It is still allowed to have classes (slightly) overlap?

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<p>I really want to finish this summer, but I can only do that by taking two classes that overlap; not by a lot, just 30 mins (and the earlier one takes up two and a half hours so I'm not even sure the prof will use up all of that allotted time consistently).</p>

<p>I know some people have done this in the past with no problems but that was a couple of years ago. TeleBears may have now started to automatically drop people from classes if they overlap for all I know.</p>

<p>So, basically, is it still doable?</p>

<p>(I am interested exclusively in the mechanics of this. Obviously, I know it will be better to take two non-overlapping classes, but I'd also really want to avoid an extra semester if I can possibly help it).</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Yes, I’ve done it multiple times (though for classes I knew were going to be ‘easy’).<br>
Though, the times I’ve done it, they were complete overlaps so the finals were at the same time. It seems like you won’t have this problem so don’t worry about it.</p>

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<p>^ How did you manage to take the finals, then? Would you advise this tactic for “easy A” classes (to save time)?</p>

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<p>@mitigated,</p>

<p>Thanks, that sounds very encouraging. If a few more people here could confirm it’s possible then that is indeed what I’ll do.</p>

<p>That said I’m curious about Lucyan’s question too. How did you manage the finals part?</p>

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<p>“How did you manage to take the finals, then?”</p>

<p>Simple. Take one final. Leave. Head to other final. Take the other final. Leave.</p>

<p>“Would you advise this tactic for “easy A” classes (to save time)?”</p>

<p>I would only recommend this method for classes that have the potential to have very short finals. In my case, it was almost always an upper division math class with another upper division math class.</p>

<p>Some classes, even though they are ‘easy As,’ still have finals that take like 2-3 hours. Plan accordingly.</p>

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<p>For your original question, yes, absolutely you can take slighly overlapped classes, but make sure you understand what is going on (aka if there is iclicker and whatnot stuff) in the 30 mins you missed. Also, note that you can also ask the instructor to take the final exam before the scheduled time if you can show him/her the conflict. If there are lots of ppl also getting conflicts, they most likely will make a separate, albeit harder, exams for you guys, but I have heard of one or two situation where the early exam is exactly the same as the real one, with some questions reordered. </p>

<p>Like mitigated said, “plan accordingly”. Don’t do it without knowing for sure you can make up for the missed time, and if you can ask the instructors that you can take the finals early.</p>

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<p>Yes, but make sure that you understand the material from both classes.</p>

<p>If this is a lab, then it’s a bad idea.</p>