<p>Next fall semester will be my first time taking 300-level classes as a junior coming in from a community college, I just want a heads up to know how difficult would they be compared to 100-200 level classes? The classes will be about business/marketing.
Would five 300-level classes be too much to take per semester?</p>
<p>It depends on the school and professors you get. Some of mine were very easy with a light workload (but usually lots of reading that most people didn’t do), and others were difficult with a lot of written assignments, projects, and presentations. </p>
<p>If you’re uncertain of whether you can handle the workload then I’d suggest to take 4 courses the fall semester, and if all goes well, load up in the spring.</p>
<p>At my school, 300 level is intermediate and the 400 level is advanced.</p>
<p>It depends on the school, the class, and the professor. Last semester I took a 300 level english course and an intro Calc class. I had to work far harder in my calc class than I ever did in my English class even though one was a 100 level and the other was a 300 level.</p>
<p>It depends on the particular classes. If the classes are part of a sequence–for example, Calc I, then Calc II, then Calc III–then yes, several 300 level classes may be difficult. 300 level classes that build heavily on material from previous classes are generally harder than classes with no cumulative material. Generally being the operative word.</p>
<p>However, my experience with business classes so far (at my college) is that they don’t tend to directly build on one another–except for Accounting. I’ve taken two Finance classes, Corporate Finance (the foundation class) and Equity Markets. While Equity built on some of the general concepts from Corporate, I didn’t have to retain every single formula or term from Corporate. It was a very different class that focused on topics in a very different way. Thus, I found Equity (a higher level 300 class) easier than Corporate. None of my other business classes have built on each other at all. They’re all about different topics entirely (Organizational Behavior, Process Management, etc.)</p>
<p>When it comes to English courses (at my college), the number (100-400) does not indicate level of difficulty–it indicates time period and specificity. The general survey courses (like Brit Lit I and II) are the lowest level classes, while the most specific classes (like single author courses) are 400 level. Time period classes (like Romantic Period, Victorian Lit, etc.) are in ascending order. The earlier the time period, the lower the class number.</p>
<p>It’s sciences, math, and similar disciplines (at my college) that mostly follow the “high number, harder course” methodology. And it isn’t so much that the material is harder, just that’s it’s a “higher level.” Someone who is very good at math might easily blow through all the math courses, no matter how high the number. Someone who struggles at math in general will probably find even the 100 level classes pretty difficult. </p>
<p>It’s all relative, basically. The individual courses, the professors, your proficiency in the subject to begin with, etc. are what tend to decide how hard you perceive a course to be. I’ve been taking mostly (or all) 300 level classes for a while. Some have been easier to me than some lower levels I’ve taken. -shrug- </p>
<p>Like with most things, it depends.</p>
<p>It depends on a variety of factors. I took a 300 level course as a first semester freshman and made an A. I took another one first semester of sophomore year and made an A. I’ve taken another and made a B+.</p>
<p>I’m a rising junior and I’ve taken classes from 100-500 level. I have a 3.9, so it hasn’t been too difficult. Like everyone else has said, it depends.</p>