear horror stories of people that can't get their classes because there is not enough room. Will this affect me this much?</p>
<p>Will not have AP credits also put me behind as well?</p>
<p>lol i’m coming to realize ap credits aren’t really gonna help me much…but yea i’m curious about this as well XD</p>
<p>I think 75% of people graduate within 4 years according to a book I read… uhhh… IDK that was for 2006 thouhg XD</p>
<p>possibly if your planning for summer courses</p>
<p>generally speaking, it is possible to do this without summer school if you stay on track. depending on if your major has courses that occur in a sequence (therefore offered once per year) you will have to make up a class asap if you fail, or you will fall behind in your major because you can’t take the more advanced classes.</p>
<p>you need 180 units to get your degree. 12 units per quarter is considered to be a full time student but 16 units is the usual load.</p>
<p>therefore:
16 x 3 quarters per year = 48 units, assuming you pass all of your classes (45 units per year must be accumulated to reach the next grade level)</p>
<p>with the math done, 48 x 4 = 192 credits (above what you need) so you have wiggle room to take it easy sometimes with 12 units.</p>
<p>if you change majors which is very possible, you might also fall behind if you discover that you have not taken any classes in your major and you are, for example, in your junior year. also, if you plan to double-major it might be harder to graduate in 4 years depending on if classes within your majors overlap, and if they are majors that require many classes.</p>
<p>as for AP credits, some count towards GEs while others will only go towards electives. you can look at that here:
<a href=“UCI General Catalogue Archives”>http://www.editor.uci.edu/catalogue/08-09Catalogue.pdf</a>
that’s a pdf version of the catalog. go to pg 45 to see what credit you can get for what scores. YOU CAN ALSO LOOK AT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR MAJOR! (check the TOC)</p>
<p>hope this helped</p>
<p>If you’re worried about not getting into classes I wouldn’t worry. Chances are you won’t be able to register for all the classes you want as they tend to fill up quickly. However, I’ve never not been able to add a class I wanted to. Just show up on the first day and most professors will sign an add card to get you into the class.</p>
<p>I started as an econ major and am now in my second year at UCI. I just switched to Poli Sci and had only taken one poli sci class prior to this quarter. I’ll be studying abroad all next year and am planning on graduating at the end of my fourth year. So yes it is possible to graduate in four years even if you switch majors or study abroad.</p>
<p>Another problem is that I took a class during high school at my local CC and dropped it. The thing is i dropped it kinda late and I recieved a “W”. Now I cannot go there because of that ( i don’t want it to taint my transcript).</p>
<p>How bad is this? Do i really need summer classes while I go here?</p>
<p>if you dont fail classes and dont switch majors constantly/late, you will be fine. as a chem e, its really painful to fall behind. most of ur classes will be either super large (gchem-ochem) and you should have no problem getting in. most of the time you can get into ur major classes by simply asking ur prof to sign a card and saying how you cant fall behind.</p>