How many classes should we take in the quarter system

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<p>Im curious how many classes we are supposed to take in the quarter system. Right now in the semester system I take 5 every semester</p>

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<p>3-4 is full time for quarter</p>

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<p>^ I have heard that at least 3 is full time. I’m guessing it’s pretty intense so you might want to take it easy your first quarter.</p>

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<p>I am taking 6 classes this quarter. Took 5 last quarter.</p>

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<p>Are you asking how many classes you should take when you attend a UC? 12 credits is full time, but you normally want to take 15 credits to graduate on time. So it really depends on the units for each of the courses. At UCSC, almost all of the courses here are 5 credits each (not including lab). So students normally take 3 classes minimum, but you’ll see students taking more or less (I’m taking 22 units).</p>

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<p>I wondered this too:
But, you have to consider this, though: Do you cover the same amount of material in your classes as you would with a semester system? How could they possibly cram in 18 weeks into 10 and expect you to have a social life or any kind of a life!
Even if you take one lless class, that’d be INTENSE!! and…sorta scary. lol</p>

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<p>you cover less material.</p>

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<p>15 is a good first semester although they recommend 12 to get used to the quarter system</p>

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<p>They cover less. I think the material in 2 semesters is covered in 3 quarters. I might be wrong. Isn’t the 4th quarter considered summer vacation (in the sense that most people don’t do summer quarter)?</p>

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<p>I don’t think they cover less kids. I cover more in a 10 week class here than I did in 18 weeks at my CC.</p>

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<p>We mean cover less on paper, not in terms of rigor.</p>

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<p>lol kids.</p>

<p>I say 3-4 classes are good. Take it easy do well and maintain that high GPA. Work on EC’s/Work Experience/Research on your free time. If you are a science major, I recommend on getting a broad education not just pure science even if you have finished IGETC.</p>

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<p>keep in mind that 3 classes is usually 12 units. However, you need to average roughly 45 units over a 3 quarter period (to graduate on time) which is almost 4 classes per quarter.</p>

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<p>“We mean cover less on paper, not in terms of rigor.” </p>

<p>still no.</p>

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<p>You only need 180 quarter units to graduate. The max you can transfer is 70 semester units which is 105 quarter units. So you only need 75 quarter units over 2 years. Which is 5 quarters of 12 units and 1 quarter of 15 unit. But you can easily take 12 units and take a summer class and there you go.</p>