Newhouse & Whitman Dual Major Freshman Courses HELP!

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<p>So I'm in the dual major program for Newhouse and Whitman coming into my freshman year and I'm not exactly sure what courses to pick. I was told you need a minimum of 12 credits per semester, but that most people do 15-16. I am automatically required to be enrolled in COM 101 (1 cred), COM 107 (3 creds), MAT 183 (3 creds), SOM 122 (3 creds). I also picked one of the required writing courses WRT 105 (3 creds). So now I have 3 credits, and I'm on to picking electives. It gives you 4 choices for sciences and 8 for art electives. I filled out all my preferences of courses and I registered for 16 credits. I'm wondering if that'll be enough, or too many, or if I did something completely wrong. Hopefully, someone who is a freshman this year or someone was in the same position as me in the past years. I'm looking for a quick explanation on what to sign up for and how many credits/semester.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

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<p>16 is just fine, it’s about average.</p>

<p>I just finished up my freshman year. COM 101 is a drag but easy, COM 107 is very challenging/time consuming but it’s rewarding and a very fun class (if you like to video edit), MAT 183 is a joke if you were decent in Math in HS, SOM 122 is slightly annoying because you have to write a 40-page paper in a group. WRT 105 is a bit of writing (obviously), but it isn’t tough. I tested out of it with AP credits, but my roommate took it.</p>

<p>Take an easy science or an art elective you’re actually interested in and you should have a balanced first semester workload. Good luck!</p>