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thank you, constantIllusion</p>
<p>I'll be enrolled in electrical engineering department. I'm not sure whether I can handle more than 20 credits per semester
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<p>The department of electrical engineering is in SEAS (School of Engineering and Applied Science). In SEAS, in order to be allowed to take more than 19 credits in one semester, your UB(all courses taken at UB), Technical(engineering, math, and science courses), and Engineering GPAs all have to be above a 3.0, which means you wouldn't be allowed to overload your first semester (you wouldn't be able to try anyway since an advisor makes up your first semester schedule).</p>