<p>How many classes PER YEAR does a typical UCLA student take - and how are those classes divided among the quarters? 3,3,3? 4,4,4? Do most students take a summer term? And how many courses over the summer quarter?</p>
<p>I too wish to know some details as to how many classes an average student takes in a quarter system. I have heard a full time is roughly 12 units, and thus most end up going 12-16 units depending on courses. I am planning to take roughly 4 classes per quarter, but I am not sure how strict UCLA is in how many years a transfer student can stay.</p>
<p>That really depends on your major and how fast you want to graduate. Engineers and other tougher south campus majors take four classes just about every quarter because they have a lot of requirements to fulfill. Some majors only need to take 3 classes a quarter because they don’t have as many required classes. During summer, people usually don’t take more than two classes per session. As far as how classes are divided up throughout the year, I can’t speak for everyone but I’d say people load the most units fall and winter quarter, and ease up in the spring if possible.</p>
<p>Just take 3 or 4 classes a quarter. Sometimes you may be able to fit more of your required classes into a quarter, so load up if you want. You might want to do some planning with a counselor to see if you can graduate within 4 years depending on your plan. Some people will take summer classes to knock off some requirements (or for fun). 12 units makes you a full time student in the academic year; the summer I believe is 8 units. Some handouts from departments that I’ve seen say the average student takes 15 units; but you’ll get anomalies like students taking 23 units. Woot. Toughest quarter yet.</p>
<p>So is one class 4 units?? Or does it differ by the class? Does the “unit” refer to the number of hours/week a class meets?</p>
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The typical class is 4 or 5, labs are usually 2, and seminars are usually 1. There are some 6 unit classes out there, but that’s pretty rare.</p>
<p>The unit roughly corresponds to work required, but only loosely. You might work harder in a 2 unit lab than a 5 unit GE.</p>