<p>I'm currently enrolled, and am signing up for fall classes soon. I am pursuing a degree, but don't know what I actually want to do after school yet. I'm really loving college life, and want to stay as long as I can. I was thinking to sign up for two classes and continue that each semester until graduating. I feel that I would be able to manage the work load easier, would be able to enjoy school longer, and have more time to think about careers this way. A lot of the people that take 3+ classes seem to drop some of them anyway as the semester progresses. Would taking two classes until graduating be a good idea?</p>
<p>The typical full-time student takes from 12-18 credits each semester, which works out to 4-6 classes a semester. You can certainly go part-time, but it will take you at least 8 years to graduate if you are only taking 2 classes (6-8 credits) per semester. You are also not eligible for all the sources of financial aid if you are not enrolled full time.</p>
<p>I can understand your uncertainty, but you can still make a lot of progress while remaining undecided. At most colleges, you will need to complete a certain number of “core” credits. For example, 9 credits of humanities, 12 credits of social science, 12 credits of natural science. So your first few semesters you can take what are considered “general education” requirements while seeing if any of the classes pique your interest. You can also work with your school’s Career center, which often provides career counseling services. Many colleges also have general studies degrees, and some even offer credit-bearing electives that are focused on figuring out what you want to do with your life.</p>
<p>Again, there is nothing wrong with going part-time, as long as you are not in a hurry to graduate and/or need the full spectrum of financial aid available to you.</p>
<p>Who is paying for your college? What do they think about this?
Do you live on campus? Are you allowed to if you are not full time?</p>