How many hours of coursework is typical after transferring?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey everyone. What is typically considered to be a normal number of hours worth of coursework for a student to take after transferring? I'm going to be transferring as a junior after finishing my associates at my CC, and I'm looking ahead towards the courses I want to take after transferring. I plan on double majoring in physics and math, which would amount to approximately 58-65 hours of coursework. Aside from my major, I'll have an upper level advanced composition course to take, and a second year of foreign language, amounting to an extra 10 hours or so.</p>

<p>Is 70-75 hours of coursework after transferring considered more than average? I'd like to complete a minor too, which would add another 20 hours or so...but that might push things into the "too much" territory.</p>

<p>Anyone have any insight into this? It would be much appreciated!</p>

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<p>Isn’t the “normal” amount defined as how many hours you have to take to complete your degree? If you have to take 75 hours at your new university to get your bachelors, then you have to take 75 hours. </p>

<p>I know I have to take around 51 hours of credit to complete my degree (realistically it will probably be around 63 hours since I want to add a history of science minor). I thought that was typical. You transfer university, see how many credits transfer over, see what you still have to take to get your bachelors, and go from there.</p>

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<p>At least for engineering 65-75 is typical since many departments have a proprietary sequence that can start freshman year for which you can’t transfer in credits. I have to take 69 to complete my degree, but will end up taking 75 in order to remain full time for financial aid purposes (and academic enrichment).</p>

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<p>That makes sense. I just keep hearing comments from people I’ve talked to that “it’s going to be hard to graduate on time” with the classes I want to take after transferring. That’s probably going off of the assumption that I want to finish in two years after transferring…but I don’t necessarily care about that. I’m not opposed to spending 3 years finishing my bachelors after I transfer.</p>