<p>Next spring I really don't need any classes and now that I don't have to make sure I take UC credit course I want to take a couple classes that are interesting, informative, or whatever. I see some "academic strategies," "construction technology," "horticulture," yadda yadda.</p>
<p>Something like those, any recommendations?</p>
<p>This is probably one of those questions where the rest of us couldn’t be any more useless. Personally, outside of philosophy I like biology and child development, but I was never able to take them b/c of schedule conflicts and b/c any science classes aren’t really meant to be taken for leisure, unfortunately. </p>
<p>Take subjects that interest you.</p>
<p>Intro to Astronomy - you won’t be disappointed</p>
<p>Go to ratemyprofessor and look for an instructor that people at your cc think teaches interesting, captivating courses. I mean, if someone asks me this at my cc I don’t just list class names, you know? I’d say, take psychology with <em>, take ASL with _</em><em>, take English with _</em><em>, and stay far away from _</em>'s intercultural studies class. If the teacher is unqualified or the books are poorly written, any interesting class can be a waste of time. Go by ratings, or ask people at your cc. Besides, we may have very different classes at our respective colleges. Our recommendations are probably useless.</p>
<p>I took physical anthropology and was surprised how much I liked it. </p>
<p>If you don’t know a foreign language, take spanish online. It’s usually 5 credits also, so if you get an A you will get a nice g.p.a. boost.</p>
<p>Popular ones at my school are human sexuality, death and dying, and some anthro class about magic and witchcraft.</p>
<p>I just finished bio anthro and it was great. </p>
<p>Anyone take construction, or automotive courses and feel you gained some applicable skills even after just one course.</p>
<p>why would u take an un-necessary class? it will fill up your units</p>
<p>I was under the impression that only transfer students that had previous 4 year university credits had a unit cap?</p>
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<p>Haas2014 - Have you taken any business courses that weren’t necessarily pre-reqs but you thought was really helpful(I’m also a bus. student)?</p>
<p>I really enjoyed taking a speech class. This particular teacher was a lot of fun and extremely supportive. Also, everyone in class was in it together in the sense that many were nervous about public speaking. I benefited a great deal from it, but if you’re a shy person like me you may find it stressful at first. It’s not a big deal anymore though.</p>
<p>Good idea. Definitely need to work on that… I’m going to look into it</p>
<p>Okay, I’ve compiled a few possibilities like Phil: Religion, Real Estate, Sign Lang, Comm: Speech, welding, etc. </p>
<p>But what’s up with “Academic Strategies?” Has anyone taken these classes? “Test Taking Strategies,” “Study Techniques,” or “Memory Techniques” sounds interesting but not sure if it’s some super drawn out class I can learn reading a small pamphlet. You know what I mean?</p>
<p>Why not taking nothing extra and spend your free time checking out books in the library that interest you? I’m just saying…</p>
<p>Need the credits if I want finaid, just answerin. ;)</p>
<p>I took a course that sounds like “Academic Strategies” at SMC called Counseling 20. It was definitely a waste of time, but it was an easy A and somehow UC transferable. We threw around some technical/psychological terms to describe learning and discovered what Assist.org is. If you’re already transferring you probably don’t need help learning how to study, lol.</p>
<p>It’s difficult to recommend a class without knowing your interests outside of business. Are you good with computers? I really enjoyed an intro to computer science course. Depending on the language used it shouldn’t be that difficult. Philosophy seems like another great choice. My introductory course from two years ago was amazing. I still read the books I purchased for that class from time to time. Or how about a history course in a time period you’re interested in?</p>
<p>By the way, what college do you go to? The quality of the professor matters a great deal and a course can be radically different for people depending on who they get. I would just look at ratemyprofessors and grade distributions if you’re just looking to fill up on easy units. </p>
<p>Good luck. I hope you find what you’re looking for.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Rockoz. I figured it may be a lot of filler in that class, too bad because it sounded like it was exactly what I was looking for… if it was what I thought it was. lol</p>
<p>History is another great idea. History of religion sounds interesting to me. Well, got the info I needed, still hard to choose but I’ll figure it out. Thanks Rockoz!</p>
<p>By the way, I’ll offer some personal advice based on what I’ve experienced and this doesn’t have much to do with what subject you take (although it can): Take classes where you work in groups or where you have to participate. Even if you don’t like participating, it’ll be good for you. The memorable classes I’ve had here have been memorable precisely b/c of the people I had to work with.</p>
<p>Take fun stuff that you can get high grades in…i used most of my misc courses/electives as GPA buffers hah.</p>
<p>Salmos, that is a badazz tip. I never thought about it, but thinking back about my most memorable classes and you’re right. </p>
<p>benyvaio, definitely!</p>