<p>I'm a Canadian.</p>
<p>In my school, a full courseload consists of 8 courses. We take 4 per semester. We have two classes before lunch break and two after.</p>
<p>What's it like in the U.S.?</p>
<p>It varies quite a bit. One of the biggest variables is whether the schedule is a regular schedule or a block schedule. </p>
<p>At my S’s HS, a full load is six classes a semester, two semesters in the year. Most classes last a year. There is an optional “zero” period before school for the particularly ambitious, or those who don’t want to use the summer for certain classes (e.g. the UC system requires a year of VAPA (visual and performing arts) as an admission requirement.)</p>
<p>6, 7, 8. Varies. My school and most in my district have 8.</p>
<p>As mentioned above, it varies. At my high school, students could take 4-6 a trimester, though 5 was the most common total, 4 only allowed when 3 or more of the courses were deemed to be at a high enough level.</p>
<p>I take 8 a year. 4 each semester.</p>
<p>I know some schools have 6 a year that they take year round.</p>
<p>We take 6 or 7 at a time. Academic classes like Math, Science, History, English, and Foregin Language we take all year, and then you take electives, some are all year like academic classes, others are only 1 semester.</p>
<p>7 here, unless you get off early to do a job or w/e. I don’t know if that’s only available to seniors or not. I think it is only for seniors, though.</p>
<p>We have 6 at my school, but you have the option to take a 7th if you come an hour earlier.</p>
<p>7 here, per semester. Week is arranged odd blocks/even block/odd/even/all classes, MT***.</p>
<p>At my school, a full schedule is 7 classes, but you can take either a free 1st or a free 7th if you don’t want a full schedule… seniors sometimes take only 5 periods where you can have a free 1st and 7th, 1st and 2nd, or 6th and 7th
We have all our classes all year, unless you are taking a 1 semester class
All classes meet Mon, Tues, Friday, and periods 2, 4, 6 meet Wednesday (start later, get out an hour earlier, longer periods), and 1, 3, 5, 7 meet Thursday getting out an hour earlier with longer periods</p>
<p>Underclassmen= 7 periods. (Usually 7 full year classes or 6 full years, with two one-semesters)
Seniors= 6, most are full year, but this year I’m taking 8, one extra period, with two one-semester classes.</p>
<p>6-8, depending on how ambitious the student is, and we take all of our classes for the entire year (with a few exceptions).</p>
<p>8 a year. 4 each semester. Unless you take AP classes (year-long) or in the Early Release Program where seniors leave after 2nd Block to go to work.</p>
<p>I have block scheduling (A day/B day) so we take 8 classes a year… 4 classes one day, and four the next.
AP sciences are two blocks though, so if you take AP chem or something, you only have 7 classes…but 8 blocks.</p>
<p>The student chooses from 6-8 classes</p>
<p>6 is a full load at my school. Most are year long classes, for senior year I have 5 yet i could take 4, which is the minimum (seniors only). 8-3, everyday.</p>
<p>We take about 20 at my school. It’s American-mAZ-ing.</p>
<p>Eight full classes.</p>
<p>Depends. We have 5, or usually 4 if you’re a senior. It’s a hybrid schedule where 1st, 4th, and 5th periods are year long and an hour. 2nd and 3rd periods are semester and and hour and a half. Except certain classes, like BC Calc and AP Chem, are semester + year long, meaning you have them for 1.5 hours all year.</p>
<p>We have eight hour and a half long classes. Four on “A” days and four on “B” days. Unless you’re a senior and you have late arrival or early release.</p>